Export MS Project-MPX Data From Unanet

This feature provides the ability to unload Unanet project and task data to a Microsoft Project file (in MPX format), which can subsequently be used to open with the MSProject tool. 

Location:  Project Manager -- Project -- Add/Edit -- More Functions -- Export MPX

You may also be interested in Importing MSProject-MPX Data Into Unanet from MSProject.


Mapping from Unanet to MPX:

MPX
Definition Name (Definition ID)
Unanet Project
GUI Name (DB Field Name)
Unanet Task
GUI Name (DB Field Name)
Name (1) Project Title (title) Name (task_name)
WBS (2) 0 Number (task_number)
Outline Level (3) 0 (indent_level + 1)
Text1 (4) N/A Output (output)
Text2 (5) N/A Status (status)
Text3 (6) Account Number (account_number) Account Code (account_code)
Work (20) Greater of Baseline Work (21) and Actual Work (22). Greater of Baseline Work (21) and Actual Work (22).
Baseline Work (21) Budgeted Hours (budget_hours) Budget Hours (budget_hours)
Actual Work (22) Calculated from the person_time_data table. Calculated from the person_time_data table.
Remaining Work (23) Estimate To Complete Hours (hours_used_to_date) Estimate To Complete Hours (hours_used_to_date)
Cost (30) Projected Total Labor Dollars (projected_total_dollars_cap) Projected Total Labor Dollars  (projected_total_dollars_cap)
Baseline Cost (31) Budgeted Labor Dollars (budget_dollars_cap) Budget Labor Dollars (budget_dollars_cap)
Remaining Cost (33) Estimate To Complete Labor Dollars (dollars_used_to_date_cap) Estimate To Complete Labor Dollars (dollars_used_to_date_cap)
Cost1 (36) Budgeted Expense Dollars (budget_dollars_op) Budget Expense Dollars (budget_dollars_op)
Cost2 (37) Estimate To Complete Expense Dollars (dollars_used_to_date_op) Estimate To Complete Expense Dollars (dollars_used_to_date_op)
Cost3 (38) Projected Total Expense Dollars (projected_total_dollars_op) Projected Total Expense Dollars (projected_total_dollars_op)
Duration (40) Greater of Baseline Work (21) and Actual Work (22). Greater of Baseline Work (21) and Actual Work (22).
Baseline Duration (41) Budgeted Hours (budget_hours) Budget Hours (budget_hours)
% Complete (44) 0% Actual Work (22) divided by Work (20).
Start (50) Original Starting Date (orig_start_date) Original Start Date (orig_start_date)
Finish (51) Original Ending Date (orig_end_date) Original End Date (orig_end_date)
Actual Start (58) Revised Starting Date (rev_start_date) Revised Start Date (rev_start_date)
Actual Finish (59) Revised Ending Date (rev_end_date) Revised End Date (rev_end_date)
ID (90) 0 (sequence)
Unique ID (98) 0 System generated during the export.
Created (125) (created) N/A

Follow the following steps in order to view the project correctly in Microsoft Project.

  1. Select the menu 'Tools'
  2. Select 'Options...'
  3. Click on the 'Calculation' tab
  4. In the 'Calculation' section, select 'Manual'
  5. Click 'OK'

Then open the project you want to view/edit.

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