P3 Sdef Conversion

Member for

20 years 6 months

Dear Andrew,



Thank you for your effort in writting the script. I have used it and seems to work preety well.

Thank you again



Serge

Member for

20 years 11 months

Here is the link for the SDEF file converter written by myself.

Please note that it’s not tested yet. It takes me 2 days to code all major routines.

However due to the SDEF format limitations there are some pitfalls in conversion (Budgeted Cost, etc). I’m planning to add the errors warning in the future release.

However your recommendation will be highly appreciated.



http://home.ripway.com/2005-3/268277/SDEF_setup.exe



Andrew

Member for

22 years 7 months

Dear Frank & Andrew,



Thankyou for your valuable explanation and providing the link.



Cheers!!!



Daya

Member for

24 years 6 months

P3SDEF was specifically written to output the required data in SDEF (Standard Data Exchange Format). Further information (including software download) is in the Primavera Knowledge Base if you search for SDEF.



Dayanidhi….the US Corp of Army Engineers developed the format so that they can accept PM data from any software that outputs data in this format. The advantage to them is that they can deal with many organizations using various software tools and analyze and exchange the data electronically. The advantage to the user is that that can submit (and hopefully win) a complying bid.

Member for

22 years 7 months

I would be happy to know if someone explains the advantage of SDEF format.

Member for

20 years 11 months

Hello, Serge.



Since SDEF format is well specified it’s not a very serious problem to write a converter in any language (I prefer VB/VBA because of simplicity). I’ll try to write this program by myself when time permits.

Cheers, Andrew