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Construction Progress measurement system or construction tracker

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Hi planners,For my current EPC project, I need a Progress measurement system/tracker for construction in excel format.I tried many formulas in excel for the construction but failed,If anyone knows about it please help me. thanks in advance,

Jan 19, 2016

Successor Start Date same as Predecessor Finish date

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I am creating a baseline with all FS relationships. The activities have been assigned with a 20hr/day, 6 day work week. I am noticing that all the activities have the start dates of their predecessors' finish dates. ie, the successor is starting on t...

Jan 20, 2016

Scheduling/Planning Dashboard

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Hello, I have been tasked with searching for dashboard software by which we can present information such as productivity trends, CPI/SPI gaps, forecasts and lags on a weekly basis. I am unaware of any software that can take P6 exports as a direct inp...

Jan 20, 2016

Publish jobs

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Hi to allWe have an issue with the jobs which update the files for BI Publisher. They need very long time and use many resources. Sometimes they block other users and must be stopped. We have version 6.8.3.Do you have an idea to improve this? Thank y...

Jan 20, 2016

Managing Contingencies

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HiMay be its me and missed the topic. Just wondering if we have Managing Contingencies topic covered in "Project Controls Compendium and Reference (GPCCAR). This is highly important during project execution to manage contingencies to control, analyze...

Jan 21, 2016

Creating Customized Task Templates

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Any one have idea of how to create a customized task template????My requirement is to create a task template in the shape of pier. I would like to display pier shape for the pier construction task in time distance view?????

Jan 21, 2016

Programm -Portflio Reports

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Hi All,What is the best software for issuance reports for Programme -Portfolio especially intervention reports Thanks

Jan 21, 2016

Trigger activities

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hello Planners,I would like to understand how to use trigger activities, but I cannot find anything about it in the Help pages nor in the User Manual available on the web siteCan anybody (Raphael?) help?Thank you,Alexandre

Jan 21, 2016

Importing P6 File into MS ProjectI

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Hi All,I am having extreme difficulty trying to export a p6 file into ms project. I have tried exporting it as a MPP file straight into ms project and also into asta and then into ms project. Each time the logic and dates are different. It is a progr...

Jan 22, 2016

Primavera License

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I currently have a single Primavera license. I installed my Primavera database on my home server as I have had my laptop crash several. The problem is that sometimes I work from places with poor internet connection so I created another local database...

Jan 22, 2016

Working Hours Issue

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Dear All, I want to creat a calendar with working hours 10:00 PM to 05:AM,but as i try to creat a calendar and change the time its doesn't work...when i try to put start of time as 10 PM it automatically pick the finish time with  one hour increment ...

Jan 25, 2016

Software for Small business?

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It's quite confused to choose a software for small business. I am planning to install a software for small business in a web- based platform. Kindly suggest.

Jan 25, 2016

Duartion and Units

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Hi there, Am i right in thinking that in order to get the duration and labout units the same, the duration type should be set at "fixed duration and units/time"?I want the duration to read the same as the labour units.Thanks Nicki

Jan 26, 2016

Automacally Allow ressources!!

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Hii every body!!!i want to create a new projet on P6 but i have un probleme: i want to know how to make activity automatically started only when one between 3 ressources is available?For exemple:I have 3 teams: T1, T2 and T3.I have 5 activities whith...

Jan 26, 2016

Digital Railway

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I work as a Project Planner for Network Rail in London.I work free-lance, as many planners do, and have worked across a number of industries including oil & gas, civils, water and telecoms. But for the past 15 years I have worked in Rail. Although I ...

Jan 26, 2016