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Batchimeg JadambaasurenMember for 14 years 6 months
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Dears,

How can i link tasks between projects on MS Project 2010 Prefessional. I mean, how can i link on "Project A" that 1.2.1 task of "Project A" should start 5 days after 2.2.3 task of "Project B". 

or do i wish impossible thing ;)

Anyone know about this, please help me.

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    Ron Beechey ·
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    Open one project and using

    Open one project and using the subproject button open a second project at the bottom of the first project.  Select the task to  make the link between.   Save the projects and close them.    Version 2010

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    Batchimeg Jadambaasuren ·
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    Dear Ron,Thank you for your

    Dear Ron,

    Thank you for your helpful information ;)

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    mvaughan ·
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    Open Project 1 Open Project

    Open Project 1

    Open Project 2

    Use the New Window command on the view ribbon, select both projects on a Gantt chart view

    Add predecessor link by clicking on 1st task, clicking on second task then using link icon

    Beware

    File names cant change or file server locations, this means its hard to maintain.  There are better more sophisticated ways to do this but above is the "out of the box" method.

    Recommendation

    Use Milestones in each schedule, avoid anything other than a FS +0 link.  Get PM or project 2 to drive the process, ensure the milestone is scoped clearly.

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