NEWS: Primavera P6 Professional 20.12 is Released
Forum TopicOracle, at the very end of 2020, released Primavera P6 Professional 20.12. Here's what's in it https://ed.gr/c38ud
Jan 4, 2021
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Deltek Acumen Suite of Applications
BlogI want to take this opportunity to let you know how to qualify your project schedule more comfortably without spending numerous hours and even days to make conclusions and recommendations.Do you want to make your project schedule better, more reliabl...
Jan 5, 2021
Using prospective TIA with contractual deadlines
Forum TopicBoth the SCL and AACE recognise the inaccuracy that can result from performing TIA when there is a gap between the delay event and the programme status date. The recommendation is generally to update the programme to immediately before the delay even...
Jan 8, 2021
Export to Excel
Forum TopicGreetings Planners,I am exporting project to excel from P6, the project includes 4 levels of WBS and when I export the project to Excel, it considers only the last level, how can I show all levels in Excel?regards,Muataz
Jan 8, 2021
WBS
Forum TopicGreetings Planners,I would like to print out on pdf WBS but it is a bit big one, when I fit it to one page it can not be readregards,muataz
Jan 8, 2021
XML Export to MSP Problem
Forum TopicHi,Over the last 6 months, a schedule I have been receiving as an xml export from PowerProject has been importing into MSP incorrectly. By this, I mean a significant number of tasks are only showing as 0 days duration (and both start/finish dates als...
Jan 12, 2021
Now you can convert Primavera project to Excel file with translation
Forum TopicNow you can convert Primavera project to Excel file on all Excel versions by the XER Magic Tool(it's free) This video explains how you can do that :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmsoThh8f0s&feature=youtu.beThis link to learn about the tool and down...
Jan 13, 2021
Calendar issue
Forum TopicI have pulling my hairs out in the last couple of day, could not understand why this happened, can someone please help? This is an issue with the Summer working only activities (which have been assigned to the Calendar with restricted working in summ...
Jan 13, 2021
Notebook Topic - Assign Notebook Topic dialog box not working
Forum TopicHello All,I have an issue that has suddenly come up that I cannot figue out how to correct it.I'm using Primavera P6 Professional R15.2I have created custom Notebook Topics through the Admin Categories>Notebook Topics tabAt the Activity screen with t...
Jan 13, 2021
Resource Usage Spreadsheet Distribution Issues
Forum TopicHi , I have a project, for which I have resource loaded an "X" engineering discipline. The monthly distribution, looks ok, but when I zoom to see the weekly distribution, it dosen't show a proper resource histogram. Thereby i thought to re-adjust in ...
Jan 15, 2021
Best Five Good Reasons to Decide on a Job at Animation
BlogThe area of animation and multimedia is forecast to mature at an interest speed of 4 per cent in 2019 into 2029. Animators and multimedia designers really ' are very in requirement in expanding businesses such as pictures, video and television gaming...
Jan 15, 2021
Creating an Alert message box in MS PRoject
Forum TopicDear all, I would like to create a message box in MS Project that appears once the date of a particular milestone in a Plan of Work has changed. In this example, I have a task finish date that is the end of the project "Project End". While working on...
Jan 15, 2021
What does "controlling" (instead of critical) path mean to you? (I will post my def. & use - based on IL IDOT work)
Forum TopicWhat does "controlling" (instead of critical) path mean to you? (I will post my definition & use - based on IL IDOT work that is kind of useful)
Jan 15, 2021
What would cause P6 to NOT use the default units/time when assigning a resources?
Forum TopicWhen assigning resources, P6 isn't using the default units/time to populate the budgeted units. For example, our resources are set to 8h/day. So, when we assign a resource to an 8 day activity, the default budgeted units should be 64h, with 8h/day....
May 17, 2022
How to upload a set of Activity Codes?
Forum TopicHi All, I have created some Activity Codes to be assigned for accounting purposes. The first stage was easy as there were only 8 groups and maybe 5 or 6 codes within each group.Sample: Code Value Description2 Tailings/BPF Area 2.1 C-12394-01-02-05-0...
May 20, 2022
How to upload a set of Activity Codes?
Forum TopicHi All, I have created some Activity Codes to be assigned for accounting purposes. The first stage was easy as there were only 8 groups and maybe 5 or 6 codes within each group.Sample: Code Value Description2 Tailings/BPF Area 2.1 C-12394-01-02-05-0...
May 20, 2022
What inspections would be required for "Temp Occupancy" to let teachers in school 2 wks prior to the students?
Forum TopicWhat inspections would be required for "Temp Occupancy" to let teachers in school 2 wks prior to the students? Is there a grey area on these where they can get Temp. Inspection approvals? - which means like "interim approval" before students would b...
May 20, 2022
Delay Analysis
Forum TopicDear Friend ,i am working on project which has been delayed from start as the work from hold by the client in the beginning.The baseline was approved , however after the resumption of work the contractor made a new schedule by changing , adding , del...
May 21, 2022
Primavera - compareing a positive schedule to a negative.
Forum TopicBest way to handle the following: Target (same month) has negative float. Revision of same month has no negative float (recovery schedule) - I don't think I can show Target Float, also the Targ. Start and Finish are goofy - I assume that is becaus...
May 23, 2022
IF OR Fuction
Forum TopicHello All, Need a help.A formula to calulate the % duration complete based on IF OR function in excel Today = (D)28-May-22ItemABDuration% CompleteItem 123-May-2228-May-226B=D,100%, A<D,B>A,(D-A+1)/(B-A+1)Item 225-May-221-Jun-228 ThanksJithin
May 24, 2022