Add an existing SharePoint task list to Project Web App

In this article

• Choose how you want to import your SharePoint task list

• Add a task list by using the Get Started with Project Web App Web Part

• Add a task list from within SharePoint

• Add a task list from within Project Web App

Choose how you want to import your SharePoint task list

When you want a SharePoint task list to be included in Project Web App, you can add the list to the Project Center in Project Web App. During the import process, you identify which SharePoint site contains the task list and choose which task list from the site to use. You also provide a project name. For example, let's say you have a site called “Marketing Team Projects,” and a task list on that site called “Conference Tasks.” When you add the list in Project Web App, you specify that the list is on the “Marketing Team Projects” site, you provide a more appropriate project name, such as “Marketing Conference,” and you select the “Conference Tasks” list.

The selected task list will be included in the Project Center in Project Web App, under the project name you provided during the import process. In the Project Center, you can open the project in Project Web App to view the task list from the SharePoint site. So in this example, the Project Center shows a new row for “Marketing Conference,” and when you open that row in Project Web App, you see the tasks from the “Conference Tasks” list.

This import process for an existing SharePoint task list can be done in a few different ways:

• Use the Get Started with Project Web App Web Part.    If it is available on the Project Web App Home page, the Get Started with Project Web App Web Part includes a wizard to walk you through the import process.

• Add a task list to Project Web App from within SharePoint.    While on the SharePoint site that contains your task list, you can choose to add the task list to Project Web App.

• Add a task list from within Project Web App.    If you are currently working in Project Web App, you can choose to add the task list from within the Project Center.

Add a task list by using the Get Started with Project Web App Web Part

To add an existing task list by using the Get Started with Project Web App Web Part:

1. In Project Web App, click Create or import projects on the Get Started with Project Web App Web Part.

2. On the Create a new Project page, click Add existing SharePoint sites to Project Web App.

3. On the Add SharePoint Sites to Project Web App dialog box, select the check box next to the site that contains the task list you want to include in Project Web App.

   Note:  The Add SharePoint Sites to Project Web App dialog box lists only those sites that you can access in SharePoint. If the list you want to add is on a site you don’t have access to, contact an administrator for that site to request permissions.

4. In the Project Name column for the selected row, type the project name that you want to use in Project Web App for this connected SharePoint task list.

5. In the Tasks List column for the selected row, choose the task list from the SharePoint site that you want to include in the Project Center.

   Tip:  If you want to import multiple task lists from different sites, repeat steps 3 through 5 for each site. If you want to import multiple task lists from the same site, complete this procedure and then repeat the procedure using the same site, being sure to give the added task list a different project name.

6. Click Add to add the task list to the Project Center using the project name you specified.

Add a task list from within SharePoint

If you are working on a task list in SharePoint, it may be more convenient for you to add that task list to Project Web App from within SharePoint.

To add an existing task list to Project Web App from within SharePoint, first you need to add the Project Center Web Part to a page on the site. This setup procedure only needs to be completed one time.

To add the Project Center Web Part to a page:

1. On the page where you want to add a button to import a task list, click Page, and then click Edit.

2. On the Insert tab, in the Parts group, click Web Part.

3. Under Categories, click Project Web App.

4. Under Parts, click Project Center, and then click Add.

5. Click once in the Project Center web part, and then, on the Web Part tab, click Web Part Properties.

6. In the Project Center pane that appears, click Project Web App to expand it.

7. Type the top-level URL for the site collection that contains your task list in the Project Web App URL box, and then click OK.

8. On the Page tab, in the Edit group, click Save or Stop Editing.

Once the Project Center Web Part is added, you can use it as many times as you would like to add task lists to Project Web App from your SharePoint site.

To add an existing task list:

1. Click once in the Project Center Web Part, and then click the Projects tab.

2. In the Project group, click Add SharePoint Sites.

3. On the Add SharePoint Sites to Project Web App dialog box, select the check box next to the site that contains the task list you want to include in Project Web App.

   Note:  The Add SharePoint Sites to Project Web App dialog box lists only those sites that you can access in SharePoint. If the list you want to add is on a site you don’t have access to, contact an administrator for that site to request permissions.

4. In the Project Name column for the selected row, type the project name that you want to use in Project Web App for this connected SharePoint task list.

5. In the Task List column for the selected row, choose the task list from the SharePoint site that you want to include in the Project Center.

   Tip:  If you want to import multiple task lists from different sites, repeat steps 3 through 5 for each site. If you want to import multiple task lists from the same site, complete this procedure and then repeat the procedure using the same site, being sure to give the added task list a different project name.

6. Click Add to add the task list to the Project Center using the project name you specified.

Add a task list from within Project Web App

To add an existing SharePoint task list from within Project Web App:

1. On the Quick Launch in Project Web App, under Projects, click Project Center.

2. On the Projects tab, in the Project group, click Add SharePoint Sites.

3. On the Add SharePoint Sites to Project Server dialog box, select the check box next to the site that contains the task list you want to include in Project Web App.

   Note:  The Add SharePoint Sites to Project Server dialog box lists only those sites that you can access in SharePoint. If the list you want to add is on a site you don’t have access to, contact an administrator for that site to request permissions.

4. In the Project Name column for the selected row, type the project name that you want to use in Project Web App for this connected SharePoint task list.

5. In the Task List column for the selected row, choose the task list from the SharePoint site that you want to include in the Project Center.

   Tip:  If you want to import multiple task lists from different sites, repeat steps 3 through 5 for each site. If you want to import multiple task lists from the same site, complete this procedure and then repeat the procedure using the same site, being sure to give the added task list a different project name.

6. Click Add to add the task list to the Project Center using the project name you specified.