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Late Start and Late Finish date issue while importing

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Hi there!I am currently facing this issue wherein when I import a program into another computer the late start and late finish dates change. So technically my entire float is changing.Any reasons why it might be so? I checked the calendar. It is same...

May 7, 2018

Cost loading in P6

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Why we prefer to use Nonlabor resource in BOQ loading on the schedule instead of labor and material resource?

May 7, 2018

duplicate key in object 'dbo.TRSRCFIN'.

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Hi everyone,I am working on a system running MSSQL and P6 EPPM v15.2.Trying to import a schedule backup in XML form with baseline into the database through P6 client.SEVERE: DBEngine.executeUpdate: Violation of PRIMARY KEY constraint 'pk_trsrcfin'. C...

May 8, 2018

Trouble Importing XLSX

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Hello there!I am having issues while importing units and durations on P6, using XLSX files. When I import floating point values, it ignores the decimal point and import as an integer. For example, importing 12.05 and it writes 1,205 in the database. ...

May 8, 2018

Performance % Complete Change After Assigning Baseline

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I've Oracle Primavera P6 Professional R16.2Project WBS contains 10 Major Items (Sites)Contractor send update, I assign Baseline for compare Schd % against Perf %the problem is, one of the sites' Performance % Complete Changes after I assign the Basel...

May 9, 2018

need detail about tracking windows layout

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I need a document detail explanation about the benefit and implementation of tracking window primavera p6. But I search a lot could not finding not find everything in detail regarding tracking window ond tracking layouts.down votefavorite 

May 10, 2018

Calculation of delay duration - forecast PC vs contractual PC date

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Hi allplease assist me in the following matter:A recent project has been the subject of numerous (approx 300No.) notifications of potential delay and 25No. actual EOT claim submissions by the Contractor. These have largely been rejected by the princi...

May 10, 2018

Error in P6 R16.2 importing

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I am curious if anyone is experiencing this issue. I can export a .xlsx from P6 R16.2. I can open the file just fine in Excel . However, if I save it in Excel  without making any changes and try to import it into P6 R16.2, I get this error: "The User...

May 10, 2018

Waging the War Against Burnout—Infographic

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Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s…a Super Project Manager!True, they don’t wear capes or leap tall buildings in a single bound. But today’s Super Project Managers are fearlessly fighting back against the sworn enemies of project su...

May 10, 2018

Problem installing Oracle Primavera P6 R 8.2

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Hello everyone, I'm trying to install a standalone version of Oracle Primavera P6 R 8.2 on a computer that has Windows 8.1. I have already installed Java (Java 6 update 27), OracleXE and P6. Now, I'm trying to run the "dbsetup.bat" batch file to conn...

May 14, 2018

XLS import privileges setup issue

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Planners,I wonder if one of you can help me with this privileges setting issue. I have created a new database with different global and project profiles. The problem I am having is that users cannot import from an XLS file, it only seems possible to ...

May 14, 2018

pre commissioning and commissioning

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Pleases, can any one tell us how to make pre commissioning progress or to give us examples of progress calculation in oil and gas projects?

May 15, 2018

Database Cleanup - SQLlite - R8.4

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After reaching the 4GB limit on the XE database for the 1000th time I decided to just switch over to SQLlite. I have no reached the point where even my SQLlite database is bloated with POBS and old codes. Can someone tell me how to cleanup my sqllite...

May 15, 2018

Performance % Complete Change After Assigning Baseline

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As per the above subject, there's a difference in Performance % complete before and after I add & assigne a baseline.that difference is not for all items, some items doesn't change.I need to understand what happened.

May 21, 2018

Is it possible to create new indicator icons

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Planners, Odd question but does anybody know if it is possible to create new indicator icons in P6 EPPM? My boss wants a P6 programme to Match and MSP programme that is using smiley faces.  We are running P6 EPPM 17.12.1 Kind regardsSebastian 

May 23, 2018

P6 Longest Path made up of 16 multiple float paths

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I have a preliminary schedule with no actuals from a contractor that I discovered has a critical or longest path made up of 16 multiple float paths base on free float. Most of the float paths are 1 or 2 activities. There are only 2 calendars used a 5...

May 23, 2018

P6 Reports - Data fields empty

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When I run some reports for time distributed units, the data fields are empty. However, if I step through the reports wizard and run the report from there the data appears. Currently using R15.2 but encountered the same problem in a previous version....

May 24, 2018