Merlin Project 8.1.8 Is Released

We have just released the version 8.1.8. This free update is important for Merlin Project.

• If you work with Merlin Project from the App Store, a new version will be made available to you after checking the Mac App Store.
• If you have downloaded Merlin Project from this website, update this version for free using the menu command in the app "Check for updates ...".
• The version for the iPad and iPhone appears automatically in the App Store after verification by Apple.

We have also updated Merlin Project Express. The new versions will be provided in the Mac App Store or at SetApp – right after its review.

You can find the minimum system requirements here.

Bienvenue sur le nouveau forum de Merlin Project !

Après avoir enterré le forum Google avec la version 2 de Merlin il y a longtemps, nous nous sommes concentrés sur Xing et LinkedIn jusqu'à présent. Maintenant que Xing a supprimé son forum sans le remplacer et que le forum de LinkedIn n'est pas vraiment vivant, nous avons décidé de lancer à nouveau notre propre forum.

Le nouveau forum offre une plateforme conviviale où les utilisateurs de Merlin Project peuvent se mettre en réseau et partager leurs connaissances. Posez des questions, faites des suggestions et apprenez d'autres utilisateurs expérimentés. Tout cela est gratuit, bien sûr !

Le nouveau forum est facile à naviguer et offre une variété de fonctionnalités, y compris une fonction de recherche qui vous permet de trouver rapidement les réponses à vos questions. En outre, vous pouvez personnaliser votre profil, suivre vos messages et vous connecter directement avec d'autres utilisateurs.

Nous sommes impatients de rapprocher encore davantage notre communauté grâce à ce nouveau forum et de vous fournir une assistance et des ressources plus complètes. N'hésitez pas à venir nous voir et à faire partie d'une communauté qui ne cesse de s'agrandir !

Merlin Project: Base Costs Report as PDF

We received following question recently:

I’m using the latest version of Merlin Project on a mac and have created a project file where I needed to insert various base costs. I know Merlin Project sums them into planned, expected or actual base costs, but my client requested a detailed Base Costs Report to be printed or read in Preview or Acrobat Reader. The report should list all Base Costs on my project and export their properties. Is this possible?

To meet the requirement described above, you may use an AppleScript solution we developed.

Friday Again Already?

In the last time it happens again regularly that I ask myself at the latest on Friday around noon the question; "Friday noon, where is this week already again"? Yes, I really ask myself this question in this form. And not as the universally quoted TGIF - "Thank God is Friday"; because I like to work! So my motto is IIFRA - "Is it Friday really again?" ;-)

So now I'm taking some time to review selected topics of the last week. Maybe I'll be able to slow down the pace a bit... or what's the consultant term for that: "deceleration".

PM Camp Hamburg

Finally, the preparations for the „biggest class reunion of German-speaking project managers" (I like to quote myself) are underway. After a few attempts sabotaged by Covid-19, a new orga team has now been found, which has already found a place and a date:

On May 19 and 20, 2023, the PM Camp will
take place on the premises of ISM Hamburg.

More details will follow very soon. Until then, block the date in your schedule. I will definitely be there!

Merlin Project: Create Project Handbook as PDF

We received the following question just recently:

I’m using the latest version of Merlin Project on a mac and have created a project file for a client. He has requested a project handbook to be printed or read in Preview or Acrobat Reader. The project handbook should list activities and attachments in a master–detail interface and export a set of predefined properties I am interested in. I don't mind if I need to use a script but I would like the action to do all works in one go; ie. iterate the items, extract the data and create the PDF. Is this possible?

One way to implement the customer's request would certainly be to use the File > Export > Image menu to export customized project views to PDFs or to call File > Print to print your documents.

However, to meet the requirement described above, an AppleScript solution developed by us comes in handy.