On the Window menu of one of the projects, click Arrange All.Ĭlick the task for which you want to create a dependency to an external predecessor.Ĭlick Task Information, and then click the Predecessors tab. Open both projects: the project that contains the task that you want to link to and the project that contains the task that you want to link from. If your project is dependent on some aspect of another project, and the dependency is not necessarily tied to a specific task, use inter-project dependencies to identify exactly what each project brings to the relationship. This way, if the task that you are dependent upon slips, the new dates are reflected in your own task. If your project has a specific task that depends on a specific task in another project, use cross-project links to tie the task dates to one another. When should I use cross-project links, instead of inter-project dependencies? These instructions are specific to Microsoft Project 2007. Doing this will ensure that the resource information in the master project (such as pay rates, resource calendars) will be honored over the subproject resource information. To avoid this, uncheck the Link to project box in the Insert Project dialog box. If you link projects that have resources with the same name, you'll create duplicate resource names, which could be confusing.
The Insert Read-Only option is only available when the Link to project box is checked.Īvoiding duplicate resource names in linked projects If you update the subproject file directly, however, its changes are reflected in the master project. Inserting a project read-only creates a link between the two projects, but prevents you from updating the subproject from within the master project. But if you just want to copy the subproject into the master project without the files being dynamically linked, uncheck the box.Ĭlick Insert, or to insert a project in read-only format, click the arrow on the Insert button, and then click Insert Read-Only. In most cases, you'll want to leave the Link to project box checked, so that changes in the subproject are reflected in the master project, and vice-versa. To insert multiple subprojects, hold down Ctrl and click the subprojects in the order that you want to insert them. In the Insert Project box, select the subproject you want to insert. You can insert a subproject anywhere in the task list of the master project. In the Task Name field, click the row below which you want to insert the subproject. In the master project, click View > Gantt Chart. Create separate Project files for each subproject, then open or create the project that you want to be the master project.
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