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P6 nested filters

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Hi, I am struggling to create a nested filter with a mix of 'And' or 'Or' between each row. Can somebody please advise how can I change an individual row from 'And' to 'Or', or vice-versa? When I click the (All of the following) to change to (Any of ...

Dec 4, 2012

Workflows

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Hi,Does your tool have built-in worflows?Anna

Dec 4, 2012

Tracking progress in Spider

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 I have the following question regarding tracking of progress in Spider:I observe the following behavior:Once I have updated progress on some of the activities (once I have entered an actual data for some of the activities), after that I will get an ...

Dec 4, 2012

Create Gantt Chart and cash flow using excel with sample file

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I have created an excel sheet to draw up the Gantt chart and create cost loading based on working days.You simply select your week end and holidays, put the planned dates then everything will be calculated and drawn automatically. You all welcome to ...

Dec 4, 2012

Shutdown/Turnaround Planning training

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Hello, I used to work as Project Planner. Have been recently assigned to Maintenance team as TA planning engineer. I would like to attend the training first. Does anybody know a good training / provider for the Shutdown/Turnaround planning please? Re...

Dec 4, 2012

Existing practical project issues

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Guys   I am starting this thread that we can share from our experience:   I met an issue in my new project. By Specifications I should receive a P6 schedule (cost and resource loaded). I just received the general view pdf. and another view(pdf) that ...

Dec 4, 2012

About tracking and updating progress of a project

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Dear all, I'd like to know the right precedure of updating a schedule, Is the following steps of updating a schedule right or not? "Input actual progress data(including of actual start ,actual finish, remaining duration and so on )"----"apply actuals...

Dec 5, 2012

Wronge start / finish date

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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...

Dec 5, 2012

P6: Default layout at start of Primavera

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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...

Dec 5, 2012

Histogram issues

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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 ...

Dec 5, 2012

Best Practice

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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 ...

Dec 5, 2012

Renumbering activity ID's

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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 ...

Dec 5, 2012

Transfer Activity Codes from other Project

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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

Dec 6, 2012

Basic Principles of Delay Analysis

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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...

Dec 6, 2012

Attachment - Text

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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

Dec 6, 2012

EXPERTS - Internal linkage within activities.

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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...

Dec 6, 2012