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MS project to Excel
Hi,
I am trying to link an MS Project Professional (Desktop, not online) to MS Excel, where if I edit something in MS Project, it is updated in Excel too. This is to create a dashboard in Excel or Power BI instead of MS Project. I have tried to Paste link using Paste Special (Microsoft Project Document Object), but this object is not data in Excel that I can create dashboard or charts with nor I can use Power Bi to create reports with it.
Please kindly help, thanks
- sayedbic,
Paste links do indeed provide a dynamic link structure but unfortunately they use old link technology and are prone to corruption. In my opinion, VBA provides a more robust approach. With an Event based macro, dynamic linking can be set up but the code to do so is more complex. As an alternative, a simpler macro can be created that is initiated via a custom button on the Project ribbon, or makes the data transfer automatic upon Project open or close.
I invite others to submit their suggestions.
John
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- sayedbic,
Paste links do indeed provide a dynamic link structure but unfortunately they use old link technology and are prone to corruption. In my opinion, VBA provides a more robust approach. With an Event based macro, dynamic linking can be set up but the code to do so is more complex. As an alternative, a simpler macro can be created that is initiated via a custom button on the Project ribbon, or makes the data transfer automatic upon Project open or close.
I invite others to submit their suggestions.
John