Hi,
I would like to ask the experienced guys in P6 if you "actualize" your dates for those activities that have already started (or completed) and whose start or finish dates are after the data date.
For example, let's say your data date is April 30, 2013. Now you are collecting the information to update your schedule for the month of May. The planned start date for Activity "A" was May 15 and the finish date is June 15. It actually started on May 17, and the finish date now is June 17. Before you shift the data date, do you "actualize" the start date of the activity or do you do this AFTER you shift the data date? Actually, I have recorded the start date of that activity as an actual start date (May 17), without shifting the data date to May 31 yet, and the software is doing "weird" things with my activities, especially those that are linked to that activiy. One of the "weird" things that I have seen is that once I record the actual start date, the start date is set equal to the data date. Why?
How do you update you dates in P6? BEFORE or AFTER you shif your data date?
Thanks.
I would like to ask the experienced guys in P6 if you "actualize" your dates for those activities that have already started (or completed) and whose start or finish dates are after the data date.
For example, let's say your data date is April 30, 2013. Now you are collecting the information to update your schedule for the month of May. The planned start date for Activity "A" was May 15 and the finish date is June 15. It actually started on May 17, and the finish date now is June 17. Before you shift the data date, do you "actualize" the start date of the activity or do you do this AFTER you shift the data date? Actually, I have recorded the start date of that activity as an actual start date (May 17), without shifting the data date to May 31 yet, and the software is doing "weird" things with my activities, especially those that are linked to that activiy. One of the "weird" things that I have seen is that once I record the actual start date, the start date is set equal to the data date. Why?
How do you update you dates in P6? BEFORE or AFTER you shif your data date?
Thanks.