XML Schema for the <Project> Element
The following shows the <Project> element schema for Microsoft Office Project 2003. Details of the schema for <TimephasedDataType>, <Calendar>, and so on, are shown in separate topics.
See Also
Overview of XML Schema for Project
Overview of XML Structure for Project
XML Structure for the <Project> Element
<Project> Element
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
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<xsd:schema xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/project"
xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
targetNamespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/project"
elementFormDefault="qualified">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The full project schema definition from the project level down,
starting with data type definitions.</xsd:documentation>
<xsd:appinfo>The Microsoft Project Data Interchange Schema for Microsoft Project 10.
</xsd:appinfo>
</xsd:annotation>
<!-- data type definitions - @TimephasedData schema -->
<xsd:complexType name="TimephasedDataType">
...
</xsd:complexType>
<!-- @Project schema -->
<xsd:element name="Project">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The project is the top level element of the document.
</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
<xsd:complexType>
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:element name="UID" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The unique ID of the project.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
<xsd:maxLength value="16" />
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="Name" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The name of the project.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
<xsd:maxLength value="255" />
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="Title" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The title of the project.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
<xsd:maxLength value="512" />
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="Subject" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The subject of the project.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
<xsd:maxLength value="512" />
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="Category" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The category of the project.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
<xsd:maxLength value="512" />
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="Company" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The company that owns the project.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
<xsd:maxLength value="512" />
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="Manager" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The manager of the project.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
<xsd:maxLength value="512" />
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="Author" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The author of the project.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
<xsd:maxLength value="512" />
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="CreationDate" type="xsd:dateTime" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The date that the project was created.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="Revision" type="xsd:integer" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The number of times a project has been saved.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="LastSaved" type="xsd:dateTime" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The date that the project was last saved.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="ScheduleFromStart" type="xsd:boolean" default="true" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>Whether the project is schduled from the start date or finish date.
</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="StartDate" type="xsd:dateTime" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The start date of the project. Required if ScheduleFromStart is true.
</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="FinishDate" type="xsd:dateTime" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The finish date of the project. Required if ScheduleFromStart is false.
</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="FYStartDate" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>Fiscal Year starting month. Values are:
1=January, 2=February, 3=March, 4=April, 5=May, 6=June, 7=July,
8=August, 9=September, 10=October, 11=November, 12=December </xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:integer">
<xsd:enumeration value="1" />
<xsd:enumeration value="2" />
<xsd:enumeration value="3" />
<xsd:enumeration value="4" />
<xsd:enumeration value="5" />
<xsd:enumeration value="6" />
<xsd:enumeration value="7" />
<xsd:enumeration value="8" />
<xsd:enumeration value="9" />
<xsd:enumeration value="10" />
<xsd:enumeration value="11" />
<xsd:enumeration value="12" />
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="CriticalSlackLimit" type="xsd:integer" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The number of days past its end date that a task can go
before Microsoft Project marks that task as a critical task.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="CurrencyDigits" type="xsd:integer" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The number of digits after the decimal symbol.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="CurrencySymbol" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The currency symbol used in the project.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
<xsd:maxLength value="20" />
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="CurrencySymbolPosition" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The position of the currency symbol. Values are:
0=Before, 1=After, 2=Before With Space, 3=After with space.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:integer">
<xsd:enumeration value="0" />
<xsd:enumeration value="1" />
<xsd:enumeration value="2" />
<xsd:enumeration value="3" />
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="CalendarUID" type="xsd:integer" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The project calendar. Refers to a valid UID in the
