Transferring special items

Although many items in Microsoft Project transfer seamlessly to a schedule, some do not. This topic describes those special items that do not transfer directly.

Priorities

Microsoft Project supports a number-based priority system, while Schedule Manager supports level-based priorities.

Mapping on Export (Microsoft Project priority → Schedule Manager priority):

MS Project priority	Schedule Manager priority
0–141	Lowest
142–283	Low
284–425	Medium low
426–567	Medium
568–709	High
710–851	Very high
852–1000	Highest

Mapping on Import (Schedule Manager priority → Microsoft Project priority):

Schedule Manager priority	MS Project priority
Highest	1000
Very high	800
High	650
Medium	500
Medium low	400
Low	250
Lowest	100

Task state / percent complete

Microsoft Project does not support Schedule Manager's state types directly; states are derived from Percent Complete:

MS Project Percent Complete	Schedule Manager state
100	COMPLETE
0	NOT STARTED
> 0 and < 100	IN PROGRESS

Note: The default status of the equivalent state is automatically set.

Other items that do not transfer or behave differently

• Calendars cannot be imported or exported.

• Split tasks are not supported by Schedule Manager. This option exists in the Microsoft Project plug-in but not in Schedule Manager. Workaround: in Microsoft Project, select Options from the Tools menu and clear the Split in-progress tasks option.

• Constraints — Schedule Manager does not support all Microsoft Project constraints, and vice versa:

  Microsoft Project	Schedule Manager
  ASAP	ASAP
  ALAP	ALAP
  Must start on	Fixed
  Must finish on	Fixed
  Start no earlier than	None
  Start no later than	None
  Finish no earlier than	None
  Finish no later than	None

• Microsoft Project does not have the option of unlinking a task's Percent Complete from Work Complete. Workaround: before importing or exporting, make sure to check the Is Percent Linked option in Schedule Manager (open the Properties dialog box for a schedule; from the General tab, click Is Percent Linked).

• The Microsoft Project plug-in does not support integrated projects (multiple Microsoft Project projects in the same project).

• Baselines do not transfer for import/export operations.

• When you import from Teamcenter to Microsoft Project, phase gates and proxy tasks are treated as normal tasks without any special attributes — only basic scheduling data is imported. No relationships with other Teamcenter objects are imported, including trace links, deliverables, and workflow information.