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How do I save an .mpp project file in the Project Server database?



Microsoft Project Server Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Overview



Microsoft Project Server Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Details

Background Information

When you save a project as an .mpp file, the project is referred to a non-enterprise project because it is saved outside the Project Server database.

Warning: Do not open the .mpp project file, click File - Save As, and then save the file directly in the Project Server database.

Resolution for Project Server 2002 and 2003

The manager of the .mpp project file should complete the following steps to import the project into the Project Server database:

1.  Launch Microsoft Project Professional and log into Project Server.

2.  Click Tools - Enterprise Options - Import Project to Enterprise.

3.  On the Welcome page, click the Next button.

4.  Navigate to the folder containing the .mpp project file, select the file, and then click the Import button.

5.  On the project information page, name the project according to your organization’s naming convention, specify values for all custom enterprise Project fields, and then click the Next button.

6.  On the resources page, map every local resource in the .mpp file with enterprise resources in the Enterprise Resource Pool and then click the Next button.

7.  On the task fields page, map local task fields with enterprise custom tasks, if appropriate, and then click the Next button.

8.  On the calendar errors page, specify an enterprise base calendar for any task triggering an error, and then click the Import button.

9.  Click the Finish button.

Resolution for Project Server 2007

The manager of the .mpp project file should complete the following steps to import the project into the Project Server database:

1.  Launch Microsoft Project Professional and log into Project Server.

2.  On the Open page, navigate to the folder containing the .mpp project file, select the file, and then click the Open button.

3.  In the Import Project Wizard sidepane, click the Map Resources link.

4.  In the Map Project Resources onto Enterprise Resources dialog, map every local resource in the .mpp file with enterprise resources in the Enterprise Resource Pool and then click the OK button.

5.  In the Import Project Wizard sidepane, click the Continue to Step 2 link.

6.  On the Confirm Resources page, make sure you set the Import value to No for each resource that you want to leave as a local resource.

7.  In the Import Project Wizard sidepane, click the Continue to Step 3 link.

8.  On the Task Field Mapper page, click the Map Task Fields link.

9.  In the Map Custom Fields dialog, map each local task field with its corresponding enterprise custom tasks and then click the OK button.

10.  In the Import Project Wizard sidepane, click the Continue to Step 4 link.

11.  On the Confirm Tasks page, specify an enterprise base calendar for any task triggering an error.

12.  In the Import Project Wizard sidepane, click the Continue to Step 5 link.

13.  In the Import Project Wizard sidepane, click the Save As link.

14.  In the Save to Project Server dialog, name the project according to your organization’s naming convention, specify values for all custom enterprise Project fields, and then click the Save button.

15.  In the Import Project Wizard sidepane, click the Save and Finish link.

16.  Click File - Publish to publish the project if it is an in-progress project containing actual progress.

17.  Click File - Close to the project and check in the project when prompted.

 

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Microsoft Project Server Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) provide information about Microsoft Project Server 2002, Microsoft Project Server 2003, Microsoft Project Server 2007, and Microsoft Project Server 2010.

Topics include common errors and the Project Server queue, project manager and resource manager approvals, enterprise calendars, enterprise custom fields, enterprise projects and the enterprise resource pool, user access, reports and OLAP analysis, resource work, project costing, task progress reporting and timesheets, Project Web Access (PWA) and Project Professional, check-out check-in and the local cache, saving and publishing, and issues risks deliverables documents and project workspaces.

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