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How to assign the same baseline to monthly updates?

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How can I assign the same baseline schedule to my current schedule every month? Right now I make a copy of the baseline schedule and assign it as a baseline to my current schedule which means I have a copy of one baseline for each month. I want to av...

Oct 11, 2011

How to assign the same baseline to monthly updates?

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How can I assign the same baseline schedule to my current schedule every month? Right now I make a copy of the baseline schedule and assign it as a baseline to my current schedule which means I have a copy of one baseline for each month. I want to av...

Oct 11, 2011

P3 to XER Converter

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Hi, Does anyone know of a legitimate shareware P3 to XER converter?  I have been sent a P3 file from a contractor and need to import it to a stand alone P6 R8 database.  Please only respond if the shareware is from a reputable source.  Alternatively,...

Oct 12, 2011

Planning Engineer required Qatar - Water

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Hi, Our Middle East Project and Cost Management Division (Gulf) is looking to recruit a Planning Engineer to work for a key client for an ongoing water treatment works development in Qatar.    It is essential that the Planner has significant planning...

Oct 12, 2011

Multiple Float Path Ranking/Tie-breaker Calculations

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Hi All,I thought I understood pretty well how P6.2 calculated/ranked Multiple Float Paths using Total Float after reading this old POINT article http://primavera.zxlm.cn/kb/prim36502 (despite the article referring to P5) however I have run into an od...

Oct 12, 2011

Resource Types

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Hi All,My querry is related to the Resource Types in MSP. Is it technically correct to describe Manpower (carpenters, bar benders,plumbers,masons,etc) as Material types in MSP.As per me, any resource available after consumption should be defined as W...

Oct 12, 2011

Primavera P6: different amounts of table and histograms

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Hello, I do not speak English I use primavera P6. I have problems with the amounts "Store Period Performance". important in view of the columns in several months, these do not coincide with the histograms. Why? Starting in the histograms display Actu...

Oct 12, 2011

Planned Vs Actual

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Hello All,if you have Planned a project and after starting updating it,you find that you have entered a couple of activities that are not happening actually and Need to be deleted.What do you do??Will you have to make another schedule?? Because if yo...

Oct 12, 2011

Microplanner - reverse logic event (or activity)

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What is a reverse logic event (or activity) as per Microplanner? Please clarify if an event or an activity or both.Look on the following link as a reference: http://www.mosaicprojects.com.au/WhitePapers/WP1035_RD-CPM.pdfI am not sure about the need o...

Oct 12, 2011

A resources question

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Is it possible within P3 to create an activity which uses x amount of resources to complete ? In my industry of furniture building... 1 desk takes a fitter 15 minutes to complete. What I want to do is have an activity where P3 uses this information t...

Oct 13, 2011

P6 Data Date

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Hi Everyone, Is there anyone here have any idea how to make the the Data Date calculate the progress update from the end of the day the data date is set rather than from the start. Hope someone can give some info. Thanks in advance and Happy Planning...

Oct 13, 2011

Planning Engineer Job required in Western Australia

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Hi Everybody,My name is Dipesh Karan. I am newly migrated to Western Australia. I had worked in Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Algeria for different projects as Planning Engineer with both Primavera Ver 3.1 & Primavera Ver 6.2.I have granted Skille...

Oct 13, 2011

Calender and original durations

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Hey, Ive just set up a new project. For that project i have set up a calender where the working hours are 11hrs a day, 7 days a week. I have made this calender the activity and project default calender. I have also gone into user preferences and chan...

Oct 13, 2011

Planning Update in P6 vs P3

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Hello, i am used to update planning for EPC Projects in P3. I am starting using P6 and i have problem finding good configuration (Calculation rules, user preferences, ...) to get a good result for my progress which is based on actual unit. I would  l...

Oct 13, 2011

Planning Update in P6 vs P3

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Hello, i am used to update planning for EPC Projects in P3. I am starting using P6 and i have problem finding good configuration (Calculation rules, user preferences, ...) to get a good result for my progress which is based on actual unit. I would  l...

Oct 13, 2011

importing from Excel

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Hello! I`ve faced the problem when importing from Excel .. I have office 2007 and I can not even import the column. That file name is incorrect, then it is not found information about the user.If someone had a similar problem, what to do? thank you i...

Oct 13, 2011

Step by step how to add a Sub-Project to Main Project

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I have a Main Project in P6 now I want to add a Sub-Project, then copy the MEIP activities issue to the sub and track it seperately Now in P3 it was easy - but I cant figure it out in P6 Can somebody please write the step by step on how to add a Sub ...

Oct 13, 2011

Loosing Activity Codes when going from 6.2 to 6.7

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When I export my P6.2 xer and import it into P6 v7, not all of my Activity codes are going.  It appears that my Project level  Activity codes are going but my Global Activity.  Anyone had this issue before?  Any idea's on how to fix this?

Oct 13, 2011

Foundation Types

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Any Advise would be greatly appreciated. The project I have in mind is a 3 storey house with a basement. I am considering different options for the foundation types as I am managing the project myself and I am trying to find the most cost effective s...

Oct 13, 2011

Applying Actual in Resource ..Resource Assignment querry Simple Basic

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Good Morning Every One I have a very simple querry for you guys Let assume Activity  Duration  Resource Duration      A               20                    160hr (Put any resource )  Than in go on General tab make %comp type to physical .Now in start...

Oct 13, 2011