When you send project information from Microsoft Project to Oracle Projects, Oracle Projects checks to see if the project already exists in Oracle Projects. If the project does not already exist, Oracle Projects prompts you to select a project template to serve as the basis for the new project and to enter Quick Entry fields defined in the template. The only information the new project receives from the template are the Quick Entry fields; all other information is based on the project in Microsoft Project.

To send new project data to Oracle Projects

1. In Microsoft Project, open the project that you want to use to create a new project in Oracle Projects.

2. In Microsoft Project, choose Oracle Projects > Send to Oracle Projects > Project data.

   The Send Project: Select Project Template in page opens.

3. Select a project template.

4. For Project Number fields (not all templates have them), enter a project number to identify the project in Oracle Projects. You can enter different values for the project number and name. Both the project name and number must be unique in Oracle Projects.

5. On the Send Project: Enter Project Details page, enter quick entry information for the project. The types of quick entry fields that appear for a project are dictated by its project template.

   Additional Information: The Project Start and End Date fields are not displayed because the dates default from Microsoft Project.

6. On the Send Project: Select Structure choose which structure to send the project plan to. Note that this page only appears if the project template has a separate workplan and financial structures.

7. On the Send Project: Options page select the information to send to Oracle Projects. Note that progress information will only be sent if the project has a published workplan.