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MSP Integration known issues - master KB
Article ID: 71385
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Products
Clarity PPM On Premise
Clarity PPM SaaS
Issue/Introduction
Known issues related to the Clarity and Microsoft Project (MSP) integration. Scroll through the appropriate section based on your issue (and/or do a Control + F on your keyboard, in case the issue may be listed in a different section.)
Resolution
Table of Contents
- Frequently Reported Issues
- Upgrade / Install / Add-in Errors
- Save Issues
- Project Open Issues / Errors
- Best Practices
- Compatibility
- MSP Settings
- Questions
- Troubleshooting
- How to / Tips and Tricks
- Copying and Pasting of Tasks
- Timeout Issues
- Units
- Date / Duration Issues
- Baselines
- Performance
- Milestones
- General Task Issues
- Fields / Lookups
- % Complete
- Target Errors
- ETC / Remaining Work
- MSP Configuration / Views
- MSP Legacy Driver Specific
Frequently Reported Issues
- MSP: Project Save Failed Errors - Master KB
- MSP opening projects issues - master KB
- CA Clarity Addin tab missing in MSP - Master KB of Known Issues
- MSP Integration Known Defects - Master KB
- Run-time error '53' File not found: caMspXml.dll' in MSP Due to wrong bit level installed
- MSP: Start Dates change to the Project Start Date when exported to MSP
- Getting Started with the MSP New Driver with Clarity
Upgrade / Install / Add-in Errors
- CA Clarity Addin tab missing in MSP - Master KB of Known Issues
- When upgrading the MSP Interface, receive an error message that the CAClarityAddin is already installed
- MSP Interface Install error: Specified Argument was out of the range of valid values. Parameter name: entryValue
- When opening projects in MSP, receive a Compile Error after upgrading the PPM MSP Interface
- When I try to open my PPM project in MSP, nothing happens, it appears the addin is inactive in MSP
- CA PPM Addin Disabled in MSP - Addin reinstall required
- MSP CA PPM integration/Interface tab is not available/disabled when using a Silent Installation package
- Run-time error '53' File not found: caMspXml.dll' in MSP Due to wrong bit level installed
- MSP Run-time Error '53' or Run-Time Error '28' when trying to open projects
- MSP Run-time error '53' File not found: caMspXml.dll
- MSP VB run time error 53 due to Microsoft .NET Framework Version
See also: MSP Interface - upgrading/testing best practices
Save Issues
Save Failed
- MSP: Project Save Failed Errors - Master KB
- MSP Project Save Failed after Clarity Timeout
- MSP 'Project Save Failed' error due to task Start or Finish Date issues in MSP
- MSP "Save Failed" error referencing a Unique Constraint Violation in the logs
- MSP: Project Save failed even if Assignment is removed from Summary Task
Other Save Issues / Questions
- When Saving a Project from MSP to Clarity, Project Remains Locked and you may see Target Error
- When Uploading a project from MSP to Clarity, changes do not always save back to Clarity
- MSP Save Error: Invalid value for field prName
- MSP error: "Invalid value for field prname..." even if task character limit is under 150
- MSP: Unable to Save changes to the Project Calendar
- MSP Project won't save back for one user to Clarity
- MSP: Updating OFFLINE copy of a Clarity project - Documentation/best practices on saving a Microsoft Project (MSP) project schedule that is saved locally on the workstation
Project Open Issues / Errors
Known Issues
Error Messages
- MSP: 'Actual Finish Date is Before some of the Previously Entered Timephased Actual Work values'
- Project Does not Open in MSP - There is a circular relationship in task error due to Duplicate Text3 Content
- Why am I getting an import error upon launching a project to MSP?
- MSP Import Error on extended attribute if the related text field in Clarity has a second line manually created
- MSP "scheduling conflict for summary task 0" message due to MSP Setting
- MSP: Invalid project Summary task constraint - Every time the project is launched to MSP, a message regarding the constraint is thrown:
"This action will cause a scheduling conflict for summary task 0 <task name>..."
Blank project / Hanging projects
- Why does a new blank project1 file open along with the Clarity Project in MSP?
