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Activity % Complete in Totals and Sub-totals do not appear

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Mon, 2014-03-24 05:48
arvin pura
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Hi Planning Experts,

Currently I am updating my programme in P6. My programme is resource loaded with manpower and material. In updating I am using Activity % complete in the column and physical % as the percent type. But after updating there I cannot see the % complete in the total and subtotals (or wbs bars). Need help and advise.

 

Thank you.

Arvin

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Thu, 2014-03-27 15:40
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Rangarajan Ramaswamy
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Hey Arvin , i got your problem. Understand one thing P6 never shows summary % complete in Activity % column. Chew on it. To know % progress at summary level you have to add Performance % Complete column.

Now switch to P6 and do that first before you continue.

 

Voila!! there you go, now you can see the % complete and can thank me for that.

 

However if P6 still doesnt show the % complete at sumary level follow the below steps.

I want you to check if you have assigned cost for your resources.

If not, P6 is not going to give you a damn % complete on Summary level.

So you have two options:-

1. If you do not want your schedule to be cost loaded, just put resource Price/unit as 1/unit. Recalculate assignment cost. This will get you going. Or

2. Load the actual cost of resources and materials, you have the % complete in summary bars.

I hope this solves your problem.

Regards,

Ranga

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Thu, 2014-03-27 08:58
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Gary Whitehead
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Arvin,

 

It works for me, so not sure what to advise. -Have you baselined?

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Wed, 2014-03-26 13:34
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Kannan CP
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Hi Arvin,

Activity percent complete will not roll up (summary%) to WBS level, only for each activities.

 

kannan

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Mon, 2014-03-24 13:45
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arvin pura
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Hi Gary,

I do the steps you advised. Still it did not show.

Thanks.

Arvin

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Mon, 2014-03-24 13:39
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arvin pura
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Hi Gary,

thanks.

Arvin

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Mon, 2014-03-24 08:52
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Gary Whitehead
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1) Admin > Admin preferences > Earned Value. Ensure "techique for calculating performance % complete" is selected as "activty % complete"

2) Display the column "performance % complete". This will show in totals.

 

Cheers,


G

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