P6 - quick way to enter the activity codes
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Hai,
With P6, work differently.
You can assign Activity Codes / Resources / Successors / Predecessors etc. much faster than in P3.
e.g. to assign Activity Codes
Click on the icon for Assign Activity Codes on the right side to keep the Assign Activity Code dialog opened up.
Then go on selecting activities to be assigned with Codes and double click on the required Codes in the Assign Dialog.
You can assign multiple codes to the same selected activities in one go. You need to close the dialog only after entire code assignment is completed.
Manoj
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make use of the Filter, so that you can do it at once
Thank you all.
I finally figure it out. To acctivate the FILL DOWN function, to highlight the cells where to copy/fill the value, one needs to keep the ctrl - if wants to add one cell or shift - if wants to add more cells button pressed.
Hi Nenad
In this case the behaviour of P3 and P3e/P6 is different. If you entered a new code-value P3, it was attached to the code-list, if you entered an existing code-value, it was just accepted. In P6 you only select from a list.
"Fill-Down" will work.
Regards
Dieter
Thanks Heinrich,
When I entered a value for an activity code I could not select any lines below. I guess I am doing something wrong and will need to explore this further.
Dear N Curgus,
Show your Activity Codes in a column (task view). Using fill-down you will have to select at least two lines and the cursor needs to be in the upper line and in the row of the activity code that you want to fill downw. Then, using "Fill down" (e.g. by right click of the mouse -> Fill down) the lower activity code value will be changed.
The same effect, but far easier is to select the activities of interest -> right click of the mouse -> "Assign Activity Code" (or other options) and select the activity code of interest.
Hope to have you informed adequately.
Heinrich
Thanks K D and David.
I found Fill Down feature under EDIT, but for some reason could not make it work. Do I need to be in a specific table format/view in order to use this function? Please advice.
Hi,
Please dont be disappointed with the newer version just because the method to accomplish a task has changed. KD is correct in that Edit Fill Down or Ctrl-E will do the same as fill cells did. I use it all the time to propagate everything from durations to codes.
Regards
David
Thanks Imran.
Building the schedule based on a WBS has a number of disadvantages. Dealing with newer software should be easier. I feel that right now the software developers and sales people are driving a boat. Yes, you can add accounting, time sheet entry to a scheduling software, but what about just a regular schedulers. Are they actually planning to force us to use only WBS based schedule?
I am deeply disappointed occasional user of P6 and will keep promoting use of the older version P3.1 whenever I can.
NC
Hi.
There is that kind of function in Edit -> Fill Down.
You can show activity code column can have a try on fill down value.
Regards
Dear N Curgus,
There is no FILL CELLS option in P6 as it was in P3 but on the other hand creating WBS based schedule is lot easier as it was bit diffcult in P3.I suggest u to creat ur project based on WBS.
Imran