- Opening MSP stops at 'Connecting to PPM' step / unable to log in to MSP Interface
- MSP Project hangs on opening to XML for a project recently baselined in Clarity
- MSP Project crashing/performance issues on one project due to tasks with start/finish dates far out in past or future
- Unable to Open Projects in OWB/MSP Due to Large Number of Notes (DE58178 - Impacts 15.8.1, 15.9 fixed in 15.9.1)
Certificate Warning
Other Open issues
- In MSP, Project Opens incorrectly with a new file name such as Project1 or Project2
- In the MSP New Driver, Unable to open a project in MSP if a Calendar associated with the project has more than 51 characters
- MSP New Driver: Projects do not open if there are Project Server Enterprise Fields associated with the project
- MSP Interface stopped opening projects from Browser
- Clarity Project will not open in MSP - Project dialog box pops up due to MSP Update not being installed
- Cannot open project in MSP: A project dialog box opens with a list of projects - (DE51415 - Impacts 15.5.1, 15.6, 15.6.1, 15.7 - Fixed in 15.7.1)
- New UX allows locked project to be opened Read-Write in MSP/OWB - (DE59052 - Impacts 15.8, 15.8.1, 15.9, 15.9.1, 15.9.2 - Targeted to be fixed in 15.9.3)
- MSP sort changes to unique ID instead of ID - This can make it seem like tasks have moved to a different spot in the project.
Performance Issues
Best Practices
- MSP Integration performance best practices
- MSP copying and pasting tasks - supported method for Clarity
- Auto scheduled versus manually scheduled tasks in MSP
- MSP Interface - upgrading/testing best practices
- MSP: Updating OFFLINE copy of a Clarity project - Documentation/best practices on saving a Microsoft Project (MSP) project schedule that is saved locally on the workstation
Compatibility
- Does Clarity work with MSP "365" / Click to Run / Project Online versions?
- Can MSP2013 MSI and OS365 MSP versions be installed on same workstation if using the Clarity MSP Addin?
- Can the MSP Integration be deployed using Citrix?
- Is it required to upgrade the MSP Interface when upgrading Clarity?
- Microsoft Project monthly patches impact with Clarity
MSP Settings
Questions
- Does the Clarity PPM / MSP Integration tool prevent users from updating a project currently in use by another user?
- Is there any Impact turning off Calculation in MSP?
- MSP Integration: New Update Actuals button impact
Troubleshooting
- XML, MPP and MSP Logs for Troubleshooting MSP Issues
- MSP: Troubleshooting for one project on one Machine
- MSP: Logging available in the MSP new driver
- MSP troubleshooting connection issues - previously worked
- MSP: Delete mpp and xml from workstation for Clarity
How to / Tips and Tricks
- Automatically Open Projects In A Scheduler (OWB, MSP) When Using Firefox Or Chrome
- Clean Uninstall of the MSP Interface
- Disabled/Inactive CA PPM Addin in Microsoft Project - For one time occurrence
- How to use MSP without using PPM timesheets in order to update the tasks completion % and automatically update Actuals
- Mapping Task Priority between PPM and MSP
- MS Project (MSP) new driver features
- How Pending Estimates work in MSP and Clarity
- Temporarily remove a project's MSP mpp file from the prdocument table
- Getting Started with the MSP New Driver with Clarity
Copying and Pasting of Tasks
- MSP: Copying entire Task Rows Duplicates or Moves Some Tasks (DE58960 - Impacts 15.7.1 - 15.9.1, fixed in 15.9.1 patch 1 and 15.9.2)
- Copying and pasting tasks in MSP - Clarity Supported Method
- MSP: Copy and paste from one project to another
Timeout Issues
- MSP/Clarity timeout issue for one user - Environment variable update required
- MSP: Reconnecting to Clarity after a timeout
Units
- Would like contoured assignment to remain as contoured when reopened from PPM into MSP
- MSP Assignment Units changes not Saving
- In MSP, Units are not exporting from the Resource Allocation on the Team tab of the Project
- MSP "resource is assigned outside the original dates of a task" warning
- Max Units on Resource Sheet in MSP
Date / Duration Issues
Task Date issues
- MSP: Task Start/Finish Dates are pushed out
- MSP: Start Dates change to the Project Start Date when exported to MSP
