You must be an Admin superuser with all resources access to import MSP XML files.Click Next to review the settings for your import.Global data types are not affected by this setting.) Click OK. (The Delete field applies only to relationships to external projects, thresholds, activities, activity relationships, and activity resource assignments. Mark the Delete checkbox to remove unreferenced data (that is, data in the project you are updating but is not included in the import file) from the project. Select the action to perform during the import process.

If resource security is enabled, some restrictions apply when importing activity resource assignments. In the Modify Import Configuration dialog box, select the data you want to modify. In the Update Project Options dialog box, click Modify and choose the data to import by modifying the layout configuration (if necessary).

Perform this step only if you chose Update Existing Project as the import option:.

The template contains options for exchanging data with Microsoft Project.

Add a new template or modify the existing template (if necessary).

Double click the Import To field and specify where to import the projects.

Select Replace Existing Project or Update Existing Project to delete an existing open project without preserving information and replace it with the project imported from the Microsoft Project file. Select Add into Existing Project to append to the selected WBS. Select Create New Project to create a new project while the existing project's data remains the same. Type a password for any file that is password protected.Ĭlick the Import Action field and use the drop-down menu to choose how the project data is imported.

Click Select and choose the files you want to import.If you chose MPX in the previous step, choose Project.

Select the appropriate format from the drop down menu.

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