Standard Links

Standard Links

JetStream TimeLiner supports a variety of scheduling software. Note that some of these may only function if the relevant scheduling software is installed.

Supported Scheduling Software

Microsoft Project 2000

Microsoft Project 2002

Microsoft Project MPX

Primavera Project Planner

Primavera Project Management 4 and 5

Asta Power Project

Microsoft Project 2000

Microsoft Project 2000

This Link requires Microsoft Project 2000 to be installed.

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Project

This Link requires Microsoft Project 2002 to be installed.

Microsoft Project MPX

Microsoft Project MPX

TimeLiner can read Microsoft Project.mpx files directly, without needing a copy of Microsoft Project (or any other scheduling software) installed. Primavera SureTrakPrimavera Project Planner and Asta Power Project can all export .mpx files.

Note

Primavera SureTrak exports its unique id in the text10 field of the .mpx file, rather than the unique id field. When linking to an .mpx file exported from SureTrak be sure to specify the text10 field as the unique id field in the Field Selector Dialog

Primavera Project Planner

Primavera Project Planner

This Link requires Primavera Project Planner to be installed. The Link status will be displayed as "Status not available".

Note

TimeLiner will ask for a username and password to link to Primavera Project Planner. If these are unknown, there is a possibility that these can be retrieved from the P3 shortcut.

To locate this information, right-click on the shortcut used to run P3, and select Properties . The properties dialog will show the target command line which will look something like 

"C:\'Program Files\'P3\'P3.exe /U:Bob"
Here, the username is set as "Bob", and for the purposes of the TimeLiner dialog the password will be the same.

Primavera Project Management 4 and 5

Primavera Project Management 4 and 5

This Link requires a number of elements to be installed alongside JetStream:

  • Primavera Project Manager 4 and 5 product

  • ActiveX Data Objects 2.1

  • Primavera Software Development Kit (available on the Primavera CDs)

PPM 4 and 5 are database driven, and as such require the Software Development Kit to be installed in order to set up the ODBC data source link. This can be installed and setup from the Project Management CD by taking the following steps:

  1. Insert Project Management CD, enter the Product Key and accept the License Agreement.

  2. Make sure "Primavera Applications or Components" is selected and click "Next".

  3. Select "Other Components" and click "Next".

  4. Select "Software Development Kit" and click "Next".

  5. Continue through clicking "Next" until the install starts.

  6. Once installation is complete, click "OK" to start the Database Configuration Wizard.

  7. Adjust settings in the Software Development Kit Setup dialog where appropriate, and click "OK".

  8. Click "Yes" for a log file, followed by "Finish" to complete.

On connecting to PPM 4 and 5 within TimeLiner, a logon dialog allows the source link to be selected (a warning occurs if none are present). The username and password are not stored in the NavisWorks file, and will be prompted for each time.

Once connected, a dialog box allows the user to select which project to open. A checkbox determines if all sub-projects are opened.

By default, TimeLiner brings through Start, End, Planned Start, and Planned End as "Start", "Finish", "BL Start" and "BL Finish" respectively.

Other Primavera dates can be selected through the generic TimeLiner 'Field Selector' Dialog, including 'Project Activity Codes', 'Global Activity Codes', and 'User Defined Fields'.

The TimeLiner hierarchy supports the WBS structure for Project / Activity hierarchy.

Note

Due to the nature of the Primavera Project Manager 4 and 5 products using the SDK for data access, linking with TimeLiner can take a longer period of time than other formats.

Asta Power Project

Asta Power Project

This Link requires Asta Power Project to be installed.