Calendars element of the Microsoft Project XML Schema.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="DefaultStartTime" type="xsd:time" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The default start time of new tasks.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="DefaultFinishTime" type="xsd:time" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The default finish time of new tasks.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="MinutesPerDay" type="xsd:integer" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The number of minutes per day.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="MinutesPerWeek" type="xsd:integer" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The number of minutes per week.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="DaysPerMonth" type="xsd:integer" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The number of days per month.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="DefaultTaskType" default="1" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The default type of new tasks. Values are:
0=Fixed Units, 1=Fixed Duration, 2=Fixed Work.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:integer">
<xsd:enumeration value="0" />
<xsd:enumeration value="1" />
<xsd:enumeration value="2" />
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="DefaultFixedCostAccrual" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The default from where fixed costs are accrued. Values are:
1=Start, 2=Prorated, 3=End</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:integer">
<xsd:enumeration value="1" />
<xsd:enumeration value="2" />
<xsd:enumeration value="3" />
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="DefaultStandardRate" type="xsd:float" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The default standard rate for new resources.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="DefaultOvertimeRate" type="xsd:float" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The default overtime rate for new resources.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="DurationFormat" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The format for expressing the bulk duration. Values are:
3=m, 4=em, 5=h, 6=eh, 7=d, 8=ed, 9=w, 10=ew, 11=mo, 12=emo, 19=%, 20=e%, 21=null,
35=m?, 36=em?, 37=h?, 38=eh?, 39=d?, 40=ed?, 41=w?, 42=ew?, 43=mo?, 44=emo?, 51=%?, 52=e%? and
53=null.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:integer">
<xsd:enumeration value="3" />
<xsd:enumeration value="4" />
<xsd:enumeration value="5" />
<xsd:enumeration value="6" />
<xsd:enumeration value="7" />
<xsd:enumeration value="8" />
<xsd:enumeration value="9" />
<xsd:enumeration value="10" />
<xsd:enumeration value="11" />
<xsd:enumeration value="12" />
<xsd:enumeration value="19" />
<xsd:enumeration value="20" />
<xsd:enumeration value="21" />
<xsd:enumeration value="35" />
<xsd:enumeration value="36" />
<xsd:enumeration value="37" />
<xsd:enumeration value="38" />
<xsd:enumeration value="39" />
<xsd:enumeration value="40" />
<xsd:enumeration value="41" />
<xsd:enumeration value="42" />
<xsd:enumeration value="43" />
<xsd:enumeration value="44" />
<xsd:enumeration value="51" />
<xsd:enumeration value="52" />
<xsd:enumeration value="53" />
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="WorkFormat" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The default work unit format. Values are:
1=m, 2=h, 3=d, 4=w, 5=mo</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:integer">
<xsd:enumeration value="1" />
<xsd:enumeration value="2" />
<xsd:enumeration value="3" />
<xsd:enumeration value="4" />
<xsd:enumeration value="5" />
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="EditableActualCosts" type="xsd:boolean" default="false" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>Whether or not actual costs are editable.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="HonorConstraints" type="xsd:boolean" default="true" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>Whether tasks honour their constraint dates.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="EarnedValueMethod" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The default method for calculating earned value. Values are:
0=Percent Complete, 1=Physical Percent Complete</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:integer">
<xsd:enumeration value="0" />
<xsd:enumeration value="1" />
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="InsertedProjectsLikeSummary" type="xsd:boolean" default="true" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>Whether to calculate subtasks as summary tasks.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="MultipleCriticalPaths" type="xsd:boolean" default="false" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>Whether multiple critical paths are calculated.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="NewTasksEffortDriven" type="xsd:boolean" default="true" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>Whether new tasks are effort driven.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="NewTasksEstimated" type="xsd:boolean" default="true" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>Whether to show the estimated duration by default.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="SplitsInProgressTasks" type="xsd:boolean" default="true" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>Whether in-progress tasks can be split.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="SpreadActualCost" type="xsd:boolean" default="true" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>Whether actual costs are spread to the status date.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="SpreadPercentComplete" type="xsd:boolean" default="false" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>Whether percent complete is spread to the status date.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="TaskUpdatesResource" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>Whether updates to tasks update resources.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="FiscalYearStart" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>Specifies whether to use fiscal year numbering</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="WeekStartDay" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>Start day of the week. Values are:
0=Sunday, 1=Monday, 2=Tuesday, 3=Wednesday, 4=Thursday, 5=Friday, 6=Saturday</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:integer">
<xsd:enumeration value="0" />
<xsd:enumeration value="1" />
<xsd:enumeration value="2" />
<xsd:enumeration value="3" />
<xsd:enumeration value="4" />
<xsd:enumeration value="5" />
<xsd:enumeration value="6" />
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="MoveCompletedEndsBack" type="xsd:boolean" default="false" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>
Specifies whether the end of completed portions of tasks scheduled to begin after the
status date but begun early should be moved back to the status date.
