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Creating new XER file from a filtered layout

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Hello, 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!

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Urgently 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

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 in 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

MS Project 2012 links between projects

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I 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

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Can 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

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ALL,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

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Hi,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?

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Hello 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

PMDB and PMSDK

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Hi All,How does the PMSDK and PMDB database get synchronized. I logged in to both the PMSDK and the PMDB database and saw exactly the same projects. Further, I generally use PMSDK to create projects and update them, I want to know how than this gets ...

May 8, 2013

Multi User Problems

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Hi We have encountetred the following problem where I am looking at a particular record in my schedule, my colleague logs into the same schedule and looks at the same record and they see a different duration and remaining duration ( in fact their dur...

May 9, 2013

Problems by linking between Project?

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Normally I work with Primavera, but is currently working in a organisation where they are using MS Project. I have suggested that we link activites in different projects (files), as one development project is split into several areas each having thir...

May 9, 2013

Actual costs after activity has finished (lumped on Data Date)

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Hi I would appreciate some help from any of you guys regarding a issue I am having with spreading actual costs (version 6.2.1)   I have spread a resource (material @ £1/ea) on a WBS Summary Bar that encompasses the activity bars in question however w...

May 9, 2013

planned percent complete = baseline percent complete????

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ALL,We are required by our client to compare actual percent complete vs planned percent complete on our weekly meeting. To report on actual percent complete, I'm using duration percent complete to show actual. I have one issue here, There are two dur...

May 11, 2013

WBS Duration is not same as Activity Duration

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Hello Everybody,I am facing the problem in my Schedule as the WBS duration is not matching with the dates. Duration is showing less than the original duration.I have already checked my Calenders and there is no problem in that.The issue is, the activ...

May 12, 2013

Engineering "Banana" S-Curve

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Dear All,I would like to know how is possible (on primavera P6 ) to create the S-Curve of a project trend  based on early and late date,so 1 curve for early date, 1 for late date and 1 for actual .. hope that i was clearthanks in advance for your hel...

May 13, 2013

Calculation in Primavera (P 6)

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Dear Sir/Madam Can we calculate backlog(Plan % complete-Actual % complete) in primavera? Can we trace the activity which is the root cause of the backlog

May 14, 2013