The construction Add-in © helps the creation of a new project while ensuring that all the Ms Project options have been installed for the construction industry.
When you select Blank project in Ms Project :
The dialog window: Project information will pop up, then you need to specify the project starting date. You will be able to modify this date later if necessary.
You can also select your project calendar.
Click on OK to continue.
The next box: Language choice, will ask in which language you wish to create this new schedule.
This would be necessary for importing shop drawings in the language you which to create your schedule independently of the language of the software.
So you could create a french schedule with all the french terms even if your Ms Project (Plan 3) software is in English.
WARNING: Il you choose French, then when you will import the Procurement section, all the terms would be in french (Approvisionnement, Préparations des dessins d'atelier, Approbation des dessins d'atelier et Fabrication/Livraison).
You will not be able to change those terms after the importation.
The next window Calendar options for this project will appear :
You will be able to modify the options of hours per day and hours per week for the new project.
You will also be able to modify them in Ms Project Options under the File tab in the Schedule menu. Click on Ok to continue.
We will suggest you to save your file.
Save in read-only mode to avoid losing data.
The Construction Add-in will save a log file in a txt format that will save all the conducted action which will allow easy tracking of all the creation steps if Project was closed without prior warning.
The log file will have the same name as the project file.
This file, which is in a text format, saves all the modifications that you have made to the tasks and resources. If you lose your data for whatever reason or if Ms Project stops working without prior warning, you will be able to trace with this file all the actions performed minute by minute.
Here is an example :
