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Shazia,
Your setting is fine and recommended for that situation. Make sure that you will update all relevant data when progressing. (i.e. Physical Progress, remaining duration, actual units...etc...)
Dear Sir Good Morning,
Thanks for your reply.
I am clear about the subject.
in this case , what is the combination of Duration Complete Type and % complete type.
I am considering Fixed Duration and Units + Physical %
Please advise if any other way to do that.
Best Regards
Shazia,
Thats the correct way of doing it. You need to tick Cost Calculated from Unit. And yes you are correct that by using Top Down Estimation, unit will be distributed using est weight assign to activities and will not be based on 8hr/d.
Best Regards,
Rodel
Dear Sir,
Thanks for your reply,
I am very clear about Floats,Critical activiries,
little confuse,
I have assign Weghing to the activity Manual,
then i have use Top down estimation option,
one tank total units 500 , TDP is distrubuted these Units according to Activity Weghing,,
Your Advise is ,
First I have create resource for Tank Projects.
resource R1
Price/unit is 50$ (mean 50$ per units)
next is Units/time Column Which having (working time 8/d r /day R1 will work for 1 day and its cost will be 400 $)
now i will use Top down Option where units distribution based on Weghing value ,
where units may not based on 8 hr /d (it is my confusion point)
cost calculated form units remain untick
Please advise
Best Regards
Shazia,
Cost should be automatic if you have rate (price/unit) on your resource. Top Down Estimation only use unit and cost is automatically calculated by unit * Price/Unit formula.
Assigning Resources is easy. Define Resource & Price/unit first. After defining highlight all activity that required resource assignment (highlight under one WBS first then use top down estimation on this exercise for more understanding how it works) and click Assign Resource Icon on the right of P6 Activity Window Screen and select the resource and all highlighted activities will have resource.
Free Float is the amount of time that a task (activity) in a project network can be delayed without causing a delay to subsequent tasks (Activity)
Total Float is the amount of time that a task (activity) in a project network can be delayed without causing a delay to project completion date
Zero Free Float doesn’t mean critical to Project Completion Date in some cases because succeeding activity might have more than zero and will not cause any delay to Project completion if delay.
Zero Total Float defines as critical because if the activity is delay the project completion day will be delay.
Hope it clear your confusion.
Best Regards,
Rodel
Thanks for your reply.
Please advise me Top down Estimation option for cost.
i done for units , but cost i am not able to do.
pls explain step by step.
if after assign the budgeted units to the activities through WBS,
If i want assign resource for the Activities , what is the way,
Last Point, what is difference between free Float and Total Float,
In My schedule some activivity do not have any float it is 0 float but they are not become REd to show me critical ,
(rel.SS) Total or Free Float is 0 but Bar color is Green while some activity having 0 float for them Bar is red and it is link to crictical path.
Please advise what could be the reason.
Thanks & Best Regards
Shazia,
You can use both. If your activities belong to single WBS per Tank then Top Down Estimation is the faster way then if not better input it manually.
Thanks for your reply.
Your understanding is correct,Sir
i have brake down all activity in major production level,
for example, material handling , edge cutting , rolling of plate , nozzle weld , PWHT etc, i am not cosidering this opertion steps,
this all operation consist of one Activity for fabrication.
we can assume like milestone , say when this activity complete we can invoice ( TK- have 20 Activity 8 activity has completed 100% 3 activity is in progress mean 70% complete,) we can not invoice for 70% completed Activities.
for that porpose i need to add weight ,
if i will consider cost or units based weighing , mean i have to use Top Down estimation option or manually .
Please advise,
Best Regards
Shazia,
Correct me if my understanding is wrong.
If you have 20 activities in one tank then each activities is representing production step. If that is the case then you don’t need to define activity steps and use units or cost as weighting for each activities.
Fabrication and Instalation of Tank = $200,0000
Ex:
Act1= Preparation of Shop Drawing = 3% = $6,000
Act2= Procurement of Materials = 15% = $30,000
Act3= Cutting of Plate = 10% = $20,000
Act4= Assembly and Tack Weld Base = 15% = $30,000
Act5= Welding & Bevelled Base = 10% = $20,000
Act6...Act7...Act8...etc..
Act11= Allignment & Final Fittings = 5% = $10,000
Act12= Hydro & Testing = 2% = $4,000
Act13= Transport to Site = 5% = $10,000
Act14= Handling & Set in Possition = 10% = $20,000
Act15...etc...etc...
Best Regards,
Rodel
Dear Sir
Thanks for your reply.
Templete , I have 20 Activity in 1 Tank these Activity having only one step.
in that case i have create 20 templates,am i right sir.
(for one Tank)
rest 9 tanks , i can use same Template,
or
I cane create only one tempplate consist of 20 steps
i will add this template to first activity ,
then it will automatically add for rest 19 activity.
i understans is each activity having separate Step.
setting (Activity type :Task , Act,Complete type : Physical)
Please advise
Thanks & Regards
Shazia,
Use Activity Steps. You can put weighting on each step which is recommended for your Project.
See sample below:
You can create a template and assigned the template for all activities having the same steps.
If you link it with Physical progress it will automatically update Activity Progress once Activity Steps is updated. (Project Window-> select the project then under Calculations tab and tick or mark Activity Percent Complete based on Activity Step).
All activities set to Physical % Completes type with activity steps assigned will automatically update progress once activity step is updated.
Best Regards,
Rodel
Dear Sir
Thanks for your reply.
I have one Project e,g oil storage Floating Roof Tanks,
we are EPC , for Fabrication and erection of the Tank.
The payment ,(invoice) based on the Weghit factor, 45 % for Fabrication 55% for erection.
we hv 10 Nos Tanks, each Tank (fab) 4.5 % weight value.
Tank fab Activity
Bottom Plate Cutting / Bevelling 3 %
bottom plate Painting 17%
like wise
when activity will be update based on Phy %
if Performance complete is 30% we can invoice for total value of the ( fab+erec) 30% this is the payment terms.
for that porpose i want to assign weight factor to respective activity.
Please advise if any other way to do so,
Thanks & best Regards
Shazia,
Im not sure what you are trying to do here.
FYI - Est Weight is used only for Top Down Estimation. This activity est weight will be used to distribute units using top down estimation and not for any other use. You can define Est Weight only by manual input or using SDK or any API application but not possible using export/import xls functions. You may notice that (*) is placed on the field heading which means read only.