project xml schema advice

[Jason Bailey]

I originally posted this on infopath group but think I should have posted here.

I'm after some general advice about infopath and project.

I've been asked to extend an ms project 2003 xml file to include other
elements/tags e.g. project description, PID and other prince2 stuff.
We'd like to keep everything about one project all in one file (xml).

I've tried basing an infopath form on a project xml file. Yes I can do
this but I get the feeling this isn't the right way. When simply
saving out the form to xml, infopath adds namespaces and other info
and project won't re-open the file; I get errors that the document is
damaged and to try the backup.

I get the feeling that I may be going about this in the wrong way. I
had hoped that project would act as a view (stylesheet?) and only look
at the tags in it's schema; which means I've either got to get some
stuff ignored in project or change it's schema???

Could someone give me some pointers to start me off in the right
direction; I don't have use of project server-it's not installed at
work.

Failing all that have i just got to create a new form and have some of
project's elements/tags as secondary data sources to this new form;
can I change the values of secondary datasources in new form?

Sorry lots of questions; I'm in a muddle.

thanks
Jason
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[Rod Gill]

Hi,

Try saving a .xml file with data saved in text1, text2 etc.Use these tags
for storing your prince2 data. The project level data will be for TaskId=0.
That way Project will be happy with it. The xml file needs to be
structurally unchanged for Project to accept it.

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[Jason Bailey]

Try saving a .xml file with data saved in text1, text2 etc.Use these tags
for storing your prince2 data. The project level data will be for TaskId=0.
That way Project will be happy with it. The xml file needs to be
structurally unchanged for Project to accept it.

Thanks very much. Will do.

Jason