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Now that you have linked a local Microsoft Project Plan (MPP) file to your Altus project, let us learn how to keep or delete tasks by disconnecting it from the Altus app.

Access to this feature is restricted within the configuration settings. If you cannot perform this task you will need to speak to your administrator.

There are two places you can perform this unlinking process from: Altus app and Microsoft Project desktop client.


To unlink the MPP file from the Altus app:

1. Open the Project in Altus.
   
   
2. Click the link indicator on the Details tab. This will open the Link to External Project pane.
   
   
3. Click the Unlink Project button. This will open the additional dialog in the pane.
   
   
4. Select whether you would like to:
   
   
   Delete synced tasks: This will unlink this project from Microsoft Project and remove all tasks from the Altus Tasks list. This process could take a few minutes to be completed.
   
   Leave tasks in place: This will unlink this project from Microsoft Project but leave all the tasks within Altus. If you leave your tasks within the Altus project, you will be unable to connect another Project plan to this project
   
   
5. Click Accept to begin the unlinking process. The process will take longer if you selected to delete the tasks from Altus.
   
   

To unlink the MPP file from the Altus app using the desktop client:

Once you have Linked your Microsoft Project plan to Altus the Connect button will change to Disconnect from Altus.

1. Open the project plan in Microsoft Project.
   
   
2. Click Disconnect from Altus. This will open the Disconnect from Altus Project? window.
   
   
3. Select whether you would like to:
   
   
   Keep tasks: This will unlink this project from Microsoft Project but leave all the tasks within Altus. If you leave your tasks within the Altus project, you will be unable to connect another Project plan to this project.
   
   Delete tasks: This will unlink this project from Microsoft Project and remove all tasks from the Altus Tasks list. This process could take a few minutes to be completed.
   
   
4. Click the Disconnect button. The disconnection process will now run. Your project will now be unlinked.
   

Read: Altus for Microsoft Project – End User Guide