Microsoft Project Import - Build a schedule and link it to Project   

Schedules like the one to the right can be built freeform. Then, the symbols and rows can be  "tagged" to tasks in Microsoft Project.  Once built and tagged, Milestones refresh can be used to keep the schedule up-to-date whenever the Microsoft Project schedule changes.  

This method is ideal for building Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) for program management.

Tag Symbols

Symbols are tagged with a unique identifier from Microsoft Project, followed by the name of the date field and the name of the field to be used for symbol text.  

Tag each symbol with the corresponding Unique ID, date field, and an optional fields for Symbol Text and Symbol Note

View/change the symbol tag.View/change the symbol tag.

Symbol tag contents.

Tag Rows and columns

Tag the rows: To update Milestones Professional columns with fields from Microsoft Project,  tag each row of the Milestones schedule with the corresponding unique identifier from Microsoft Project.

Tag the columns: For each Microsoft Project Field (such as BCWP, Name, WBS) to be added to the Milestones Professional schedule, tag a column.

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Tag columns and rows

Keep the presentation schedule up-to-date

Now that the schedule’s task rows, column headings, and symbols have been tagged, the schedule can be "refreshed" or updated with a Microsoft Project,  Project Server or Project Online MPP file.

1. Save the tagged Milestones schedule.  

2. Choose Connections| Refresh Previously Imported Project

3. Choose the Microsoft Project file to be used to update the Milestones Presentation schedule.