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How to Import Your Basecamp Projects into Chrometa

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We created an integration with the new version of Basecamp that allows you to import your project list from Basecamp into Chrometa with the click of a button.

(Basecamp Classic users, please click here for information about our time entry export for Basecamp Classic).

Enabling the Basecamp Integration

Go to Account – Integrations within Chrometa.  Click the Basecamp Next link, enter your Basecamp URL, and click Connect.

Basecamp Next SetupConnect your Basecamp account with Chrometa.

You will be sent to a secure page on 37signals.com, asking you to authorize Chrometa’s access to your 37signals accounts.  Click Yes, I’ll allow access to authorize the connection.

37 Signals Access ChrometaVerify it’s OK for Chrometa to access your Basecamp account.

You will then be redirected back to Chrometa, with a message at the top of your screen confirming the successful connection.

Basecamp projects import

Click the projects page link at the far-right to import your projects from Basecamp.

Importing Your Project List From Basecamp

Click the projects page link at the far right of the message above to visit the Projects tab in Chrometa.

In the top-right, you will see a Sync With Basecamp Next button.  Click this to import your project list from Basecamp into Chrometa.

Sync Projects with Basecamp NextClick the Sync With Basecamp Next button to import your project list from Basecamp into Chrometa.


Going forward, you use this Sync button within Chrometa to makes sure that your project list is in sync with what you have in Basecamp.  Just click it after you make changes within Basecamp to assure both project lists are in tandem.

How to Integrate Chrometa with Basecamp

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Welcome, Basecamp users!

By popular request, we have developed an export that lets you capture and categorize your project time within Chrometa – and export these time entries over to Basecamp with the click of a button.

To enable the Basecamp export in Chrometa, go to Account – Integrations, and enter your Basecamp account info. Then the export will be available under the “More” menu from Reports – Summary.

Basecamp Time Tracking Add On Chrometa

Chrometa will take categorized project time and match it up with the corresponding project in Basecamp (the match is by project name).  If you have a project in Chrometa that is not yet created in Basecamp, we will automatically create that project for you within Basecamp when you send your time over.

Basecamp time entries from Chrometa

PS – The quickest way to create your Basecamp projects within Chrometa is to use our Bulk Import tool, which you can find under the Projects tab.

Written by Brett Owens

December 19th, 2011 at 2:42 pm

Posted in Basecamp