Celoxis can directly import tasks from Microsoft Project™ files (mpp or xml files) into an existing project. You must first create a project using one of the above methods. Task details including their parent-child relationships, dependencies, constraints and resources are imported.
![[Note]](../../images/note.png) | Note |
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To maintain dates correctly, your working hours in Microsoft Project should be same as that in Celoxis and the calendar in Microsoft Project should have the same holidays as entered in Celoxis. |
Table 7.1. Celoxis to Microsoft Project field mapping
| Celoxis | Microsoft Project |
|---|---|
| Name | Name |
| Start | Start |
| Finish | Finish |
| Duration | Duration |
| Constraint Type | Constraint Type |
| Constraint Date | Constraint Date |
| Description | Notes |
| Percent Complete | Percent Complete |
| Fixed Cost | Fixed Cost |
| Priority | Priority (High/Low and Higher/Lower maps to High/Low, Highest/Lowest to Highest/Lowest) |
Limitations:
Only predecessors of type FS are imported including lead and lag time.
All parent-child relationships are imported.
Resources are imported including their individual percentage assignments.
As Late As Possible (ALAP) constraint is not supported.
First save your Microsoft Project plan as a mpp or xml file.
Select the project into which you want to import the tasks.
From the sub menu bar click →
Click . Select your MS Project file an click
Map resources from MS Project to corresponding Celoxis users. After the Microsoft Project Plan is imported, these mapped users are allocated to tasks. If you are importing tasks that was previously exported from Celoxis, the mapping will be automatic. However, you can still change it if you like.
Select tasks to delete that exist in Celoxis but are not in Microsoft Project. If there are no such tasks, this step will not be shown. This is useful if you changed the plan in Microsoft Project and want to delete some or part of the original plan.
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