Import a Schedule

The Schedule tool allows importing schedules from a 3rd party tool for easy viewing, sharing, and collaboration. Supported formats include:

Primavera® P6 (.xer and .xml) Note: Only XML Schema Version 20.12 is supported. XML schedules that use the calculated by longest part method show all activities as non-critical.
Microsoft® Project (.mpp, .xml)
Asta® Powerproject (.pp)

Note:

Only project administrators or members with Manage or Create permission in schedule tool can import a new schedule.

To import a schedule:

Click Schedule from the left navigation to open the Schedule tool.
Click Import schedule.
Browse for a file to import.

It may take a few moments for the schedule to upload and be processed. You'll receive an email notification when the schedule is ready to view. When the schedule is ready to view, it will display in the Gantt view within the Schedule tool.

The imported schedule is displayed in the Schedule tool, while the imported file itself is stored in the Files tool. A dedicated Schedule tool files folder is automatically created within the Project Files folder, and the folder name is based on the name of the imported file. Moving or renaming the folder does not affect the connection between the Schedule tool and the stored file.

Permissions for the sub-folder in Files where the schedule is stored are kept in sync with the schedule permissions. This means that users who do not have sufficient permissions to access the schedule in the Schedule tool will also be unable to download the source file from the Files tool.

Important:

Deleting the Schedule tool files folder will delete all schedules.

Import Additional Schedules

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

Click Import.
Select the schedule file to import.

Note: Files tool folders are created for each imported file.

Imported Schedule Data

The table below shows supported types of data for each file format. Missing information, not supported or not specified, will be displayed as "unspecified".

Important: Importing XER files may cause issues with non-English characters. Using the XML files is preferable.

	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 / Outline codes
Data date / Status date