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AACE 29R-03

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AACE 29R-03 is flawed: http://www.virginiadot.org/business/resources/const/AACE_Recommended_Practice_Forensic_Schedule_Impact_Analysis-29R-03.pdf 1) AACE 29R-03 makes continuous reference to float values instead of just using the software to show cau...

Apr 30, 2011

User Preferences P6

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Hello all,   any help here would be very much appreciated,, i'm currently using P6 accross and Enterprise netwrok with about 6 other users, within my User Preferences I do NOT have Reorganize Automatically checked, however, whenever an activity has a...

May 1, 2011

Activity code issue with different projects when same code is used

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I have 4 project that are using the same activity code "RESP". For some reason when ever I try to organize under RESP code the heading comes up "NO RESP" code. This heading comes up for each project. There are other activity codes that are exactly th...

May 1, 2011

Update Baseline

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We are trying to run the Update Baseline function in Primavera P6.2, and we are getting an error:Update Baseline rejected with User 225 does not have create privileges on Project CodeI believe this is because the Project has 3 secure Project Codes at...

Nov 3, 2011

Wild Air Definition

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Hello everybody!I have been trying to find a credible source defining "Wild Air" with no success.What I am looking for is a definition I can use in the introduction of a claim for loss and expense due to the unavailability of wild air. Therefore, the...

Nov 4, 2011

Setting Baseline for an Ongoing Schedule

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Hi to all,I may be considered as new to planning and I really appreciate your assistance here.I have received an ongoing schedule as an xer file from a contractor (which is prepared for a specific part of my general shedule) and I have to integrate i...

Nov 4, 2011

seperate calender in same schedule

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hi all   have made a schedule which includes both preconstruction and construction phase now i want to assign two seperate calenders one 5 days a week  working to preconstruction stage and the other 6 days a week working calender to the construction ...

Nov 5, 2011

Secant Piling

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 Dear Sir I am facing a problem with our Secant piling Contractor.They have completed 8 primary piles since last three days.When they started boring for the secondary piles their machines are broken down and we came to know that their machine and dri...

Nov 5, 2011

P6 Monthly Cash Flow Report Periods

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How do I edit/change the periods in the Monthly Project Cash Flow Report? The report only shows NOV and DEC 2011 and I want to show all periods from NOV 2011 to NOV 2012. This is in P6 Thanks for any help.

Nov 6, 2011

Flaws in P6 – Setting an ongoing program as Baseline

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Dear All, Why P6 can’t shows correct dates of Start and Finish (BL Start & BL Finish), if we set an ongoing program as baseline program. When we insert baseline column of an ongoing program, most of the activities, which are already completed are sho...

Nov 6, 2011

Duration and time problem in P6 - Headache in P6

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  Dear All, I have started my project on 24th July 2011 – 7:00 am and my completion date of project is 31st Dec 2012 5:00 pm. I am using 6 days 10 hours working calendar for all activities and my WBS is also using the same calendar as Default calenda...

Nov 6, 2011

Primavera P6 for Plant Maintenance Schdeuling

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Hi,I am currently using SAP 6.0 for my Plant Maintenance Schdueling. I was wondering how many companies/profesionals use P6 for schdeuling these Plant Maintenance Activities.I have tries a hand at MS Projet 2007 to present Plant Maintenance Schedules...

Nov 6, 2011

Resource Curves

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Hi All p6 users,Two Questions,I have added a resource but before assigning it to different activities i have following details to keep in mind,1- For Some activities the Units/Day are Distributed Equally through out the Duration of the actiivity.My q...

Nov 6, 2011

Percent Complete Conflict in Summary

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In the P6 Projects Overview screen, the "Duration % of Original" value for my project is about 18%. I also performed the following calculation in excel by exporting the duration columns: (Planning Duration-Remaining Duration)/Planned Duration *100. T...

Nov 7, 2011

NEW User Profile Block

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Dear Friends,As a result of many request from users we have implemented a content 'block' to help our members complete their member profile status so that other users can see their experience and capability etc.You (we) should see a block on the top ...

Nov 7, 2011

Error with labor units

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Hi all,I'm very new to P6, so I'm sorry if my question is a stupid one or be duplicated.When I change the duration parameter as the following figure (80% in this case):[[wysiwyg_imageupload:783:]]The trouble is raising with Labor Units: Their budget ...

Nov 7, 2011

Time period in user Preferences.

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Hi,I have activity calender equal to 10hr/D, and the default hours/Days is 8h/days.I have changed 8hr/Day into 10Hr/Day. My Question is,Is there need to change the hrs/week ,hrs/month and hrs/year values or Primavera itself will take these values fro...

Nov 7, 2011