Exporting to Microsoft Project
Contents
All programs exported from SMM are exported to a .CSV (comma separated value) file in the export directory. This export file always contains the same field names.
Name |
task name or description |
Summary |
Yes/No: if the task is a summary task |
Outline Level |
1,2,3, etc: the task outline level |
Start |
task start date |
Duration |
task duration in days |
Cost |
task cost |
Number1 |
Job Cards=Job Number |
Contact |
Job Cards=Team Leader/SubContractor |
Priority |
"Medium" |
Type |
All exports; "Fixed Duration" |
Notes |
Source of Information e.g. Job Cards |
Hide Bar |
Yes/No (default=No) |
Text2 |
Job Card=Year |
Text3 |
Job Card=School ID or N/A for District + Primary Trade |
% Complete |
0% or 100% for items |
The file contains the field descriptions as it's first line of text and Microsoft Project© will recognise these field names and match them with it's internal field names of the same name.
Refer to Programs for a complete list of the programs and exports available.
Refer to Opening a Program in Microsoft Project for the steps to importing the .CSV file.