Project scheduling integration

The project scheduling integration provides you with the visibility into projects whose schedules are planned in scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project and Oracle Primavera P6.

Overview

You can use the project scheduling integration to synchronize the project information between PPM and project scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project and Oracle Primavera P6.

You can either upload and download work plan files from PPM or use the Microsoft Project plug-in for the integration.

Integration mode	Details
Upload and download work plan files from PPM	This option enables you to upload and download files in PPM to synchronize the project work plan between PPM and the scheduling tool. The following files are supported: Microsoft Project MPP, Microsoft Project XML, Primavera P6 XER, and Primavera P6 P6XML. For details, see Use work plan files for scheduling integration.
Microsoft Project plug-in	The option enables you to import project information from Microsoft Project to a new Project Management project, or from Project Management to Microsoft Project, creating a new project in Microsoft Project. Projects that have been imported or exported can be synchronized. The information shared between projects in both applications is updated during the synchronization. For details, see Use Microsoft Project plug-in for MSP-PPM integration.

Integration mode

Details

Upload and download work plan files from PPM

This option enables you to upload and download files in PPM to synchronize the project work plan between PPM and the scheduling tool. The following files are supported: Microsoft Project MPP, Microsoft Project XML, Primavera P6 XER, and Primavera P6 P6XML.

For details, see Use work plan files for scheduling integration.

Microsoft Project plug-in

The option enables you to import project information from Microsoft Project to a new Project Management project, or from Project Management to Microsoft Project, creating a new project in Microsoft Project. Projects that have been imported or exported can be synchronized. The information shared between projects in both applications is updated during the synchronization.

For details, see Use Microsoft Project plug-in for MSP-PPM integration.

Select integration mode

To select the integration mode for the project scheduling integration, set the value of the ALLOWED_MSP_INTEGRATION_MODE parameter to one of the following:

Value	Details
BOTH	This is the default value. When the parameter is set to BOTH, the Integration Mode section of the Project Scheduling Integration policy in Project Settings shows both modes. Project managers can select to either use Microsoft Project plug-in or upload and download work plan file from PPM for the integration. Project. Project managers cannot use both modes at the same time.
MPP_FILE	When the parameter is set to MPP_FILE, the Integration Mode section of the Project Scheduling Integration policy in Project Settings shows the Upload & Download work plan file from PPM only. Project managers can only upload and download work plan file from PPM for the integration.
PLUGIN	When the parameter is set to PLUGIN, the Integration Mode section of the Project Scheduling Integration policy in Project Settings shows the Microsoft Project plug-in mode only. Project managers can only use Microsoft project plug-in for the project scheduling integration.

Value

Details

BOTH

This is the default value. When the parameter is set to BOTH, the Integration Mode section of the Project Scheduling Integration policy in Project Settings shows both modes.

Project managers can select to either use Microsoft Project plug-in or upload and download work plan file from PPM for the integration. Project.

Project managers cannot use both modes at the same time.

MPP_FILE

When the parameter is set to MPP_FILE,

the Integration Mode section of the Project Scheduling Integration policy in Project Settings shows the Upload & Download work plan file from PPM only.

Project managers can only upload and download work plan file from PPM for the integration.

PLUGIN

When the parameter is set to PLUGIN, the Integration Mode section of the Project Scheduling Integration policy in Project Settings shows the Microsoft Project plug-in mode only.

Project managers can only use Microsoft project plug-in for the project scheduling integration.