Converting your MS Project Programme to a P6 Programme using Powerproject

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When you are converting a programme to P6 there a couple of key steps which is essential to ensure that the conversion is successful.

Open up the MSP file, I will be choosing 200 Merlin Street.

Make sure the start date is the earliest date on the programme. To do that, you go to project, project information, and make sure the start date is the earliest date on the programme.

Open up Powerproject, go file Import/Export, import from Microsoft Project then choose the file, 200 Merlin Street, Open, then click OK.

This will take you to the home screen. Then what you will want to do is go file, Import/Export. Export to P6.

Then you will choose a name and the location. Click Save and OK.

Then what you will want to do is go to P6 and go file, Import, and then you’ll choose your file format, next, type, file name - 200 Merlin Street, Open, next.

Then you’ll choose where you’d like to import it to, next, next, and follow the steps and click finish.

Import result… Import Successful, That’s Fantastic.

Open the project, once the project is open, what you do is go to tools, schedule. Make sure that the current data date is the earliest *project date* (not onsite date).

1st of February, that is correct. Then click schedule.

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