To export a schedule, the user must have a username and password to access the Open Plan database. The exported schedule will be stored on the same machine as NetPoint.

When exporting, keep in mind that there are many differences between NetPoint and Open Plan. Items like resources, calendars, codes, and constraints, for example, are all handled slightly differently. An explanation of these difference can be found in the notes below. If any activities or milestones have been scheduled on planned-dates, make sure to follow the instructions in Preparing to Export from NetPoint (GPM) before exporting.

Steps

In NetPoint

1. Click File > Import/Export from the menu bar and choose Export to Open Plan.
2. Enter your Open Plan credentials and choose a Project Name. 
3. Fill in the properties as desired.
4. When finished, click OK. The schedule will appear under the Projects node in the Open Plan Explorer window.
5. Click OK to confirm.

In Open Plan

1. With the schedule open in Open Plan, click Project > Time Analysis from the menu bar (or press F9 on the keyboard).
2. Specify current time and click OK.

Notes

Export to Open Plan Window

Field	Definition
Username	The username for logging into to Open Plan. NOTE: If Open Plan is already open, the username will already be known and disabled accordingly.
Password	The password for logging into to Open Plan. NOTE: If Open Plan is already open, the password will already be known and disabled accordingly.
Project Name	The name once exported to Open Plan.
Calendars	Controls whether or not calendars will export as global.
Project Codes	Controls whether or not codes will be exported. Any codes which allow more than one of their values to be assigned to the same activity will not transfer. To review, click Tools > Open Codes Manager and review their behavior.
Project Resources	Controls whether or not resources will be exported and how.

Supported Fields

NetPoint Objects and Fields

The following NetPoint objects and fields are brought into P6. If a field is not listed, then it does NOT transfer. Some examples of fields that do not transfer are identified where relevant

This field in NetPoint	Becomes this field in Open Plan	Notes
Activity, Delay	Activity
Milestones and benchmarks (both start and finish)	Start/Finish Milestone	Milestones that were benchmarks in NetPoint are given Fixed Target dates Open Plan.
Hammock	Hammock	Each hammock must include at least one member activity. Otherwise, the schedule may not export or network logic may not transfer. Furthermore, we recommend that hammocks contain a continuous network of member objects.If present in hammocks, a start milestone or benchmark must have at least one successor within the hammock and a finish milestone or benchmark must have at least one predecessor within the hammock. Any unconnected milestones or benchmarks will be connected to the LOE with a start-to-start or finish-to-finish relationship accordingly.
Embedded nodes and link lags	Lag	If both exist in the same relationship, they will be combined. For example, an SS relationship with a link lag of 5 days and an embed lag of 5 days will transfer as an SS with 10 day lag in P6.
Description	Description	Any description over 100 characters will be truncated.
ID	ID	If empty, IDs are created in Open Plan with prefix “NP”.
Start Date	Start
Finish Date	Finish
Duration	Duration
No-earlier-than Constraint	Not Earlier Than	Constraints transfer to “Target Dates” in Open Plan
No-later-than Constraint	Not Later Than	Constraints transfer to “Target Dates” in Open Plan
Buffer	Free Float
Total Float	Total Float
Calendar	Calendar	Recurring holidays (“fixed-date” holidays in NetPoint with a repeat factor of 1 year) will transfer individually, with each case being a separate holiday.
Grid Position	—	This field is exported for round-trip purposes only and isn’t used in Open Plan.
Color	—	This field is exported for round-trip purposes only and isn’t used in Open Plan.
Shape (milestones/benchmarks)	—	This field is exported for round-trip purposes only and isn’t used in Open Plan.
Text Formatting	—	This field is exported for round-trip purposes only and isn’t used in Open Plan. Includes font, color, alignment, style, size, and line breaks.
Text Display	—	This field is exported for round-trip purposes only and isn’t used in Open Plan. Includes text fields, date fields, float fields, etc.
Resources	Resources	In NetPoint, an activity may have some resources assigned to it “per day” and other resources assigned to it “per duration”. This is called a mixed assignment. In Open Plan, all resource assignments are assigned per day. For more on distribution types, see Assignment Options. NOTE: Histogram, Color, and Color Intensity are not exported at this time.
Name	Description
Cost/Unit	Unit Cost
Category	Category	“Material” and “commodity” become “material”, “dollars” becomes “other direct cost”, and every other type becomes “labor”.
Rate/Dur, Rate/Day	Resource Level	Upon export, all resource assignments are converted to units per day.
Codes	Codes	In NetPoint, multiple values per code may be assigned to the same activity. In Open, however, only one value per code may be assigned to the same activity. Project codes are not exported if they are set to have multiple values in NetPoint (even if only one value is actually defined for the code or assigned to an activity).
Name	Code
Value	Value

 

 

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