Problem merging XML files

[Franco Lombardo]

I use Project 2007. I have a little XML file that I'd like to merge into an
empty project. I have to merge the file twice in order to see the actual
duration value represented in the plan. What I'm doing wrong? Here is the
XML:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/project">
<SaveVersion>12</SaveVersion>
<Tasks>
<Task>
<UID>1</UID>
<Name>V090910 - Machine for Japan</Name>
<Type>2</Type>
<OutlineNumber>1</OutlineNumber>
<OutlineLevel>1</OutlineLevel>
<Priority>500</Priority>
<DurationFormat>21</DurationFormat>
<Summary>1</Summary>
<LevelingCanSplit>0</LevelingCanSplit>
<Rollup>1</Rollup>
</Task>
<Task>
<UID>2</UID>
<Name>V090910 - Wiring</Name>
<Type>2</Type>
<OutlineNumber>1.1</OutlineNumber>
<OutlineLevel>2</OutlineLevel>
<Priority>500</Priority>
<Duration>PT56H0M0S</Duration>
<DurationFormat>5</DurationFormat>
<Summary>0</Summary>
<ActualDuration>PT20H0M0S</ActualDuration>
<ConstraintType>0</ConstraintType>
<ConstraintDate>0</ConstraintDate>
<LevelingCanSplit>0</LevelingCanSplit>
<Rollup>0</Rollup>
<PredecessorLink>
<PredecessorUID>3</PredecessorUID>
<Type>3</Type>
<LinkLag>0</LinkLag>
<LagFormat>7</LagFormat>
</PredecessorLink>
</Task>
<Task>
<UID>3</UID>
<Name>V090910 - Mechanical test</Name>
<Type>2</Type>
<Duration>PT56H0M0S</Duration>
<OutlineNumber>1.2</OutlineNumber>
<OutlineLevel>2</OutlineLevel>
<Priority>500</Priority>
<DurationFormat>5</DurationFormat>
<Summary>0</Summary>
<ActualDuration>PT10H0M0S</ActualDuration>
<ConstraintType>0</ConstraintType>
<ConstraintDate>0</ConstraintDate>
<LevelingCanSplit>0</LevelingCanSplit>
<Rollup>0</Rollup>
</Task>
</Tasks>
</Project>

Thanks a lot.

Bye

Franco

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[Stephen Sanderlin]

How are you executing the merge operation?

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[Franco Lombardo]

How are you executing the merge operation?

1) File - New - Empty project
2) File - Open - XML file - (Choose the XML in my original post)- Merge into
the active project (this creates the tasks without any actual duration
information)
3) File - Open - XML file - (Choose the XML in my original post) - Merge
into the active project (this updates the tasks with actual duration
informations)

Thanks

Bye

Franco


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[Franco Lombardo]

<Duration>PT56H0M0S</Duration>
<ActualDuration>PT20H0M0S</ActualDuration>

I changed the to lines above with

<Work>PT56H0M0S</Work>
<ActualWork>PT20H0M0S</ActualWork>

and it works fine.

Thanks.

Bye

Franco

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