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P6 Actual Cost

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Hello,In my P6 current settings, the actual cost is calculated as Total Units * Rate. The total units are collected from the period units. Is there a way to collect the actual cost from the Period Actual Cost? Say, the actual cost in Jan is 100$, Feb...

Feb 17, 2019

Updating Baseline

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I've tried updating a baseline in P6 and even if I change one activity by 5 days I receive the following error message in the log file. Assignment remaining start date cannot be earlier than activity remaining start date. Does the baseline not get up...

Feb 18, 2019

Activity Not Sorting Inside WBS Node

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Hello, I recently created a schedule and have it sorted by start date. I had to add a new activity with same start date and time as my first 2 activities and when I created the new activity it sorted it 3rd in sequence. I'd prefer to see this new act...

Feb 18, 2019

Scheduling Problem

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Hi Everyone,I am facing an issue after scheduling (F9) in Primavera.I am working on a Housing project ( Planning Phase) and i am applying milestones between activities.When i schedule the project on current data date to give me a updated view of my s...

Feb 19, 2019

Delay Analysis

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Correct me If I am Wrong.The Contractor has to raise their time claims from time to time..The Contractor doesn't have the right to come up with a delay event which happened in the initial stage of the project which was superseded by two revisions.

Feb 20, 2019

Duration In Days

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Dear All; I am trying to see "Finish Date" - " Actual Start Date" to calculate "how much days i need if my task is late. for example; i planned to complete a task in 10 days, i am in 5 th day of my project and i realized that i need 2 days more to fi...

Feb 20, 2019

Help with QSRA

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House, I have just been handed an XER EPC schedule with about 5000 activities. I'll like to extract some set/group of activities from this schedule to perform for QSRA purposes.Is there any workaround to do this by activity code ? appreciate your adv...

Feb 20, 2019

Resource a revised schedule and do Excel scurve

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Please can someone explain how I can resource a schedule that has gotten to 55% progress. Please assist on how I will do the recovery schedule and resource it again and do a new s curve Thanks.tony

Feb 20, 2019

Updating Resoure Assignment in P6 from Excel spreadsheet

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Hi,Is it possible to update the budgeted units of a ll activities in a P6 programme from Excel. I need to be able to be able to update these units using time distribution so specific for each month and not have P6 spread them as it sees fit.To Clarif...

Feb 21, 2019

How do you set goals for your team!!

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Here are 7 steps to set goals for your team and ensure they're as effective as possible.Know what you want to achieveSet goals at the team levelLet people develop their own goalsSet deadlinesTrack progress on goalsHelp people meet their goalsLearn fr...

Feb 21, 2019

How do I become a planner or planning engineer

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Hi planning professional,I'm 33 and have been working in oil and gas industry, most of the time with operator, in the last 10 years as a project engineer, have participated in a number of major capital projects. I have good understanding of project p...

Feb 22, 2019

Publish Projects and Delete Published Data

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Hi All,Hopefully theres a P6 adminstrator out there can spot what I am doing wrongAs part of me rolling P6 out across the business I am creating web access logins for users to simply be able to view data but modify nothing.  I have succesfully acheiv...

Feb 22, 2019

Updating project plans

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I am currently in the role of project controls.   I receive from our contractors a weekly update in the form of a file to upload into P6.   Once I have imported or uploaded the project plan I will ensure the milestones are connected and then produce ...

Feb 22, 2019

Survey on delay analysis

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Delay Analysis Framework consolidates various techniques and methods to realize a dependable, timely, cost-effective, dynamic schedule analysis and damages estimating  I will be highly appreciated if you participate in the below survey for the academ...

Feb 22, 2019

Filter FS Relation

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Dear allI am facing a problem with a 5000 activity Program. The Contractor gave the relations with FF, SS & FS.I observed that some of the activities don't have Finish to start relations only FF relations. Please help me filter all the activities whi...

Feb 24, 2019

Printing Gantt Chart

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In print Preview on the 11X17 layout, I can see the data but no bars.   Am I missing something?  I have made a few adjustments but have not found the fix to have the bars show.  This is fresh out of the box P6.  Only started working with this version...

Feb 26, 2019

Project Codes

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I have 3 projects and all have different Activity Codes for Systems.   I would like to use one common code to be able to group and sort on a layout with all 3 plans.   Can I create a set of codes in one of the projects and then move this to a global ...

Feb 26, 2019

Extension of Time (Bad weather condition )

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Dear AllThere was a work stoppage for 3 days due to bad weather and it took 3 days to back to the normal condition.Client Intent to give an extension of time for 3 days without cost but the updated program showing no delays.Is the contractor eligible...

Feb 28, 2019