Creating your own PowerPoint export template allows you to specify which information is exported for projects. Below is an overview of all available fields and their placeholders.
General
When building your PowerPoint export template, you can include system and project fields by inserting the corresponding placeholders into your file. During export, Meisterplan replaces each placeholder with the actual field content.
See the article Customizing Your Microsoft PowerPoint Template for Project Data Exports for more details on creating and uploading your custom PowerPoint template.
Non-Project-Specific Placeholders
| <report_title> | Will be replaced with "Project Brief" or the localized title |
| <report_sub_title> | Will be replaced with "Key details at a glance" or the localized subtitle |
| <timestamp_of_export> | Contains the timestamp of the export: time, day, month, and year |
Custom Project Fields
You can include any project field configured under Manage > Fields > Project Fields in your template. You can find the corresponding placeholder when you open the field's configuration. The placeholder format is “cust_” followed by the API name that is generated when creating a field (often the same as the field's name): “<cust_newfield>”.
| Field | Placeholder | In Default Template |
| External Link | <cust_project_link> | - |
| Strategy Fit | <cust_strategy_fit> | - |
| Stage Gate | <cust_stage_gate> | x |
| Risk Level | <cust_risk> | - |
| Payback Period | <cust_fb_payback> | - |
| Description | <cust_description> | x |
| Need for Decision | <cust_need_for_decision> | - |
OBS Fields
You can also include any OBS field configured under Manage > OBS in your template. The placeholder format is "obs_" followed by the name of the OSP, such as "obs_branch."
| Field | Placeholder | In Default Template |
| Department | <obs_department> | - |
| Office | <obs_office> | - |
| Value Stream | <obs_value_stream> | - |
Milestone Fields
You can also include fields with milestone data in your template.
| Field | Placeholder | In Default Template |
| Name | <milestone_name> | x |
| Phase | <milestone_project_phase> | x |
| Date | <milestone_date> | x |
| Status | <milestone_status> | x |
System Fields
The following system fields are available for your PowerPoint template. Insert the appropriate placeholder into your file to include the field.
| Field | Placeholder | In Default Template |
| Name | <project_name> | x |
| Project Key | <project_key> | - |
| Notes | <project_notes> | x |
| Cost Type | <project_costtype> | - |
| Project Manager | <project_manager> | x |
| Goal | <project_goal> | x |
| Priority Score | <project_score> | - |
| Approved Total Effort | <project_approved_total_effort> | x |
| Actual Time Worked | <project_actual_time_worked> | - |
| Actual Allocation Costs | <project_actual_allocation_cost> | - |
| Actual Financial Events Costs | <project_actual_financial_events_costs> | - |
| Last Booking Date | <project_last_booking_date> | - |
| Approved Budget | <project_approved_budget> | x |
| Actual Benefit Total | <project_actual_benefit_total> | - |
| Approved CapEx Budget | <project_approved_capex_budget> | - |
| Approved OpEx Budget | <project_approved_opex_budget> | - |
| Status | <statuscode> | x |
| Project Type | <project_type> | x |
| Connected Tool | <project_connected_tool> | - |
| Start | <project_start> | x |
| Finish | <project_finish> | x |
| Program Name | <project_program-name> | x |
| Rank Category | <project_rank_category> | x |
| Last Changed | <project_last_changed> | - |
| Planned Allocations | <project_planned_allocations> | x |
| Planned Benefit | <project_planned_benefit> | - |
| Total Planned Costs | <project_planned_costs> | x |
| Future Costs | <project_planned_future_costs> | - |
| Planned Net Value | <project_planned_net_value> | - |
| Planned CapEx | <project_planned_capex> | - |
| Planned OpEx | <project_planned_opex> | - |
| Planned Allocation Costs | <project_planned_allocation_costs> | - |
| Future Allocation Costs | <project_planned_future_allocation_costs> | - |
| Planned Financial Events Costs | <project_planned_financial_events_costs> | - |
| Future Financial Events Costs | <project_planned_future_financial_events_costs> | - |
| Planned Allocation Costs until Last Booking Date | <project_planned_allocation_costs_until_last_booking_date> | - |
| Planned Allocations until Last Booking Date | <project_planned_allocations_until_last_booking_date> | - |
| Future Allocations | <project_planned_future_allocations> | - |
| Allocation Estimate at Completion | <project_allocation_estimate_at_completion> | x |
| Deviation of Allocation EAC from Approved Total Effort (in time unit) | <project_deviation_of_eac_from_approved_total_effort> | - |
| Deviation of Allocation EAC from Approved Total Effort (in %) | <project_deviation_of_eac_from_approved_total_effort_percentage> | x |
| Deviation of Actual Time Worked from Plan (in time unit) | <project_deviation_of_actual_time_worked_from_plan> | - |
| Deviation of Actual Time Worked from Plan (in %) | <project_deviation_of_actual_time_worked_from_plan_percentage> | - |
| Deviation of Actual Allocation Costs from Plan (in currency) | <project_deviation_of_actual_costs_from_plan> | - |
| Deviation of Actual Allocation Costs from Plan (in %) | <project_deviation_of_actual_costs_from_plan_percentage> | - |
| Cost Estimate at Completion | <project_cost_estimate_at_completion> | x |
| Deviation of Cost EAC from Approved Budget (in currency) | <project_deviation_of_cost_eac_from_approved_budget> | - |
| Deviation of Cost EAC from Approved Budget (in %) | <project_deviation_of_cost_eac_from_approved_budget_percentage> | x |
| Estimated Benefit at Completion | <project_estimated_benefit_at_completion> | - |
| Estimated Net Value at Completion | <project_estimated_net_value_at_completion> | - |
| Percentage of Completion | <project_percentage_of_completion_allocation_based> | x |
| Deviation Status Compared to Connected Tool | <project_connected_tool_deviation_status> | - |
| Missing Allocations Compared to Connected Tool | <project_missing_allocations_compared_to_connected_tool> | - |