Data takeover

Excel Integration
into Linetrack

Linetrack takes over project and task lists with dates and hour values straight from existing Excel planning files. The import is already built and runs with no development needed.
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Linetrack project management software with a data takeover from Excel planning files

In short

The Excel import takes over project and task lists with dates and hour values straight from existing planning files into Linetrack - a one-off data takeover, already built and with no development needed. Of more than 400 planning tools replaced at Linetrack customers so far, most were Excel lists migrated this way instead of being re-entered.

Data takeover

What Linetrack takes over from Excel

Excel is one of the systems Linetrack takes existing plans over from directly.

  1. Data taken over: Project and task lists with dates and hour values from existing planning files.
  2. Type of connection: Data takeover, already built.

The full list of every connected system is on the interfaces overview.

Challenge

Why Excel plans would otherwise need re-entering

Project and task lists with dates and hour values often sit in several Excel files in parallel. During a system change they would otherwise have to be retyped by hand - effort that delays the rollout.

At Linetrack the import is a standard feature - the migrated data is available straight away for scheduling and capacity planninginstead of being maintained twice by hand.

The same logic applies where planning already ran in MS Project instead of Excel - see the MS Project integrationpage for details.

Anyone comparing Excel and Linetrack in detail can find the breakdown under Linetrack vs. Excel.

Excel import in Linetrack: connected scheduling and capacity planning

Effect on the rollout

Migration instead of re-entry

Anyone who would otherwise have to retype Excel lists ends up delaying the rollout. At Linetrack that import is a standard feature, not a special project.
Dates and hour values from the planning files are available for further planning straight after the takeover.
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What data does Linetrack take over from Excel?

Linetrack takes over project and task lists with dates and hour values straight from existing Excel planning files.

Is the Excel import a one-off takeover or a live sync?

A one-off data takeover. Excel lists are read in once during migration, unlike the live connection to AIDA or an ERP system, for example.

How many Excel plans have already been taken over?

Of more than 400 planning tools replaced at Linetrack customers so far, most were Excel lists - by far the most common case.

Does the Excel import require extra development?

No. The import is already built, part of the product and runs out of the box - there is no separate interface development to pay for.

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Linetrack in detail

The modules that carry planning forward after the Excel takeover:

Portfolio control
Every running project in one place
Resource Management
Plan capacity across projects
Project Planning
Schedules, Gantt charts, and milestones
Task Management
Track progress with task tracking