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Weather window - adding the resource

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I am trying to add a weather window to the normal winter shutdown.  In PRA, this is accomplished by adding a resource defined in the Weather Modeling module.  My question,  is there a global change in P6 8.1 or a macro in PRA 8.7.2 that will do this?...

Oct 31, 2011

PROBLEM TO COPY RESOURCE ASSIGNMENTS TO EXCEL

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To COPY the resources from p6 to excell I do as follows: On the assignment screen, I group the screen as I prefer and on the right pane of the screen right I customize what to include,remaining early and late units. Then I chnage the time scale to wh...

Oct 31, 2011

Baseline Bars

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Hi Everyone, Gday. Just a quick one. I got a Programme of the 12 months contract project. We're already completed the first quater and we have status several activities. I have not assign any baseline programme and we're just having BL and BL1 as  "c...

Nov 1, 2011

Program for Mosque

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Hi,   I am going to develope a program for Mosque ,any one who done project on mosque can help me .Just forward the program in P3/P6 format touse private message service Thanks guys .

Nov 1, 2011

Budgeted Labour Units

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Good day all can someone please explain why the budgeted labor units change when my plan is scheduled ? I am using P6.2 thanking you   France

Nov 1, 2011

Total Float

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  Please help me I am just wondering why how can an activity have a negative float of over -200 days when the overall total delay to the project is only -61 days?

Nov 1, 2011

UKOUG Next Month?

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Anyone going to the UK Oracle User Group Conference next month? http://bit.ly/uwc0Mw

Nov 1, 2011

What is a Reflection?

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HI Guys,Here's a good explanation on what a Reflection is in Primavera P6, complete with screen grabs. http://bit.ly/urr327I hope you find this useful.Emily

Nov 1, 2011

Project Controls: Producing a Horizontal Split P50 curve

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Hi,   I have searched but cannot find the answer to this question.   I have produced a programme using P6 vs.7, and dumped the Early vs Late data into excel, to produce early + late curves.   Now I would like to produce a P50 (50% float) curve, howev...

Nov 2, 2011

Grouping by Resource Name Problem

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Hi, I'm trying to produce a Gantt Chart report on MSP2003 which is grouped by the various resources. However, what I am finding is that if a task has several resources shown working on it, the task does not appear twice on the report (i.e. same task ...

Nov 2, 2011

Nonlabor units calculation

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To all PP master,I am QS in my present work and also assigned to do scheduling work,I am updating a master programme that originally created by others(Korean guy),the programme is cost loaded (budgeted cost base on BOQ), when I am trying to find out ...

Nov 2, 2011

Annually increased resource rates in P6R8

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An interesting problem has just arisen.We use fully resourced and costed programmes using P6R8 and I have just come across this.Our resource charge out rate changes every 1st April so I have added effective dates and correct resource charge out rates...

Nov 2, 2011

Annually increased resource rates in P6R8

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An interesting problem has just arisen.We use fully resourced and costed programmes using P6R8 and I have just come across this.Our resource charge out rate changes every 1st April so I have added effective dates and correct resource charge out rates...

Nov 2, 2011

Replicating an activity

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I have a project that I have imported from MSP.   I have 215 activites in which within this I have 7 sites. Is it possible to replicate each site within my activities for 6 years. (example Site 1-activities associated with each. It shows the schedule...

Nov 2, 2011

Gettign Earned Value Of Previous Dates.

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Hi All,I just came accross a demand from my project Manager.He asked me about the Earned value cost till the End of September,2011.The Program is only Cost Loaded (Using Expence Tab and there are not unit (Resources).I know that if you Reverse the da...

Nov 2, 2011

Financial Periods

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Hi All Primavera Users, I have created financial perioods for a Project "Project A" but when I created another project separately "project b" and tried to creat Financial periods for it,I have found that the Financial Periods for "Project A" are alre...

Nov 2, 2011

Estimation of Manufacturing Durations for Procurement Activities

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Hello good morning to my fellow planners. I am in a predicament of estimating manufacturing durations which I have to incorporate to my Master Schedule Most of them are Mechanical Equipments. Strippers, Vessels, Heat Exchangers, Tanks, Filters, In-Li...

Nov 3, 2011

P3 Progress Import - Actual Finish Dates

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Hi All I am importing progress data and am finding the Actual finish dates are not importing. The steps follwed are below. Export Activity ID, Activity Description, Actual Start, Actual Finish, Remaining Duration & Percent Complete using a .DBF file....

Nov 3, 2011