Import Project Timeline Items from Microsoft Project
Perform the following steps to import items from a Microsoft Project (.MPP) file into the project timeline for the current Project Center project.
1 You must be a Project Center administrator to perform this procedure.
1 You must have Microsoft Project installed to perform this procedure.
To import items from a Microsoft Project plan
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If you are not already there, open the Project Timeline activity center by clicking Project Timeline from the Project Home activity center or from the Activities list. |
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Click Timeline Utilities > Import> Items from Microsoft Project from the Tasks panel to open the Choose Import File dialog box. Locate the Microsoft Project plan file you want to import, then click Open. |
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The milestones, tasks, and phases are immediately added to the project timeline. The following table shows how items from Microsoft Project are mapped in the Project Center timeline:
1 Use the Journal view for the closest representation of how timeline items appear in Microsoft Project. |