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Links Between Projects

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Hello,My programme has some activities that are linked to activities in the Client's programme (local copy on my dbase). i.e. Completion of certain activities in my Client's programme defines an 'access' milestone in my programme.What does P6 do with...

Jun 6, 2013

Filtering out the spotlighted activities

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Hi there, Can anyone tell me how when using the spotlight to highlight a period of time I can show on the task list only those highlighted and nothing else? I've tried a filter but can't seem to find anything that will select a range of dates rather ...

Jun 6, 2013

Filtering out the spotlighted activities

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Hi there, Can anyone tell me how when using the spotlight to highlight a period of time I can show on the task list only those highlighted and nothing else? I've tried a filter but can't seem to find anything that will select a range of dates rather ...

Jun 6, 2013

External development Work

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Dera All,Our Contract is an item rate contract . Scope of External development work (Like land scape,Hard scape ) through some specialised agencies & we are getting a fixed fee on that.Now client issue us a BOQ for Bounday wall which was not covered ...

Jul 26, 2013

What Does A PMO Do?

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Here's a good description of the different roles and types of PMO http://ow.ly/nlvlG

Jul 26, 2013

4D Modelling

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Has anyone managed to successfully, fully integrated, a BIM 4D model program to Program Schedule with resource to cost.Allot of examples demonstrate a 3D model interface with a program using the WBS and Activity codes, hit start and follow apredeterm...

Jul 27, 2013

BIM Topic

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Hi PP AdminPlease can we have a BIM heading for threads on 3D and 4D topics.Best regardsMike Testro

Jul 27, 2013

Productivity rate

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Dear Planners,Can any one provide me with the productivity rate for water pipeline installation in linear meter, bedding and backfilling?Regards,Moutaz

Jul 28, 2013

Updating Consolidated (linked) schedules in P6

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Hi,I've recently been asked to produce a consolidated schedule that consists of the contractors' schedules and the owner's schedule linked together.I've created the interface relationships between all schedules and everything works like a charm, exce...

Jul 29, 2013

Material Resources Resetting to zero

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I have just started on a project in Finland where we are cost loading the schedule.I am working with P6 Professional R8.2 Release 8.2.1 The problem we are having is that after loading all the costs, as soon as we try to update progress on an activity...

Jul 30, 2013

Level of Effort Activities

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Hi All, It seems if I assign roles to a level of effort activity before I schedule it so the activity is of the correct duration, the distribution of the role will remain on the initial duration of the activity even after I schedule. Can anyone verif...

Jul 31, 2013

want to extract Activity Usage Spreadsheet on desired WBS

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hi to all,i am searching a way to extract Activity Usage Spreadsheet from P6 to Excel for desired WBS.i have loaded cost on Engineering, Procurement & Construction Phases & my Performance Percentage Complete is 12.72%. here i want to see Planned & Ac...

Jul 31, 2013

EOT for a Particular Section of the Road

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Dear All,I have a problem related to an EOT Claim. Our project is a 10 Km long Highway & there are no sectional project completion dates as per contract.Currently, work is in progress but behind the schedule. Unfortunately, at the very end sections o...

Aug 1, 2013

Unable to edit Header & Footer in Primavera P6 PPM R8.2 Layouts

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hi to all experts, after migrated form Primavera v 6.7 to 8.2 i am problem with Header & Footer.I am unable to edit & modify anything there. Do anyone know solution of this problem? , please share with me. thanks in advance....... 

Aug 3, 2013

Deferred Commencement and Priliminary clearance

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 Hi all,I have two small issues with  logical relationships, I hope you will get me out of this. The situation is as follows: I issue (Priliminary Clearance):The Project is a 80 Km Highway.I have two activities :A1) Clearing and Grubbing; andA2) Cons...

Aug 4, 2013

Longest Path based on activity ID

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I was wondering if there is an easy way to create a filter for the longest path leading to a certain activity which is not actually on the longest path. I know it can be done by adding an artificial activity or lag which exceeds the current longest p...

Aug 5, 2013

Primary Resource

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Dear Planners,In my schedule, I have two resources assigned to specific activity, two of them I do not have any price and the other one has the price according to the BOQ. I tried to assign the priced one as primary resource but the program said that...

Aug 5, 2013