Showing "day of the week" in separate column next to date
Forum TopicHi,Does anyone know if it is possible to show the day of the week associated with a date in P6V7 preferably in a separate column to the date ?ThanksBob
May 2, 2013
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Detailed mep planning procedure
Forum Topichai friends i'm new to this site. please help me with your advices i'm a beginner in mep planning. but i have no experience in the whole mep systems. the only experience i have is in sprinkler systems. but now i'm forced to study and do the planning ...
May 3, 2013
7 Scheduling Mistakes to Avoid
Forum Topic7 scheduling mistakes to avoid http://ow.ly/kFT2h
May 3, 2013
Time Impact Analysis Help
Forum TopicHow to make a fragnet of activities in primavera P6? What exactly does the word "fragnet" mean in this context? The fragnet is supposed to consist of subset of activities in the project schedule directly related to the schedule. Fewest number of ac...
May 4, 2013
Ordering Tasks
Forum TopicI guess I'm getting impatient in my old age. I'm used to the very intuitive way MSP allows you to insert tasks, and then insert subtasks by indenting. And being able to drag things around. From the P6 manual and the web, I cannot figure out how to di...
May 4, 2013
Budgeted cost goes to zero on scheduling in P6 v8.2
Forum TopicDear All,I am faced with a problem.I have created a programs and have given the cost for each activity as a Resource "Cost". The cost values was given in "Budget cost" column. It was all fine when I did the programs and the "Budgeted Total Cost" was ...
May 5, 2013
Revised Programme and changing start/finish with Global Change
Forum TopicThere is some topic regarding changing the start/finish date with in the programme with global change, but I can`t find. Programme has actual and keep all information regarding previous baseline (P6-programme is without attached baseline) I need to r...
May 5, 2013
Critical Path Drag in PowerProject
Forum TopicHi Asta Management In a recent discussion Stephen Devaux wrote this sentence: I know you are very active with Asta, and in light of your remark above, I feel I must ask: if Asta wants to incorporate modern technology and metrics, why doesn't it inclu...
May 5, 2013
Multiple NEC contracts one project
Forum TopicIf an early warning/compensation event delays contractor A to the extent that it will delay contractor B is contractor B entitled to a compensation event. If contractor b has not started on site I assume he can not claim an extension to his contract ...
May 5, 2013
WBS - Building a house
Forum TopicHi All, I'm just about to start on the 'adventurous' task of building my own house and I want to create a WBS for the entire build. Does any one have a WBS structure for a building a house or could point me in the right direction to find one. Thanks ...
May 6, 2013
BOQ Loading in P6
Forum TopicNot that I haven't done it before but I wanna have some discussion on how planners load quantities / cost from BOQ. I am currently studying on how to optimize the use of P6 in terms of valuation / claims / time extension cost impact etc...I would rea...
May 6, 2013
Creating new XER file from a filtered layout
Forum TopicHello, Recalling from P3 that were able to create a native P3 file from a filtered layout, wonder if possible to do the same in P6. May be infront of the eyes and not able to see. Do not want to go to the path of deleting unwanted activities and th...
May 6, 2013
Earned Value Cost not appering on update once baseline assigned!
Forum TopicUrgently need help; I did a latest update for bi-weekly reporting , after my updation i assigned the baseline & found out that the earned value cost for two activities which are 100% complete does not replect in earned value column only the actual co...
May 7, 2013
Showing the number of projects under each branch in P6 automaticly
Forum Topicin projects layout(Primavera6),where i used different codes in organization my projects,is there any way that i can show the number of projects under each branch(automaticly)? I tried to use user defined fields (Integer) and give value =1 to each pr...
May 7, 2013
Why is that some people believe you cannot use Physical percent complete if the schedule is not resource-loaded?
Forum TopicWhy is that some people say: you can not use Physical percent complete on this schedule because it is not resource-loaded ?As far as I know, Physical percent complete for the activities has nothing to do with the cost,except for calculation of WBS pe...
May 7, 2013
MS Project 2012 links between projects
Forum TopicI am normally using Primavera, but am curently in an organisation using MS Project 2012 (+server). I have suggester to start link activities between projects, but the other planners in the org. claims, that MSP cannot handle this....! Statement from ...
May 8, 2013
Updated Program
Forum TopicCan anyone help me with my problem? I have this updated program and I want this to return to the original program which is not updated yet. If it has 15000 activities and 12000 are already on progress. Is there any short cut that will make it unupdat...
May 8, 2013
dates keep on changing whenever i press F9
Forum TopicALL,Can anyone help me how to keep the activity dates fixed. Everytime i press the F9 some dates are automatically adjusting on their own. I have to replot each activities again and again. I'm all done with the putting dates and relationships then wh...
May 8, 2013
Zero 'Total Float' on an activity that has no critical sucessors
Forum TopicHi,I have an activity that is showing as critical with zero float (total float and free float) that shouldn't be .... all of it's sucessors have at least 1 day float on them, it has no constraints, the planned start and finish, remaining early start ...
May 8, 2013
What is the best route to take to break into scheduling?
Forum TopicHello folks, I'm new to the site and have a few questions that you may be able to help me with. I would like to enter the scheduling field, but I'm not sure what my best route of attack should be to get there. I'm currently a regional safety manager ...
May 8, 2013