About Importing and Exporting Projects

You can import and export information to and from P6 using external files and then share this information with other P6 EPPM users, Oracle Primavera Contractor users, other project management tools (such as Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel), and your organization's human resource and accounting systems. You can also use external files to archive your projects or create a backup of your database. You must have the Export Project Data project privilege to export projects.

You can import and export project data between P6 and other applications using the following file formats:

CPP format.
Oracle Primavera's XML or XER formats which enable you to share project information stored in the P6 EPPM database.
Microsoft Project XML format which enables you to share information with Microsoft Project and other applications that use the Microsoft Project XML format.
UN/CEFACT format.
IPMDAR format.
Excel format which enables you to view and amend project data in a spreadsheet.

Configure export settings to determine which projects and which baselines to export, and whether to export to a compressed file.

Configure import templates to control how and where data is imported. You can also specify in an import template how conflicting data should be handed when matches are found. You can choose to deal with conflicting data in different ways depending on the type of data.

Import templates can also help you to identify differences in calendars between your database and an import file, allowing you to make more informed decisions about whether to import individual calendars on a case-by-case basis.

You can import and export project data every day, week, two weeks, or month by creating and configuring a project scheduled service.

Note All project data is stored in a central database. You can also import projects using the Primavera XER format in P6 Professional.

For more information on importing and exporting projects, see: P6 EPPM Importing and Exporting Guide.

Tip

On-premises only: The maximum file size for XML import can be configured in Primavera P6 Administrator. The maximum file size for export is limited by the JVM settings and the available space in the Temporarily File Location. For more information see: P6 EPPM System Administration Guide for On-Premises.
Cloud only: The maximum file size for XML import, is 600 MB by default. The maximum file size for export is limited by the JVM memory allocation of your deployment. The default allocation is 8MB. If you want to increase this allocation, you must submit a service request and additional charges might apply.

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