You receive into Microsoft Project any valid project or project template that exists in Oracle Projects. Receiving a project or template creates a new project in Microsoft Project. The new project is based on the WBS, project and task dates, and resources (optional) associated with the project or template.
Note: You can receive data from a project in Oracle Projects into an existing project in Microsoft Project, only if the project is linked.
Note: When receiving large or complex project files from Oracle Projects, you may want to disable automatic calculations in Microsoft Project and perform them manually. For more information, see Setting the Automatic Calculation Option .
To receive project information from Oracle Projects
In Microsoft Project, choose Oracle Projects > Receive from Oracle Projects > Project Data.
The Receive Project: Select Destination page opens. This page enables you to choose if you want to receive an existing Oracle Projects project or Oracle Projects template as a new project, or update the currently open Microsoft Project file for a linked project.
Note: To update the progress information in a Microsoft Project file, the file must be linked and open when you choose the Oracle Projects > Receive from Oracle Projects > Project Data menu option.
Note: The scheduled dates in Microsoft Project may not match the scheduled dates in Oracle Projects. The difference in dates is due to the calculations that Microsoft Project makes to determine the schedule. These calculations can cause Microsoft Project to automatically change the dates received from Oracle Projects. For example, if task assignments exist in Microsoft Project, then Microsoft Project automatically schedules the tasks according to calendar and task information such as dependencies and constraints.
You can optionally choose the Resources, Task Number, and Retain Link to Oracle Projects options from the Receive Project: Enter Options page.
Resources: Enables you to receive the resources from the default resource list associated with the project or template in Oracle Projects.
Task Numbers: If you select Task Numbers, Oracle Projects tasks numbers are populated in the Text5 column of Microsoft Project. If you have also selected the "Retain Link to Oracle Projects" check box, you must use the Text5 column for numbering tasks, and you cannot change the preference while the projects are linked.
Retain Link to Oracle Projects: Enables you to send updated project or budget information to Oracle Projects, or receive actuals collected in Oracle Projects. Do not select the option if you want to create a new project based on this project in Oracle Projects. This option is disabled if you are receiving a project template.
Progress Information: Check this box to receive progress information such as progress status, comments, progress overview, effort, percent complete, estimated and actual dates, and work quantity.
Additional Information: When you receive information from a project that is also a program, you will only receive task level cost, effort, and progress information for tasks having linked projects. You will not receive information rolled up from projects linked to the task.