Optional Products

This section lists the optional products that can be used with this version of PPM.

  • VSTO version 3.0 for Microsoft Project 2007

    Note: For Microsoft Project 2010 and later, VSTO should be bundled automatically with Office installation. Make sure your system administrator did not disable the automatic VSTO installation.

  • Version 2007 for Microsoft Project 2007

Note: For Microsoft Project 2010 and later, PIA should be bundled automatically with Office installation. Make sure your system administrator did not disable the automatic PIA installation.

The following versions of Microsoft Excel are supported:

  • Microsoft Office Excel 2007 SP1

  • Microsoft Office Excel 2010

  • Microsoft Office Excel 2013

  • Microsoft Office Excel 2016

  • Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5 or later

The optional products should use the corresponding language of the client (and supported on the PPM instance).

For example, if your PPM instance has the French language pack installed, clients with a French session language should use French for their optional software products.

Note: Do not attempt to use PPM with software products that have a mix of languages, such as a PPM instance supporting English, Korean, and French interacting with a German client having an Italian version of Excel software. All the software products used in your PPM client should rely on the same language, and this language must also be supported on the PPM instance.