Project field mapping

reference brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read r_ProjectFieldMapping.md

During an import, values from Microsoft Project overwrite fields in project records.

Microsoft Project fields	Project Management fields
Task Name	Short description. The field is overwritten only while you import the first time.
Note	Description
Start	Planned start date
Finish	Planned end date
Duration	Planned duration
Actual Start	Actual start date
Actual Finish	Actual end date
Actual Duration	Actual duration
% Complete	Percent complete (personalize the form to add this field)
Predecessor Lag	Lag time between predecessor and successor
WBS	WBS
Critical	Critical path
Rollup	Rollup
Text10 (Field used for syncing purposes)	Task Sys_Id
Project Header Title	Project name
Project Header Subject (Field used for syncing purposes)	Top Task Sys_Id
Resource	Assigned to [assigned_to]Note: During import, if there are multiple resources assigned to a task in Microsoft Project: The first resource is added to the Assigned to field. The rest of the resources are added to the Additional assignee list field.
Resource Group	Assignment Group

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

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title: Project field mapping
description: During an import, values from Microsoft Project overwrite fields in project records.
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# Project field mapping

During an import, values from Microsoft Project overwrite fields in project records.

<table id="table_lkh_ldr_z4"><thead><tr><th>

Microsoft Project fields

</th><th>

Project Management fields

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Task Name

</td><td>

Short description. The field is overwritten only while you import the first time.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Note

</td><td>

Description

</td></tr><tr><td>

Start

</td><td>

Planned start date

</td></tr><tr><td>

Finish

</td><td>

Planned end date

</td></tr><tr><td>

Duration

</td><td>

Planned duration

</td></tr><tr><td>

Actual Start

</td><td>

Actual start date

</td></tr><tr><td>

Actual Finish

</td><td>

Actual end date

</td></tr><tr><td>

Actual Duration

</td><td>

Actual duration

</td></tr><tr><td>

% Complete

</td><td>

Percent complete \(personalize the form to add this field\)

</td></tr><tr><td>

Predecessor Lag

</td><td>

Lag time between predecessor and successor

</td></tr><tr><td>

WBS

</td><td>

WBS

</td></tr><tr><td>

Critical

</td><td>

Critical path

</td></tr><tr><td>

Rollup

</td><td>

Rollup

</td></tr><tr><td>

Text10 \(Field used for syncing purposes\)

</td><td>

Task Sys\_Id

</td></tr><tr><td>

Project Header Title

</td><td>

Project name

</td></tr><tr><td>

Project Header Subject \(Field used for syncing purposes\)

</td><td>

Top Task Sys\_Id

</td></tr><tr><td>

Resource

</td><td>

Assigned to \[assigned\_to\]**Note:** During import, if there are multiple resources assigned to a task in Microsoft Project:

-   The first resource is added to the **Assigned to** field.
-   The rest of the resources are added to the **Additional assignee list** field.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Resource Group

</td><td>

Assignment Group

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>**Parent Topic:**[Importing and exporting projects](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-business-management/project-management/c_ProjectImportAndExport.md)

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