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Consolidating multiple MS Project 'Template' sheets to create one project
Hi, I'm wondering if I can copy/paste existing 'template' project sheets and collate them together to create multiple different projects - For context, this is for new product development w...
- BlissL,
When you say, "copy/paste existing template project sheets", does that mean you only want selected tasks from each template or are you really referring to a whole Project template file as a "sheet"?
Are the process flows between templates already linked (i.e. external predecessors/successors)? If not then you can create a new product development file using copy/paste but there is a better way. Instead of using the default option for a dynamic master, when selecting the template files from the file list in the Insert Project window, uncheck the "Link to project" option. That will create a separate static master that will copy all the data from each template file into a new file. It will not be linked in any way with the original templates and you will have to create the task dependencies between process flows.
Hope this helps.
John
BlissL,
When you say, "copy/paste existing template project sheets", does that mean you only want selected tasks from each template or are you really referring to a whole Project template file as a "sheet"?
Are the process flows between templates already linked (i.e. external predecessors/successors)? If not then you can create a new product development file using copy/paste but there is a better way. Instead of using the default option for a dynamic master, when selecting the template files from the file list in the Insert Project window, uncheck the "Link to project" option. That will create a separate static master that will copy all the data from each template file into a new file. It will not be linked in any way with the original templates and you will have to create the task dependencies between process flows.
Hope this helps.
John
When you say, "copy/paste existing template project sheets", does that mean you only want selected tasks from each template or are you really referring to a whole Project template file as a "sheet"?
Are the process flows between templates already linked (i.e. external predecessors/successors)? If not then you can create a new product development file using copy/paste but there is a better way. Instead of using the default option for a dynamic master, when selecting the template files from the file list in the Insert Project window, uncheck the "Link to project" option. That will create a separate static master that will copy all the data from each template file into a new file. It will not be linked in any way with the original templates and you will have to create the task dependencies between process flows.
Hope this helps.
John
John-project Aweseome thank you - that was exactly what I was looking for 
- BlissL,
You're welcome and thanks for the feedback.
John
