Importing projects into Asta Connect

You use the Import Project page to import a project that you have created in another application such as Asta Powerproject into Asta Connect, for use as a master schedule.

To access the Import Project page:

Click Projects in the left pane. The Projects page appears.
Click New Project.
Click Import.

You can import the following types of project:

Projects that have been exported from Asta Powerproject in JSON format, using the Asta Connect export add-in.
Projects that have been exported from Microsoft Project in XML format.

To import a project into Asta Connect:

On the Import Project page, click the Powerproject JSON or Microsoft Project XML radio button to specify the type of project you want to import.
Click Choose file. The Open dialog appears.
Browse to the folder that contains the project you want to import, then select the project file and click Open. You return to the Import Project page, where the name of the selected file appears.
Click Import. The project is imported and you are taken to the Project Details page, where you can enter some high-level details of the project and begin working with the project in Asta Connect.

Depending on the size of the project you are importing, the import may take some time. Do not attempt to import files with a size greater that 20 Mb.

What is imported from Asta Powerproject projects

When you import a project that has been exported from Asta Powerproject in JSON format, the following elements are imported into Asta Connect:

Tasks, milestones and summary tasks are converted into activities, milestones and summary tasks in the project's master plan, all with the correct names and dates.
Expanded tasks are converted into summary tasks.
Percentage progress recorded against tasks, milestones and summary tasks is recorded against activities, milestones and summary tasks in the project's master plan.
Code library assignments to tasks, milestones and summary tasks: each activity, milestone and summary task in the project's master plan is assigned project tags that correspond to the code library assignments in the Asta Powerproject project.
Code library entries are imported as project tags, with the correct patterns and similar colours. The code's background fill colour and pattern are retained, but the code's foreground fill colour is used only to colour the borders of activities in Asta Connect, with the foreground fill colour of activities always appearing as black. These project tags are restricted to the imported project. The name of the code library becomes the category of each project tag.