Pass Status Information to External Project System

Use

You can pass the status information to, or get it from, an external project system, for example, Microsoft Project. You have created a table in the external project system with fields for the relevant activity data.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites to pass status information to an external project system:

  • You have opened the file manager.

  • You have an external project system, for example, Microsoft Project as of version 3.0.

  • In the external project system you have created a table with fields for the relevant status information.

Procedure

Pass Status Information to External Project System

  1. Choose Start of the navigation pathSystem Next navigation step Services Next navigation step ReportingEnd of the navigation path.

  2. Enter program name SAPMSIGP.

  3. Choose Start of the navigation pathProgram Next navigation step ExecuteEnd of the navigation path.

  4. Enter the project number of the customizing project which you want to pass.

  5. Choose Start of the navigation pathProgram Next navigation step ExecuteEnd of the navigation path.

  6. Choose Download.

  7. Enter the name of the file and the path.

  8. Choose Continue.

  9. Use the ALT + TAB key combination to select the File Manager.

  10. Position the cursor on the MPX file which you have just created by means of Download.

  11. Double-click on the MPX file.

    The external project system is called.

  12. Open the MPX file.

    Your file is displayed. You can edit the values.

Get Status Information Data from an External Project System

  1. Edit the table with the activity data which is assigned to the required customizing project, in the external project system.

  2. Save this table as an MPX file.

  3. Log on to the SAP System.

  4. Choose Start of the navigation pathSystem Next navigation step Services Next navigation step ReportingEnd of the navigation path.

  5. Enter program name SAPMSIGP.

  6. Choose Start of the navigation pathProgram Next navigation step ExecuteEnd of the navigation path.

  7. Enter the project number of the customizing project which you want to copy.

  8. Choose Start of the navigation pathProgram Next navigation step ExecuteEnd of the navigation path.

  9. Choose Upload.

  10. Enter the name of the file and the path.

  11. Choose Continue.

    The values from your table are transferred into the activity data of the Customizing project selected.