Introduction to Project XML Data

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Microsoft Office Project 2007 can save and import project data in an XML file for exchanging data with other applications. The Project 2007 XML Data Interchange Schema (mspdi_pj12.xsd) defines the XML elements used to represent Project 2007 data in XML format.

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Project Data Interchange Schema Reference Structure

The Project XML Data Interchange Schema Reference is structured into the following main sections:

Data Types

The XML elements defined in the Project Data Interchange Schema use the following data types for text values.

Table 1. Data types for text values

Data Type

Data Format

boolean

A Boolean value. Valid values are true (1) and false (0).

dateTime

Date and time data, provided in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.

decimal

An arbitrary precision number.

duration

A duration of time, provided in the format PnYnMnDTnHnMnS where nY represents the number of years, nM the number of months, nD the number of days, T the date/time separator, nH the number of hours, nM the number of minutes, and nS the number of seconds.

For example, to indicate a duration of 1 year, 2 months, 3 days, 10 hours, and 30 minutes, you write: P1Y2M3DT10H30M. You could also indicate a duration of minus 120 days as -P120D.

float

A single-precision, 32-bit floating point number.

integer

A sequence of decimal digits with an optional leading sign (+ or -). This data type is derived from decimal.

string

A character string.

time

Time data, provided in the format HH:MM:SS.

TimephasedDataType

A complex data type that contains information about a task, resource, or assignment that is distributed over time. The TimephasedData element is of this type.

See Also

Concepts

Project Data Interchange Elements