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OmniPlan
Sep 22 2007

PUFFINZ  As an integrated scheduler at a major Aerospace program, I found some features lacking in this product. How do you insert columns to see Start and Finish dates? How do you insert customized filters and sorts? How can float analysis be conducted in this tool? Is there a total slack/float column?

Also, I have to work with my "PC" friends and need something that exports to MS Project in a workable fashion. I was working with a client in Canada and using the beta version. I was working with Concept Pro's Project, but had some problems exporting into MS Project. WHen I exported the file as an MS Project XML file, MS Project could not read the file. When I exported the file as an MPX file, then all the tasks were not set up as "as early as possible" or "early dates". Thus, changing the lags on the predessessor or successor didn't move the start and finish dates.

OmniPlan needs to workout this export function. Also, I work with projects that are 1000s of tasks lines long, the predessessor for a particular task could be several hundered lines above...the OmniPlan program doesn't appear to let you enter in an activity ID or a line number as a predessessor or successor.  
(Version 1.1.2)

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OmniPlan
Nov 1 2007

D9  You would be well served to try Merlin. It is much more robust than OmniPlan and has a very good track record with MS Project exchanges.

OmniPlan seems to fit into that low level, single project type users. Still, I wouldn't put it pass OmniGroup to make this a very strong tool by the 2nd or 3rd version; OmniGraffle and OmniOutliner are testament to that.

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(Version 1.5 beta 1)

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