Using Projects Connector

You can use Projects Connector to exchange project and resource information between Microsoft Project and OpenAir and to lock and unlock projects in OpenAir. Refer to the following procedures.

• Account Settings

• Pull OpenAir Resources

• Push Microsoft Project file to a New Project in OpenAir

• Push Microsoft Project File to an Existing Project in OpenAir

• Push Microsoft Project File to a Project in OpenAir With Booked Users

• Pull a Project from OpenAir in to Microsoft Project

• Map OpenAir Fields

• Unlock a Project in OpenAir

• Lock a Project in OpenAir

• Installing a New Version

Warning:

When editing a file in Microsoft Project:

• Use Drag and Drop to move tasks from one area to another. DO NOT USE cut and paste.

• Do not delete a task in a Microsoft Project file that has OpenAir transactions.

• Do not pull a project from one OpenAir server and then subsequently push it to a different OpenAir server. Always work with the same OpenAir server.