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Getting Started

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Hi everybody,I've just joined the website today after a friend recommended it. I'm almost brand new to planning, Taken some courses in P6 and am working on trying to get familiar with it. For now, I don't have any questions on P6, I'll have many late...

Mar 29, 2011

Construction activity scheduling for School Building

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HI, I am a relative novice to planning and construction.  At the moment I am carrying out a project planning programme for the construction of a school, using Primavera. Contract duration 18 months at a cost of £8million.  I have assumed a plan size ...

Mar 29, 2011

Looking ASTA Reseller in Russia

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Hi We are looking Partner in Russia, who can be our ASTA Autorized Partner in Russia for distribution, training and consulting. If you know people or Companies who is interested please contact with [email protected]

Mar 30, 2011

Oracle Password

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Hai AllI working in StandAlone Version (P6.7 - Oracle Database)In P6 v7 I getting Error MessageUnable to connect to the database. Would you like to configure the database connection now?"Connect String - XEDatabase - ORAPMDBUsername - ADMPRM$PMPasswo...

Mar 30, 2011

Recruiters?

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Hello all, Apologies if this is being posted in the wrong section... I am a Recruiter for an Oil and Gas EPC company and have been informed by those withing the organisation that this website would be a good place to post any Planning roles that I ha...

Mar 30, 2011

P6-completed activity still driving

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Dear All, First I am glad to join your network. It's good to know that any problem surely has an answer on this site. I am working with Primavera P6 v7 I have an activity with many predecessors. One of this predecessor is a completed activity but is ...

Mar 30, 2011

project-level activity code length

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My client is wanting me to create activity codes that are 23 characters long.  Our setting limits the length of activity codes to 20 characters.  Is there an administration setting that allows longer code values?  Thanks!

Mar 30, 2011

Premavera P3 Problems..

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  Hello guys..Do you Have any Problems in Primavera P3?  Post it here and lets solve it together.....

Mar 30, 2011

Facing problem while updating actuals.

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Hi Planners,                  I have got a problem with updating actual dates, while i updating the actuals its showing like the attached image. Kindly give me a solution to clear this. Regards, Krishna [[wysiwyg_imageupload:355:]]

Mar 31, 2011

Can't understand Early start & finish dates.

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Hi Planners,                   Even if we updated the actual date, why the early start date is showing the current data date? And how can we control the early finish date, kindly give me advice on this.   Regards, Krishna

Mar 31, 2011

Performance Percentage Completion ?

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Hi Performance percentage completion: On updating the P6 Program of works monthly (Feb 2011 to Mar 2011)overall percentage completion (Performance Pct Complete ) found to be decreased ,is there any reason behind it? RegardsShahul

Mar 31, 2011

Budgeted Units Import&Export

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Hi, I want to modify budgeted units. I export existing units to excel and modify it on excel, then import to P6.1. Nothing is changed. I checked currency what I mean decimal and grouping part. It is suited to excel. Do you have any idea what the reas...

Mar 31, 2011

Budgeted Units Import&Export

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Hi, I want to modify budgeted units. I export existing units to excel and modify it on excel, then import to P6.1. Nothing is changed. I checked currency what I mean decimal and grouping part. It is suited to excel. Do you have any idea what the reas...

Mar 31, 2011

Recovery Shedule

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Dear All How to get recovery schedule from Project Update utlizing Global Changes

Mar 31, 2011

Negativity Towards MS Project

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I read many blog entries that are very derogatory about MS Project, but struggle to understand why there seems to be such negativity about this product.  It may not be as feature dense as products such Primavera P6 but it is a powerful, effective, pl...

Mar 31, 2011

What is an overall progress plan?

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Fellas, What is an overall progress plan and how would one go about developing one for a project? A new project is being initiated and we have been tasked with developing a progress plan (not a progress report) and any help/pointer will be appreciate...

Mar 31, 2011

All bar label move to left of screen in print preview! Help?!?!

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Can anyone help with a print preview/printing problem as below? When I go to thwe print preview screen, the activity/milestone/etc text moves from the right of the object to an inch within the left of the page.  I've tried everything to resolve this,...

Apr 1, 2011

Recurring Activity

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Dear all, i want to show activity which is occuring every month during project duration....e.g.monthly /biweekly meeting.(duration 1 day max. only) i want to show it as a one activity only; in one bar with gaps between each occurence. how can i show ...

Apr 1, 2011

Progress update procedure

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Hi,   Does anyone have a copy of a procedure for updating project progress periodically within Primavera. ie. a step by step guide on the correct way to update engineering progress etc and the common reoports produced biweekly/ monthly by the planner...

Apr 1, 2011