- In MSP, Tasks are Changing to 0 day Duration / Milestones
- Finish date changes for some Team members after saving a project back from MSP
- MSP Project crashing/performance issues on one project due to tasks with start/finish dates far out in past or future
- MSP Task Start / Finish Date changes not saving back to Clarity PPM
- MSP Ignores Predecessors and changes Task Dates to Past Dates
- MSP: "The resource is assigned outside the original dates for task"
- MSP: Task Finish dates change to Actuals thru date
Duration Issues
- Task With Duration Can Be Converted to Milestone Using MSP
- MSP Task Durations Change when using a Custom Calendar
- MSP: Some fixed work tasks durations are changing
- MSP Fixed Work task duration is lost if resource is added last with uniform loading pattern
Project Date Issues
- MSP: Status Date changes aren't saving back to As of Date in Clarity (Impacts 15.8, no longer reproducible in 15.9)
Baselines
- Baselines with Clarity and MSP - Getting Started
- Creating Baselines in MSP versus Clarity
- External Dependencies Baseline data is not Displayed when opening a project in MSP
- Task baselines not saving from Microsoft Project (DE53733 - Impacts 15.7.1, 15.8, 15.8.1 - fixed in 15.9)
- MSP Last saved date in the 'Set Baseline' section is Missing
Performance
- MSP Integration and the Number of Tasks
- MSP Performance Issues - Best Practices to Prevent
- MSP interface performance slowness with Clarity
- MSP Project crashing/performance issues on one project due to tasks with start/finish dates far out in past or future
- MSP bit level recommendations with large projects
Milestones
- Summary tasks that are Milestones do not Export as Milestones in MSP
- MSP allows tasks with assignments to be saved as milestones
- MSP: Task is incorrectly marked as a Milestone in Clarity
General Task Issues
- MSP: Some tasks move out of order when exporting a project to MSP
- Duplicate summary task and child tasks in MSP that don't exist in Clarity
- Tasks on my project are updating on their own from 'Completed' to 'Not Started' when exporting from Clarity
- MSP: Tasks changed from Fixed Work to Fixed Units
- In MSP, Not All Task Dependencies are Exported from Clarity to MSP
- MSP: All Predecessors and Successors deleted in project even though language used is English
- MSP not recognizing tasks as Late when they are Past Due
- MSP Completed Bars vs Dotted Lines
- MSP tasks with no assignments documentation
Fields / Lookups
- MSP / OWB - restrict inactive values from lookup
- MSP: Unable to edit data in Text fields intermittently
- Can Custom Field Names in MSP be exported as column names for projects exported from PPM?
- In the MSP New Driver, Graphical Indicators are not displayed for some Custom Fields in MSP
% Complete
- MSP % Complete changes with tasks with no assignments if % Complete >0 and <100
- MSP Task % Complete mismatch: In Clarity it shows 100%, while in MSP it shows 99%
- Task % complete is 0 when exported from Clarity to MSP
- % Complete changes for tasks without assignments if % is > 0 when exported to MSP - (DE52504 - Impacts 15.7, 15.7.1, fixed in 15.8)
Target Errors
- MSP Target Error Openfromdatabase when opening attempting to open a project in MSP
- MSP Target error due to corrupt Global.mpt file
- MSP Target Error Openfromdatabase due to Global.mpt name issue
- MSP Target error: "The macro "Browse Resources" cannot be found"
ETC / Remaining Work
- MSP: ETC missing for tasks with Assignments
- MSP Field Mapping for ETCs and Actuals in Clarity
- MSP: ETC missing due to MSP Update not being installed
- MSP: ETCs are being zeroed out for tasks with no assignee
- MSP Task hours change to 0 when replacing a resource
- MSP - ETCs increase as duration is increased
MSP Configuration / Views
- In the MSP New Driver, custom views are not Saved
- In the MSP New driver, highlighting of tasks is no longer saved
- MSP New Driver: Task Details form Disappears
- In the MSP New Driver, Tasks/Milestones added to Timeline view are not Preserved
MSP Legacy Driver Specific
Additional Information
This may not contain all known MSP KBs, if you can't find your issue in this KB, see also:
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