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   <Header>
      <Title>Synchronize structure/budget/schedule</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2262825">
         <Level1>Synchronize</Level1>
         <Level2>structure/budget/schedule</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2262830">
         <Level1>Structure/budget/schedule</Level1>
         <Level2>synchronize</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>The core of the integration lies in this synchronization where
		the budget and schedule information flows to and from Microsoft Project to LN. If
		Microsoft Project is the owner, the user has the option of adding a new
		activity or a new budget line to an activity. You can always modify the dates.
		However, the budgeted amount of work for the resource can be changed from the
		Microsoft Project side only if Microsoft Project is the owner.</Paragraph>
      <ExampleSection>
         <SectionTitle>Example</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>If a piece of equipment is scheduled for 25 hours of work
		  (budget line quantity = 25 hours), you can allocate this work of 25 hours over
		  five days (five hours per day), or you can choose to do the work in 10 days
		  (2.5 hours per day).</Paragraph>
      </ExampleSection>
      <Paragraph>The user can perform this allocation through transfer to
		Microsoft Project. Microsoft Project offers you the possibility to fix your
		duration, work, or units. To set the duration, work, or units, on the <GUIRef href="" role="manual"/> 
         <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Tools</GUIRef> menu, click <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Options</GUIRef> and click
		the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Schedule</GUIRef> tab. The formula for duration is as
		follows:</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>
         <Code>duration  =  work/allocation</Code>
      </Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>If the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Synchronize</GUIRef> option is selected, a dialog
		box appears, which enables you to indicate whether to synchronize the
		structures, schedule information, and budget lines</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>The <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Net Change</GUIRef> option is available only if a
		small part of the project’ s scheduled dates are changed. Using the most
		relevant combination can save time.</Paragraph>
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      <Paragraph>For improved control, you must resort tasks (activities) after
		the synchronization of the structure.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListItem> 
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Synchronize Budget Quantity and Schedule</GUIRef>:
		  Select this check box to synchronize the budget lines and schedule data.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>
                  <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Update Schedule With</GUIRef>: You can update the
				schedule from Microsoft Project to LN based on the following three
				option:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Early Dates</GUIRef>: Select <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Early Dates</GUIRef> to update the LN Project planned dates with the early dates for the tasks
				from Microsoft Project.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Schedule Dates</GUIRef>: Select <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Schedule Dates</GUIRef> to update the LN Project planned dates with the scheduled dates for the
				tasks from Microsoft Project.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Baseline Dates</GUIRef>: Select <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Baseline Dates</GUIRef> to update the LN Project planned dates with the baseline dates defined in
				Microsoft Project. This option prevents the overwriting of planning data in LN with the
				actual data in Microsoft Project during the synchronization process which was
				the earlier case.</ListItem>
            </List>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem> 
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Synchronize Activity/Budget Line Relationship</GUIRef>: Select this check box to synchronize the Activity/Budget
		  Line Relationship data.</ListItem>
         <ListItem> 
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Get Newly Created Activity/Budget Line Relationship from ERP Enterprise</GUIRef>: Select this check box to synchronize the changes
		  in LN with
		  Microsoft Project. This check box is enabled when you set the ownership to
		  "MsProject" .</ListItem>
         <ListItem> 
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Send Actual Dates to ERP Enterprise</GUIRef>: Select
		  this check box to update the scheduled dates in LN with the
		  actual dates in Microsoft Project. You can send actual dates to LN,
		  irrespective of the ownership.</ListItem>
         <ListItem> 
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Net Change</GUIRef>: Select this check box to
		  synchronize the changes to a small part of the project’ s scheduled dates.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>The ownership determines how the update is performed during the
		Synchronization process.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>