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Tracy_Parmeter
Tracy_Parmeter
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February 24, 2025
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Bulk xml export

  • February 24, 2025
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We have a client that is asking for our project data to be exported to MS Project and provided to them. I know we can export each individual project but I am not seeing any way to do a bulk export to xml. We have 450+ projects that need to be exported multiple times. Does anyone know the best way to do this? Maybe it can be done with a Fusion scenario?

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kautuk_sahni
kautuk_sahni
Employee
September 1, 2025

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Kautuk Sahni
Sven-iX
Sven-iX
New Participant
February 28, 2025

Hi @tracy_parmeter  

 

Turns out it's quite simple: In Fusion

  1. get the Workfront session
  2. download the XML
  3. save (or upload) the XML file

Here's how it works: 
The "Export MS Project" action calls the endpoint /exportMSProject and passes the projectID. 
The response is the XML file. 

JSON attached.

 

 

CC: @lgaertner @kurt_jones 

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    nathan_at_bbw
    New Participant
    August 8, 2025

    Hey @sven-ix ,

     

    I imported your XML and for me it runs successfully...kind of. I get a 404 status code, but it produces a file. The file, however, says this:

    "Note: Since your browser does not support JavaScript, you must press the Continue button once to proceed."

     

    Any ideas what I've got wrong?

    Sven-iX
    Sven-iX
    New Participant
    August 8, 2025

    Can't tell without more context/screenshots... 

    lgaertner
    lgaertner
    New Participant
    February 25, 2025

    Hello Tracy,

     

    If you have a look into the API-Explorer and switch the API version to API unsupported, you will see, that there is an action under Projects (PROJ), which is called exportAsMSProjectFile.

    Running that (PUT), I do get an UUID. Unfortunately that action is not documented, but i could imagine, that this UUID could refer to a temporary created file, which has to be downloaded in a second step...
    Perhaps someone has an idea?

     

    Regards

    Lars

      Kurt_Jones
      Kurt_Jones
      New Participant
      February 25, 2025

      Tracy,

      There isn't a native way in Workfront to create xml data.  If you have Fusion there is an xml module that can be used to create XML data where you could map the fields from projects that you need into an XML structure to have it be created...sorry not better news.

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