Import a Schedule

Import schedules from third-party tools to view, share, and collaborate on them in the Schedule tool. Supported formats include:

• Primavera® P6 (XER and XML)
• Microsoft® Project (MPP and XML)
• Asta® Powerproject (PP)

Only Project Administrators or members with Manage or Create permission in the Schedule tool can import a new schedule.

To import a schedule:

1. Open the Schedule tool.
2. Click Import schedule.
3. Select the file to import.

The schedule can take a few moments to upload and process. You'll receive an email notification when it's ready. When processing finishes, the schedule opens in the Gantt view within the Schedule tool.

The imported schedule appears in the Schedule tool, while the Files tool stores the imported file. Forma Build creates a Schedule tool files folder in Project Files, and names the folder after the imported file. Moving or renaming the folder doesn't affect the connection between the Schedule tool and the stored file.

Forma Build keeps permissions for the Files subfolder that contains the schedule in sync with the schedule permissions. People without access to the schedule in the Schedule tool can't download the source file from the Files tool.

The Schedule tool supports multiple schedules. To import multiple schedules:

1. Click Import.
2. Select the schedule file to import.

Forma Build creates a Files tool folder for each imported file.

This table shows the supported types of data for each file format. Missing information, whether not supported or not specified, appears as "unspecified".

	Primavera P6		Microsoft Project		Asta Powerproject
	XER	XML	MPP	XML	PP
Activity ID			N/A	N/A
Start date
Finish date
Duration % complete
Labor resources
Duration	At completion	At completion
Predecessor
Successor
Planned start/finish					N/A
Actual start/finish
Baseline start/finish	N/A				N/A
Activity codes and outline codes
Data date and status date