Set the maximum java memory usage for the MSP Interface

Products

• Clarity PPM On Premise
• Clarity PPM SaaS

Issue/Introduction

Increasing the java memory limit can be helpful with Microsoft Project (MSP) Performance issues when opening projects from Clarity or saving larger projects back to MSP. This KB provides the steps on how to do this.

Environment

Release: All Supported Releases
Component: Clarity Microsoft Project Interface

Resolution

1. On the workstation, navigate to the computer registry (Click on Start > Run and type in "regedit")
2. Navigate to the folder: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Niku\Schedulers\MSPOptions
3. Right click the MSPOptions folder and select New>String Value
4. Change the name to "JavaMemoryLimit"
5. Change the value data to 512. If that doesn't help, try a higher value (such as 800)

Additional Information

• Refer to KB: Set the maximum java memory usage for OWB for changing the Open Workbench (OWB) Java Memory Limit as different steps are required.
• MSP Integration Known Issues - Master KB