</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="MoveRemainingStartsBack" type="xsd:boolean" default="false" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>
Specifies whether the beginning of remaining portions of tasks scheduled to begin after the
status date but begun early should be moved back to the status date.
</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="MoveRemainingStartsForward" type="xsd:boolean" default="false" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>
Specifies whether the beginning of remaining portions of tasks scheduled to have begun late
should be moved up to the status date.
</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="MoveCompletedEndsForward" type="xsd:boolean" default="false" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>
Specifies whether the end of completed portions of tasks scheduled to have been completed
before the status date but begun late should be moved up to the status date.
</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="BaselineForEarnedValue" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The specific baseline used to calculate Variance values. Values are:
0=Baseline, 1=Baseline 1, 2=Baseline 2, 3=Baseline 3, 4=Baseline 4, 5=Baseline 5, 6=Baseline 6,
7=Baseline 7, 8=Baseline 8, 9=Baseline 9, 10=Baseline 10</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:integer">
<xsd:enumeration value="0" />
<xsd:enumeration value="1" />
<xsd:enumeration value="2" />
<xsd:enumeration value="3" />
<xsd:enumeration value="4" />
<xsd:enumeration value="5" />
<xsd:enumeration value="6" />
<xsd:enumeration value="7" />
<xsd:enumeration value="8" />
<xsd:enumeration value="9" />
<xsd:enumeration value="10" />
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="AutoAddNewResourcesAndTasks" type="xsd:boolean" default="true" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>Whether to automatically add new resources to the resource pool.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="StatusDate" type="xsd:dateTime" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>Date used for calculation and reporting.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="CurrentDate" type="xsd:dateTime" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The system date that the XML was generated.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="MicrosoftProjectServerURL" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>Whether the project was created by a Project Server user as opposed to an NT user.
</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="Autolink" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>Whether to autolink inserted or moved tasks.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="NewTaskStartDate" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The default date for new tasks start. Values are:
0=Project Start Date, 1=Current Date</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:integer">
<xsd:enumeration value="0" />
<xsd:enumeration value="1" />
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="DefaultTaskEVMethod" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>The default earned value method for tasks. Values are:
0=Percent Complete, 1=Physical Percent Complete</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:integer">
<xsd:enumeration value="0" />
<xsd:enumeration value="1" />
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="ProjectExternallyEdited" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>Whether the project XML was edited.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="ExtendedCreationDate" type="xsd:dateTime" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>Date used for calculation and reporting.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="ActualsInSync" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>Whether all actual work has been synchronized with the project.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="RemoveFileProperties" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>Whether to remove all file properties on save.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="AdminProject" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>Whether the project is an administrative project.</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
</xsd:element>
<!-- @OutlineCode schema -->
<xsd:element name="OutlineCodes" minOccurs="0">
...
</xsd:element>
<!-- @WBSMask schema -->
<xsd:element name="WBSMasks" minOccurs="0">
...
</xsd:element>
<!-- @ExtendedAttribute schema -->
<xsd:element name="ExtendedAttributes" minOccurs="0">
...
</xsd:element>
<!-- @Calendar schema -->
<xsd:element name="Calendars" minOccurs="0">
...
</xsd:element>
<!-- @Task schema -->
<xsd:element name="Tasks" minOccurs="0">
...
</xsd:element>
<!-- @Resource schema -->
<xsd:element name="Resources" minOccurs="0">
...
</xsd:element>
<!-- @Assignment schema -->
<xsd:element name="Assignments" minOccurs="0">
...
</xsd:element>
</xsd:sequence>
</xsd:complexType>
</xsd:element>
</xsd:schema>