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Properties for importing from MS Project

Project properties

ActualsInSyncDaysPerMonthInsertedProjectsLikeSummaryRemoveFileProperties
AdminProjectDefaultFinishTimeLastSavedRevision
AuthorDefaultFixedCostAccrualManagerScheduleFromStart
AutoAddNewResourcesAndTasksDefaultOvertimeRateMicrosoftProjectServerURLSplitsInProgressTasks
AutolinkDefaultStandardRateMinutesPerDaySpreadActualCost
BaselineForEarnedValueDefaultStartTimeMinutesPerWeekSpreadPercentComplete
CalendarUIDDefaultTaskEVMethodMoveCompletedEndsBackStartDate
CategoryDefaultTaskTypeMoveCompletedEndsForwardStatusDate
CompanyDurationFormatMoveRemainingStartsBackSubject
CreationDateEarnedValueMethodMoveRemainingStartsForwardTaskUpdatesResource
CriticalSlackLimitEditableActualCostsMultipleCriticalPathsTitle
CurrencyCodeExtendedCreationDateNameUID
CurrencyDigitsFinishDateNewTasksEffortDrivenWeekStartDay
CurrencySymbolFiscalYearStartNewTasksEstimatedWorkFormat
CurrencySymbolPositionFYStartDateNewTaskStartDate
CurrentDateHonorConstraintsProjectExternallyEdited

Tasks properties

ActiveDurationTextLevelingDelayFormatRemainingOvertimeWork
ActualCostEarlyFinishLinkedFieldsRemainingWork
ActualDurationEarlyStartManualResponsePending
ActualFinishEarnedValueMethodManualDurationResume
ActualOvertimeCostEffortDrivenMarkedResumeValid
ActualOvertimeWorkEstimatedMilestoneRollup
ActualStartFinishNameSPI
ActualWorkFinishSlackNotesStart
ACWPFinishTextObjectsStartSlack
BaselineFinishVarianceOutlineLevelStartText
BCWPFixedCostOutlineNumberStartVariance
BCWSFixedCostAccrualOverAllocatedStop
CalendarUIDFreeSlackOvertimeCostSubprojectName
CompleteThroughGUIDOvertimeWorkSubprojectReadOnly
ConstraintDateHideBarPercentCompleteSuccessors
ConstraintTypeHyperlinkPercentWorkCompleteSummary
ContactHyperlinkAddressPhysicalPercentCompleteSV
CostHyperlinkSubAddressPlaceholderSVPercent (internal MSP property that is not added to files)
CostVarianceID (don't include it if it doesn't match the task ID)PredecessorsSV% (internal MSP property that is not added to files)
CPIIgnoreResourceCalendarProjectTaskMode
CreateDateIndicatorsPublishTotalSlack
CriticalIsPublishedPriorityType
CVIsSubprojectRecurringUID
CVPercent (internal MSP property that is not added to files)LateFinishRegularWorkUpdateNeeded
CV% (internal MSP property that is not added to files)LateStartRemainingCostWBS
DeadlineLevelAssignmentsRemainingDurationWork
DurationLevelingCanSplitRemainingOvertimeCostWorkVariance
DurationVarianceLevelingDelay

There are also the following supported task properties:

TextNumberFlagCostDateStartFinishDurationOutlineCode
Text1Number1Flag1Cost1Date1Start1Finish1Duration1OutlineCode1
Text2Number2Flag2Cost2Date2Start2Finish2Duration2OutlineCode2
Text3Number3Flag3Cost3Date3Start3Finish3Duration3OutlineCode3
Text4Number4Flag4Cost4Date4Start4Finish4Duration4OutlineCode4
Text5Number5Flag5Cost5Date5Start5Finish5Duration5OutlineCode5
Text6Number6Flag6Cost6Date6Start6Finish6Duration6OutlineCode6
Text7Number7Flag7Cost7Date7Start7Finish7Duration7OutlineCode7
Text8Number8Flag8Cost8Date8Start8Finish8Duration8OutlineCode8
Text9Number9Flag9Cost9Date9Start9Finish9Duration9OutlineCode9
Text10Number10Flag10Cost10Date10Start10Finish10Duration10OutlineCode10
Text11Number11Flag11
Text12Number12Flag12
Text13Number13Flag13
Text14Number14Flag14
Text15Number15Flag15
Text16Number16Flag16
Text17Number17Flag17
Text18Number18Flag18
Text19Number19Flag19
Text20Number20Flag20
Text21
Text22
Text23
Text24
Text25
Text26
Text27
Text28
Text29
Text30

Important notes

Pay attention that some of the properties are received only from the MPP files, as these properties aren't saved in XML files. Thus, if you save an MPP file into the XML format, and then open it in MS Project, there won't be the properties in question as well. For example, all the OutlineCode properties work in this way: despite the possibility to select values from the list, the values saved in an MPP file will be empty in an XML file.

