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Link Schedule Dialog

 
Use this dialog to link a PMWeb schedule to a Primavera P6 or MS Project schedule. Revisions to the external schedule can be uploaded at any time and used to update the PMWeb schedule. 
 
Link Schedule Dialog
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Save Button

1. Save Button
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Save & Exit Button

2. Save & Exit Button
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Cancel Button

3. Cancel Button
4

Application Field

4. Application Field
Select one from the drop-down list:
 
  • Primavera - This directly connects PMWeb to a P6 database (see Link Setup)
  • MS Project - Upload an XML file created from MS Project
  • Primavera XML - Upload an XML file created from P6
 
If you select "MS Project" or "Primavera XML" the next step is to upload an XML file. If, however, you select "Primavera" the screen appears like this:
 
 
Select a P6 database and then select a project.
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Choose File Section

5. Choose File Section
This button appears if "MS Project" or "Primavera XML" is selected in the Application field. Click to browse to an XML file.
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XML File Link

6. XML File Link
This hyperlink downloads the original XML file.
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Upload Button

7. Upload Button
Click this button to upload the selected XML file. The table in the dialog is filled with tasks from the file.
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Lock schedule... Checkbox

8. Lock schedule... Checkbox
If this box is checked, the Save function in the schedule is disabled. Checking this box has the same effect as clicking the Lock button in the Schedules Header Toolbar.
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Import WBS Codes Checkbox

9. Import WBS Codes Checkbox
If this box is checked, and if PMWeb finds WBS codes in the external schedule, it will add them to the project's list of WBS codes when the external schedule is saved.
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Update previously linked... Checkbox

10. Update previously linked... Checkbox
If this box is checked, when revisions to the external schedule are uploaded tasks that have not been "unlinked" (see Scheduling/Schedules/Linked Schedule Tab) will be updated with the latest data.
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Refresh Table Button

11. Refresh Table Button
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Tasks Table

12. Tasks Table
This table displays lines uploaded from the external schedule file. In the screenshot above the white line indicates a task that has been "unlinked" (see Scheduling/Schedules/Linked Schedule Tab).