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Microsoft Project and CA Clarity PPM Schedule Connect

For large-scale replanning or to use automatic scheduling algorithms, use CA Clarity PPM Schedule Connect (Schedule Connect) to open CA Clarity PPM projects in Microsoft Project. Schedule Connect provides full bidirectional connection between CA Clarity PPM and Microsoft Project. You can synchronize the changes in CA Clarity PPM and Microsoft Project with the click of a button.

With Schedule Connect, you can:

• Open projects in Microsoft Project to review or edit.
• Save projects you create or update in Microsoft Project back to CA Clarity PPM.
• Allocate the CA Clarity PPM resources to projects open in Microsoft Project.
• Map custom fields from Microsoft Project and CA Clarity PPM, assign resources to tasks, and create baselines.

Schedule Connect has the following benefits:

• Improved performance. When you open and save a project, all information is sent to and from CA Clarity PPM in one large block.
• Simultaneous communication between CA Clarity PPM and Microsoft Project. CA Clarity PPM can send information to Microsoft Project before an entire block of information is received from CA Clarity PPM.
• Security. SSL and proxy servers are supported without requiring you to open special ports.