Project 2000. Moving From Microsoft Project, страница 10

n  Baseline information saved in the Microsoft Project 98 format can be converted into the Microsoft Project 2000 format.

n  Microsoft Project 2000 Baseline timephased information is not saved to the Microsoft Project 98 format.

The Network Diagram in Microsoft Project 2000 is significantly different than the PERT Chart in Microsoft Project 98. Because of the differences, data loss may occur when working between the two versions. When working with the Network Diagram between the two versions, the following five scenarios exist:

n  If you have customized formatting or layout in your Microsoft Project 98 PERT Chart and you open your file in Microsoft Project 2000 and do not make any changes, the original PERT Chart will remain intact.

n  If you open a Microsoft Project 98 file with customized PERT formatting or layout in Microsoft Project 2000 and add new tasks but do not go to the Network Diagram view at all, then save back to the Microsoft Project 98 format, all original PERT nodes will remain intact. New nodes, however, will get stacked up in the top left corner.

n  If you open a Microsoft Project 98 file with customized PERT formatting or layout in Microsoft Project 2000, make changes in the Network Diagram, and save your project in the Microsoft Project 98 format, you will lose formatting.

n  If you open a Microsoft Project 98 file in Microsoft Project 2000 with a default Pert Chart that has not changed at all, the defaults will be preserved when saving to the Microsoft Project 98 format.

n  If you create a new file in Microsoft Project 2000, customize the Network Diagram view and then save in the Microsoft Project 98 format, all customizations made will be lost. Subsequently opening the file in Microsoft Project 98 PERT view will be like opening it for the first time in that view.

Any data contained in fields that are new to Microsoft Project 2000 will be lost when saved to the Microsoft Project 98 format. The following parts of a project may reference a new field and would be affected as stated below when saving from Microsoft Project 2000 in the Microsoft Project 98 format:

1.  Tables – new fields are dropped from the table.

2.  Filters – reference to the new field is dropped from the filter.

3.  Views – new fields that are part of the Gantt Bar text are removed.

4.  Maps – references to new fields are removed from the map.

5.  Forms – new fields are removed from forms saved with the project.

6.  Macros – although nothing is changed, a macro that references a new field may not work correctly

For more information, see the online help for New Fields in Microsoft Project 2000.

Setting the Microsoft Project 98 Format to be the Default File Format

You can set Microsoft Project 2000 to use the Microsoft Project 98 format as the default file format in which to save projects. To find this setting, click Options on the Tools menu and click the Save tab. Change the “Save Microsoft Project files as:” setting to Microsoft Project 98 (*.mpp) and click OK.