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title: Project field mapping
description: During an import, values from Microsoft Project overwrite fields in project records.
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# Project field mapping

During an import, values from Microsoft Project overwrite fields in project records.

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Microsoft Project fields

</th><th>

Project Management fields

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Task Name

</td><td>

Short description. The field is overwritten only while you import the first time.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Note

</td><td>

Description

</td></tr><tr><td>

Start

</td><td>

Planned start date

</td></tr><tr><td>

Finish

</td><td>

Planned end date

</td></tr><tr><td>

Duration

</td><td>

Planned duration

</td></tr><tr><td>

Actual Start

</td><td>

Actual start date

</td></tr><tr><td>

Actual Finish

</td><td>

Actual end date

</td></tr><tr><td>

Actual Duration

</td><td>

Actual duration

</td></tr><tr><td>

% Complete

</td><td>

Percent complete \(personalize the form to add this field\)

</td></tr><tr><td>

Predecessor Lag

</td><td>

Lag time between predecessor and successor

</td></tr><tr><td>

WBS

</td><td>

WBS

</td></tr><tr><td>

Critical

</td><td>

Critical path

</td></tr><tr><td>

Rollup

</td><td>

Rollup

</td></tr><tr><td>

Text10 \(Field used for syncing purposes\)

</td><td>

Task Sys\_Id

</td></tr><tr><td>

Project Header Title

</td><td>

Project name

</td></tr><tr><td>

Project Header Subject \(Field used for syncing purposes\)

</td><td>

Top Task Sys\_Id

</td></tr><tr><td>

Resource

</td><td>

Assigned to \[assigned\_to\]**Note:** During import, if there are multiple resources assigned to a task in Microsoft Project:

-   The first resource is added to the **Assigned to** field.
-   The rest of the resources are added to the **Additional assignee list** field.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Resource Group

</td><td>

Assignment Group

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