Copying WBS and Resource Names to New Project

[Max]

I would like to copy just the WBS and Task Names from an existing project to
a new project in Project 2003 Standard, nothing else. If I simply copy and
paste the WBS and Task Names, I loose the connection between the WBS and Task
Name such that all indentations in the Task list are lost, i.e. there is no
longer any structure to the Task list such as summary and sub tasks. Paste
special at least seems to maintain the WBS list, but the indenting in the
Task list is still lost.

How can this structure be preserved in the process of copying?

 

[Rod Gill]

Try inserting the Outline Level field and also copying its data at the same
time.

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Rod Gill
Microsoft MVP for Project - http://www.project-systems.co.nz

Author of the only book on Project VBA, see: http://www.projectvbabook.com

I would like to copy just the WBS and Task Names from an existing project
to
a new project in Project 2003 Standard, nothing else. If I simply copy and
paste the WBS and Task Names, I loose the connection between the WBS and
Task
Name such that all indentations in the Task list are lost, i.e. there is
no
longer any structure to the Task list such as summary and sub tasks. Paste
special at least seems to maintain the WBS list, but the indenting in the
Task list is still lost.

How can this structure be preserved in the process of copying?

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[Max]

Thanks, Rod. This appears to be a reasonable solution except that Project
2003 doesn't seem to allow pasting into the Outline Level field. I can alter
the contents of an Outline Level cell and see the effect on indenting, but
neither paste nor paste special alters the contents of the field. If I do a
paste special and attempt to link to the existing project I get an error
message saying that the Outline Level field is automatically calculated by
Project.

Any other ideas?

 

[Max]

Thanks, this may the solution as cumbersome as it is. I was hoping for
something a bit simpler, but it should work.

 

[Gérard Ducouret]

Max,
Instead of Copy and Paste, use an Export/Import of the fields you need via a
map.
Export the fields to Excel via a map, included the Outline Level field
Save your map
Import the Excel file in Project via the same map.
Hope this helps

Gérard Ducouret