Installing Primavera P6 Professional on Windows 10
Forum TopicHere's a video showing, step by step, how to install Primavera P6 Professional on Windows 10 http://ed.gr/k4hb
Jan 9, 2018
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Process to Import Status / Progress in to Primavera P6
Forum TopicHelloWhat would the best way to import status in P6 be. Almost all activities will be "physical %".How do I ensure the status gets logeed in accurately. Many a times when I export a spreadsheet out from P6 and import it back with updated status (% co...
Jan 10, 2018
Scheduling for 4 machines with similar task
Forum TopicHi guys, I have just found this forum but I'm not sure is this the correct platform to ask such question. If it is, great! If it's not, I would appreciate it if someone would redirect me to the correct platform. My problem:I have 4 machines (Total 6)...
Jan 11, 2018
Clarifying Activity duration behaviour for task dependent activity in relation to Resource allocation
Forum TopicHi all,I need a view on this situation below in P6. Basically, I am building a schedule and the P6 settings are: fixed duration & units and task dependent activity. Project has not startedSituation: I created an activity with a duration of 4d and the...
Jan 11, 2018
Quick Tip - How to Group and Sort Activities In Primavera P6
Forum TopicHere's a quick tip on how to use the ‘group and sort by’ feature in Primavera P6 Professional http://ed.gr/lags
Jan 11, 2018
Primavera Timephased Report
Forum TopicI am looking for a way to create a timephased labor report from my current working schedule. I can run one showing budgeted units planned per month by person. Many activities on my current schedule have been delayed/slipped and I would like to have a...
Jan 11, 2018
Help required - earliest of two predecessors needs to be the driver
Forum TopicHi there, I don't know if there's a way of doing this in P6 v8.2 but I have an activity with two predecessors and I need the earliest finisher to be the driver not the latest.Essentially two items are being tested and the first to complete the test g...
Jan 16, 2018
Distinct Resource Allocation
Forum TopicHi All,I have a list of tasks ( Task A to Task Z) each requiring different amount of hours. On the other hand I also have a list of contractors each of which is able to commit to a specific amount of hours.Is there a excel formula that I can use so t...
Jan 16, 2018
Keeping track of your project progress
Forum TopicHi all,My name is Vivien and i would like to open a discusion on the best and most efficient practices for keeping track of your projects.Many of us are dealing with complex, large, distributed projects and it is often very hard to keep a track on wh...
Jan 16, 2018
Exporting/Importing Multiple Projects in a Group in Primavera P6
Forum TopicHere's a quick tip detailing the process of transferring multiple projects between databases using a group in Primavera P6 http://ed.gr/lo7b
Jan 16, 2018
Question about leveling
Forum TopicHi Everyone,I am working in MS Project 2016 professional. My question concerns leveling.I have a couple of strategic projects that our R&D department is working on in an one planning. In this planning every stratgic project is a summary task, not a s...
Jan 16, 2018
P6 R8.4 Web v Client Server Question
Forum TopicHi All,Question for some of you gurus out there which I am struggling to get my head around.I am currently configuring P6 web for specific users across the business so they can view the data we enter via the client server. Slow going as I am pretty ...
Jan 16, 2018
Rolling Wave Scheduling in P6
Forum TopicHello,can someone tell me the experience about implementing Rolling Wave Scheduling in Primavera P6 ?Thanks Roberto
Jan 17, 2018
P6 Professional R16.2 Resource Unit of Measure Administration
Forum TopicHi all,Using P6 Professional R16.2, I can't find the administration functionality to add a new Resource "Unit of Measure".Thank you in advance for the help/assistance. Cheers,Arman
Jan 18, 2018
P6 Professional R16.2 Resource Unit of Measure Administration
Forum TopicHi all,Using P6 Professional R16.2, I can't find the administration functionality to add a new Resource "Unit of Measure".Thank you in advance for the help/assistance. Cheers,Arman
Jan 18, 2018
Working with different layouts in ScheduleReader
Forum TopicCan I work with different layouts? Question answered:In ScheduleReader, you can use different layouts to group and sort data, customize tables’ columns, use filters and find options to get the information you need.You can even import custom-made layo...
Jan 18, 2018
Primavera P6 and Highlighting SS and FF Relationships
Forum TopicHere's a quick tip to highlight all SS and FF relationships in a schedule to help review schedule relationships http://ed.gr/lwl3
Jan 19, 2018
Filters in Primavera Risk Analysis
Forum TopicIs there a way to filter the activities in Primavera Risk Analysis similar to how you would in P6?I'm trying to filter activities with no predecessor/successor from a dodgy schedule ready for analysis I received but there doesn't seem to be a suitabl...
Jan 19, 2018
Why putting costs in as units instead of cost is easier...
Forum TopicI review many schedules. I used to make many schedules. I have been noticing that many contractors prefer to enter costs as resource units instead of costs. I recall it was better, but I cannot remember why it is easier - any insights into why thi...
Jan 19, 2018
specifications for a contractor to install the latest P6
Forum TopicI work in a large corporate environment. We have held off installing the latest p6 version because IT guys are generally not familiar with the software and i am not knowledge on the MS/SQL etc environment. We currently have the Enterprise/Web versi...
Jan 19, 2018