Some properties are calculated based on other properties, e.g. CV% and SV%, so files don't have these values. To make it more convenient, we've added calculations on the side of the export module. That's why on importing XML files the mentioned properties will have values, but they may differ from the result of exporting files and opening them in MS Project.

Resource properties

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Some of the properties can be received only from MPP-files, while others - only from XML-files.

Some of the properties are calculated based on other properties, so if some of the required properties aren't specified during the import, they will have different values.

AccrueAtBaseline6BudgetWorkCostRateEOvertimeWork
ActiveBaseline6CostCostVarianceParentFile
ActiveDirectoryGUIDBaseline6WorkCreatedParentResource
ActualCostBaseline7BudgetCostCreationDateParentResourceUniqueID
ActualOvertimeCostBaseline7BudgetWorkCurrentAvailabilityTableEntryPeak
ActualOvertimeWorkBaseline7CostCVPeakUnits
ActualOvertimeWorkProtectedBaseline7WorkDefaultUnitsPercentWorkComplete
ActualWorkBaseline8BudgetCostDescriptionPerDay
ActualWorkProtectedBaseline8BudgetWorkEmailAddressPeriodDur
ACWPBaseline8CostEnterprisePhone
AvailabilityBaseline8WorkExpensesOnlyPhonetics
AvailableFromBaseline9BudgetCostFinishPool
AvailableToBaseline9BudgetWorkGenericPriority
BaseCalendarBaseline9CostGroupRate
Baseline10BudgetCostBaseline9WorkGUIDRegularWork
Baseline10BudgetWorkBaselineBudgetCostHyperlinkRemainingCost
Baseline10CostBaselineBudgetWorkHyperlinkAddressRemainingOvertimeCost
Baseline10WorkBaselineCostHyperlinkDataRemainingOvertimeWork
Baseline1BudgetCostBaselineWorkHyperlinkScreenTipRemainingWork
Baseline1BudgetWorkBCWPHyperlinkSubAddressResourceID
Baseline1CostBCWSIDRole
Baseline1WorkBookingTypeInitialsSequenceNumber
Baseline2BudgetCostBudgetIsNullStandardRate
Baseline2BudgetWorkBudgetCostLinkedFieldsStandardRateUnits
Baseline2CostBudgetWorkLocationStart
Baseline2WorkCalculateCostsFromUnitsLocationUniqueIDSubprojectResourceUniqueID
Baseline3BudgetCostCalendarMaterialLabelSubprojectUniqueResourceID
Baseline3BudgetWorkCalendarGUIDMaxUnitsSupplyReference
Baseline3CostCalendarUniqueIDModifyOnIntegrateSV
Baseline3WorkCanLevelNameTaskAssignments
Baseline4BudgetCostChildResourcesNotesType
Baseline4BudgetWorkCodeNotesObjectUniqueID
Baseline4CostCostNtAccountUnit
Baseline4WorkCostCenterNullUnitOfMeasure
Baseline5BudgetCostCostPerUseObjectsUnitofMeasureUniqueID
Baseline5BudgetWorkCostRateAOverAllocatedWork
Baseline5CostCostRateBOvertimeCostWorkgroup
Baseline5WorkCostRateCOvertimeRateWorkVariance
Baseline6BudgetCostCostRateDOvertimeRateUnits

There are more supported resource properties:

TextNumberFlagCostDateStartFinishDurationOutlineCodeOutlineCodeIndex
Text1Number1Flag1Cost1Date1Start1Finish1Duration1OutlineCode1OutlineCode1Index
Text2Number2Flag2Cost2Date2Start2Finish2Duration2OutlineCode2OutlineCode2Index
Text3Number3Flag3Cost3Date3Start3Finish3Duration3OutlineCode3OutlineCode3Index
Text4Number4Flag4Cost4Date4Start4Finish4Duration4OutlineCode4OutlineCode4Index
Text5Number5Flag5Cost5Date5Start5Finish5Duration5OutlineCode5OutlineCode5Index
Text6Number6Flag6Cost6Date6Start6Finish6Duration6OutlineCode6OutlineCode6Index
Text7Number7Flag7Cost7Date7Start7Finish7Duration7OutlineCode7OutlineCode7Index
Text8Number8Flag8Cost8Date8Start8Finish8Duration8OutlineCode8OutlineCode8Index
Text9Number9Flag9Cost9Date9Start9Finish9Duration9OutlineCode9OutlineCode9Index
Text10Number10Flag10Cost10Date10Start10Finish10Duration10OutlineCode10OutlineCode10Index
Text11Number11Flag11
Text12Number12Flag12
Text13Number13Flag13
Text14Number14Flag14
Text15Number15Flag15
Text16Number16Flag16
Text17Number17Flag17
Text18Number18Flag18
Text19Number19Flag19
Text20Number20Flag20
Text21
Text22
Text23
Text24
Text25
Text26
Text27
Text28
Text29
Text30
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