Importing P6 File into MS ProjectI

Hi Cathal,

Export from P6 as a Microsoft Project MPX file and in Microsoft Project ensure that you've got Legacy Format enabled in Trust Centre and then open the newly exported file.

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Thanks Jerome, 

I gave this a try but unfortuantely I had similar results. I received various errors when opeing the file and the logic is different from the p6 version as well as all tasks being out of order due to the unique  ID column in msp dictating the new order.  I have also tried exporting it as a mpp file with similar results and also through asta. I know there is incorrect logic in the p6 program for instance task A would link FF to task B and also task A would link ss+6 days to task B. Therefore when ms project tries to sort out the logic it changes it completely. I believe this is one of the problems I am having. Any other ideas or help would be much appreciated.

Regards,

Cathal

Thanks Jerome, 

I gave this a try but unfortuantely I had similar results. I received various errors when opeing the file and the logic is different from the p6 version as well as all tasks being out of order due to the unique  ID column in msp dictating the new order.  I have also tried exporting it as a mpp file with similar results and also through asta. I know there is incorrect logic in the p6 program for instance task A would link FF to task B and also task A would link ss+6 days to task B. Therefore when ms project tries to sort out the logic it changes it completely. I believe this is one of the problems I am having. Any other ideas or help would be much appreciated.

Regards,

Cathal

Thanks Jerome, 

I gave this a try but unfortuantely I had similar results. I received various errors when opeing the file and the logic is different from the p6 version as well as all tasks being out of order due to the unique  ID column in msp dictating the new order.  I have also tried exporting it as a mpp file with similar results and also through asta. I know there is incorrect logic in the p6 program for instance task A would link FF to task B and also task A would link ss+6 days to task B. Therefore when ms project tries to sort out the logic it changes it completely. I believe this is one of the problems I am having. Any other ideas or help would be much appreciated.

Regards,

Cathal

Thanks Jerome, 

I gave this a try but unfortuantely I had similar results. I received various errors when opeing the file and the logic is different from the p6 version as well as all tasks being out of order due to the unique  ID column in msp dictating the new order.  I have also tried exporting it as a mpp file with similar results and also through asta. I know there is incorrect logic in the p6 program for instance task A would link FF to task B and also task A would link ss+6 days to task B. Therefore when ms project tries to sort out the logic it changes it completely. I believe this is one of the problems I am having. Any other ideas or help would be much appreciated.

Regards,

Cathal

Jérôme,

it is not possible to open a MPX file with the current releases of MS Project; you must use MS Project 2003.

Paul E. Harris suggests, and in my own opinion he's right, to export the P6 project to MS Excel, and then to load the Excel file into MS Project

Cathal,

Primavera P6 and MS Project are so different computing machines that it is sometimes very difficult to migrate a scuedule from one to the other. Your post is not a surprise for me.

Alexandre