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Actual cost in P6 V7

Actual cost in P6 V7

Wronge start / finish date

I set the project calender to 12 Hrs/ Day 7 Day/weeks and also the admin user pereference to 12 Hrs / day and check all user to specify the number of hous for each time period . my problem is when I try to make - 6 hours lag for an activity it give m...

P6: Default layout at start of Primavera

Hi all,daily I use P6 and I am here to ask a favour. I don't know what happened some days ago, but everytime when P6 starts, I display the same layout I used for an old project .I'd like to know how I can change this user preference/setting because I...

Histogram issues

I have been asked to produce a histogram for a plan held in P6.  While I am normally quite happy to run histograms the particular plan I have been asked to do it for is not what I would call a "plan" its more a management resource tracker.  I cannot ...

Encore Analytics Releases Empower

NEWS: Encore Analytics Releases Empower - A Deltek wInsight replacement? http://ow.ly/fQdaR

Best Practice

Hi, I'm using Primavera P6, and I've attended beginners course and read most of Harris' Project planning and control using Primavera P6...   I find the book very usefull, but I miss the best practice discussions. Anyone read anything good or know of ...

Renumbering activity ID's

Dear Planners I'm trying to renumber all of the activity ID's in a plan I've copied from a previous project. I want the numbers to run sequentially through the various WBS in this new version but they appear to be renumbering to the same sequence as ...

Transfer Activity Codes from other Project

In P3, user can transfer Activity Codes from other Project in the Activity Code Dialog Box.  Can someone tell me how to do the same in P6.  I can't find the option to do that.  Thanks a lot. Regards,Eric Chou

Basic Principles of Delay Analysis

Hi All I am about to organise a print run of the training module "Basic Principles of Delay Analysis" from the original Planning Academy website. Depending on demand the book can be purchased at £25.00 plus post and packing. Please let me know by pri...

Attachment - Text

Dear PP,Hello everyone!Can anybody help me why text attachment is not showing in version 8.1. After typing my comments on the dialog box and press OK nothing will show up.However I can show and add Curtain attachment. Thanks in advance,Chris

EXPERTS - Internal linkage within activities.

Hi thereI have one quick questin for you guys that came up to my mind.An activity in a project has its respective activity in the baseline. Most likely the Activity ID for the activity in the project will be the same for the same activity in the base...

VALUE ENGINEERING

Hi All,Does anybody experience "value engineering" activity in the schedule?How would it affect to your schedule, concept or ideas?Thanks in advance!

Problems Hiding Time within Start & Finish Column in MS Project 2007

I am looking for help with hiding the time within my start and finish column of my schedule. This schedule is being planned in hours on a 24/7 calander (Offshore Installation Schedule) and currently my start and finish columns show the date and time ...

Can Asta withstand progress updates done on the different dates on the different tasks?

Dear all,I am coming from Microsoft Project world (which a lot of people consider not a proper scheduling tool) and I am looking now for alternatives.I have a discussion about Spider Project tool functionality on this forum.http://www.planningplanet....

Reviewing Incoming Claims

Hi All When reviewing an incoming claim at a table surrounded with potential clients I have often said something like: (Spock Voice) "Its a claim Jim - but not as we know it" "It reminds me of an Andersen Consulting document - Hans Christian that is"...

P6 updates

Activity dates will not automatically change / update when i enter predecessors into the p6 plan.  Any advise please Thanks

P6.2 (takes sometime to open)

Hi Everyone,I have encountered a recent problem in P6.2 and it seems very unusual for me. Even our IT team althought he works on my PC via (team viewer) having a hard time to solve my problem. About log in or user name and password its working but it...

planning

hello,i am new to planning, please give me the definition for constraint. 

Work description planning production process

 Hello, I'm looking for examples of production planning procedures (for machine building). Does anyone know where I can find flowcharts or discriptions and especially the development of tasks and responsibilities of persons involved (departments)? I ...