Project Element

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Project is the top level element of the document. Project child elements include all data for each project, including calendars, assignments, tasks, resources, extended attributes (custom fields), work breakdown structure (WBS codes), and custom outline codes.

<Project>
  ComplexTypeValue
</Project>

Child Elements

Element	Required / Optional	Description
SaveVersion	Required	New. The version of Project that saved the project XML file. SaveVersion = 12 for Microsoft Office Project 2007.
UID	Optional	Unique ID string for the project. Deprecated in Project 2007.
Name	Optional	Project file name, for example, ProjectName.xml.
Title	Optional	Title of the project. Deprecated in Project 2007.
Subject	Optional	Subject of the project.
Category	Optional	Category the project belongs to.
Company	Optional	Name of the company that created the project.
Manager	Optional	Manager of the project.
Author	Optional	Author of the project.
CreationDate	Optional	Date the project was created.
Revision	Optional	Number of times that the project has been saved.
LastSaved	Optional	Date the project was last saved.
ScheduleFromStart	Optional	Indicates whether the project is scheduled from its start date or finish date.
StartDate	Optional	Date and time that a project is scheduled to begin; required if ScheduleFromStart is true.
FinishDate	Optional	Date and time that a project is scheduled to end; required if ScheduleFromStart is false.
FYStartDate	Optional	Month the fiscal year begins.
CriticalSlackLimit	Optional	Number of days past its end date that a task can go before Project marks that task as a critical task.
CurrencyDigits	Optional	Number of digits that appear after the decimal when Project shows currency values.
CurrencySymbol	Optional	Currency symbol used to represent the type of currency used in the project.
CurrencyCode	Optional	New in Project 2007. Three-letter currency character code as defined in ISO 4217; for example, EUR for Euros.
CurrencySymbolPosition	Optional	Indicates the placement of the currency symbol in relation to the currency value:
CalendarUID	Optional	Unique ID for the calendar used in the project.
DefaultStartTime	Optional	Default start time for all new tasks.
DefaultFinishTime	Optional	Default finish time for all new tasks.
MinutesPerDay	Optional	Default number of minutes per day.
MinutesPerWeek	Optional	Default number of minutes per week.
DaysPerMonth	Optional	Default number of working days per month.
DefaultTaskType	Optional	Default type for all new tasks in the project.
DefaultFixedCostAccrual	Optional	Default part of the project when fixed costs are accrued (start, prorated, or end).
DefaultStandardRate	Optional	Default standard rate for new resources.
DefaultOvertimeRate	Optional	Default overtime rate for new resources.
DurationFormat	Optional	Default format for all durations in the project
WorkFormat	Optional	Default format for all work durations in the project.
EditableActualCosts	Optional	Indicates whether Project automatically calculates actual costs.
HonorConstraints	Optional	Indicates whether Project schedules tasks according to their constraint dates instead of any task dependencies.
EarnedValueMethod	Optional	Default method for calculating earned value.
InsertedProjectsLikeSummary	Optional	Indicates whether inserted projects are treated as summary tasks rather than as separate projects for schedule calculation.
MultipleCriticalPaths	Optional	Indicates whether Project calculates and displays a critical path for each independent network of tasks within a project.
NewTasksEffortDriven	Optional	Indicates whether new tasks are effort-driven.
NewTasksEstimated	Optional	Indicates whether new tasks have estimated durations.
SplitsInProgressTasks	Optional	Indicates whether in-progress tasks may be split.
SpreadActualCost	Optional	Indicates whether actual costs are spread to the status date.
SpreadPercentComplete	Optional	Indicates whether percent complete is spread to the status date.
TaskUpdatesResource	Optional	Indicates whether updates to tasks update resources.
FiscalYearStart	Optional	Indicates whether fiscal year numbering is used.
WeekStartDay	Optional	Start day of the week.
MoveCompletedEndsBack	Optional	Indicates 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.
MoveRemainingStartsBack	Optional	Indicates whether remaining portions of tasks scheduled to begin after the status date, but begun early, should be moved back to the status date.
MoveRemainingStartsForward	Optional	Indicates whether remaining portions of tasks scheduled to have begun late should be moved up to the status date.
MoveCompletedEndsForward	Optional	Indicates whether completed portions of tasks scheduled to have been completed before the status date, but begun late, should be moved up to the status date.
BaselineForEarnedValue	Optional	Specific baseline used to calculate variance values.
AutoAddNewResourcesAndTasks	Optional	Indicates whether to automatically add new resources to the resource pool.
StatusDate	Optional	Date used for calculation and reporting.
CurrentDate	Optional	The system date that Project generated the XML file.
MicrosoftProjectServerURL	Optional	Indicates whether the project was created by a user who logged on with Windows authentication or Forms authentication.
Autolink	Optional	Indicates whether to automatically link inserted or moved tasks.
NewTaskStartDate	Optional	Default start date for a new task.
DefaultTaskEVMethod	Optional	Default earned value method for tasks.
ProjectExternallyEdited	Optional	Indicates whether the project was edited externally.
ExtendedCreationDate	Optional	Date used for calculation and reporting.
ActualsInSync	Optional	Indicates whether all actual work is synchronized with the project.
RemoveFileProperties	Optional	Indicates whether to remove certain file properties on save, such as Author, Manager, and Company.
AdminProject	Optional	Indicates whether the project is an administrative project.
OutlineCodes	Optional	Collection of local outline code definitions in a project.
WBSMasks	Optional	Table of entries that define a work breakdown structure (WBS) mask.
ExtendedAttributes	Optional	Collection of extended attribute (custom field) definitions in a project.
Calendars	Optional	Collection of calendars associated with a project.
Tasks	Optional	Collection of tasks that make up a project.
Resources	Optional	Collection of resources that make up a project.
Assignments	Optional	Collection of assignments in a project.

Occurrences

Minimum: 1 Maximum: 1

Remarks

Note
There is a rounding error with the MoveCompletedEndsBack, MoveRemainingStartsBack, MoveRemainingStartsForward, and MoveCompletedEndsForward elements. The internal work values for these elements have eight digits; the values lose .001 seconds for every minute, causing a rounding error.

See Also

Concepts

Project Elements and XML Structure

XML Schema for the Project Element

Calendar Elements and XML Structure

XML Schema for the Calendars Element

OutlineCode Elements and XML Structure

XML Schema for the OutlineCodes Element

WBSMask Elements and XML Structure

XML Schema for the WBSMasks Element

ExtendedAttribute Elements and XML Structure

XML Schema for the ExtendedAttributes Element

Calendar Elements and XML Structure

XML Schema for the Calendars Element

Task Elements and XML Structure

XML Schema for the Tasks Element

Resource Elements and XML Structure

XML Schema for the Resources Element

Assignment Elements and XML Structure

XML Schema for the Assignments Element

TimephasedDataType Elements and XML Structure

XML Schema for the TimephasedDataType Complex Type