Project import from Microsoft Project

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title: Project import from Microsoft Project
description: Import Microsoft project files into the ServiceNow Project Management application.
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# Project import from Microsoft Project

Import Microsoft project files into the ServiceNow Project Management application.

Users with the project manager role can import a project using:

-   Import module
-   Project form
-   Planning Console

When you import a project as a new project or into an existing project, the projects are updated as follows:

-   New project: A new record is created in the Project \[pm\_project\] table. The tasks associated with the project are added to the Project Task \[pm\_project\_task\] table.

    Only the common or [mapped fields](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-management/r_ProjectFieldMapping.md) are imported. Imported projects are brought into the instance with both Priority and Risk set to Low.

-   Existing project: The instance checks the Text10 field in the top-level Microsoft Project task. If the Text10 field contains a recognizable sys\_id, it means that the project was previously exported from a ServiceNow instance. In this case, the values from the project overwrite the values for the existing project.

You can also specify the schedule calculation type as **Automatic** or **Manual** for the imported tasks. When you import a project into the instance, project constraints are converted as follows:

-   The time constraint for all imported tasks, when you select calculation type as **Manual**, is set to **Start on specific date** irrespective of their constraint type in Microsoft Project.
-   The following constraint types are supported when you select calculation type as **Automatic**:

    -   **Start on specific date**
    -   **As soon as possible**
    -   **Start no later than**
    -   **Start no earlier than**
    Tasks with other constraint types are converted to **Start on specific date**.


**Note:** The resource name in Microsoft Project should map to the name of the user in the instance.

-   **[Import a Microsoft Project file with the Import module](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-management/t_ImportMicrosoftProjectFiles.md)**  
Use the Import module to import a Microsoft project file as a new project into the Project Management application.
-   **[Update a project using a Microsoft Project file](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-management/import-prj-pc-pf.md)**  
Import project data, from a Microsoft Project file, into an existing project in your ServiceNow instance using the Project form or Planning Console.

**Parent Topic:**[Importing and exporting projects](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-management/c_ProjectImportAndExport.md)

**Related topics**  


[Project field mapping]()

[Map custom fields for Microsoft Project import]()

[Import project tasks for multiple projects]()

[Project export to Microsoft Project]()

[Calendars and schedules- Limitations]()

[Importing and exporting projects](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-management/c_ProjectImportAndExport.md)