I have converted a Powerproject file to msp, however the duration & total float formats are mixed, ie some are "15 d" and some are "3 w". I cannot see where you can change them all to days?? Andrew
Hello friends... Can anyone provide me the activity details of a gas field compression piping as urgent. I’ll be oblized to get any feed back regarding construction plan for a piping project. Any additional guidelines or job knowledge also will highl...
Hello I would like to solicit advice on preferred progress Measurement technique in P6. Pros and cons of physical vs duration etc. Would it.make sense to build resources loaded schedule (labor non labor) if the duration is 15 months. Which method wou...
Here's the challenge...You have 10 activities in your schedule. They are all resource loading (not necessarily the same resources). They have a 'prioritisation' code allocated to determine the sequence of preference for resource levelling. There a...
Hello Planners,I cannot have an answer from Oracle-Primavera people; I hope (I know) that PPlanners will be more reactive!One customer of mine is willing to use P6 with 5 - 10 schedulers and 10 - 20 viewers (people who need to display P6 projects on ...
hello guys i have a question i am getting a little bit of heaache abiut this optionwhat does it do exactly can any one explain it with pictures?unfortunately oracle's help does not describe it wellbest reghardsomid[[wysiwyg_imageupload::]][[wysiwyg_i...
It seems that Activity baseline data is connected to "task_code" when it used to be connected to "task_id" in the past. That used to mean that you could change what we see as the "Activity ID" and P6 still kept the relevant baseline data (dates etc)...
If my schedule is set to fixed units, how do I get it to show a overall percent complete?
Can someone explain to me this situation :Is it possible to have dropping SPI for last 3 periods and the progress actual curve trailing on the slightly above late curve line? The forecast curve continues to show possible improvement starting from t...
HiHopefully a quick easy questionsI'm copying across activities from P6 into Excel. However, for a couple of the activities, it's not copying across the A?I have tried different copy and paste options into excel, but no joy. Any ideas? RegardsPhilip
Hi What are the must have period end reports, I would be advised to produceCurrently, I receive our contractors programme, and produce the following reports1. Full Programme, with Last Period and Baseline Variances2. Critical Path Layout3. 4, and 8 w...
Hello,I am taking over maintaining a schedule and do not know how to find the source of some Nonlabor Units that are being expended.There are budgeted and actualized non-labor units for activities such as "Execute Contract" and "Prefab Meeting", but ...
Dear Friends,We are in the proposal stage for 50 Storage Tanks in a refinery project. The diameter varies from 14 m to 49 m and with all combination of tank types (Fixed roof, Dome roof, Internal floating roof).Can anyone provide guidance in preparin...
Time to ask a question to those who are smater than I am.I have my WBS structure completed correctly as per below[[wysiwyg_imageupload:6051:]]When I switch to activities my WBS order is changed with construction activities at the top and general cond...
Hello,I recently updated a construction programme of works after cost loading it. The cost is fixed (Lump Sum project) and the % Complete Type is set to duration. Thus, the calculate cost from units is not checked and a budgeted cost was allocated to...
Hi Everyone,I am facing a unique Event Code AVAA0-1519-5. I face this event code when I try to delete any activity or relationship in my schedule. And sometimes, I am unable to change the layout.In addition to this, I am unable to exit P6.We have Cit...
Dear experts,In a project that I am currently associated with, our client had specifically insisted on using "Non-Labour" resources to be used as a progress measurement. They had issued a weightage for each WBS (Level-1) and requested us to report th...
Hello Everyone, Could you please guide me on the subject " 91R-16 AACE - Schedule Development" - AACE based. I found this as a requirement on a ITT (Instruction to Tenderers), but have no idea if there is something different in preparing the schedule...
Hi All,how can i define the project control tolerance criteria for schedule, cost and quality? what is the base?best,moutaz
While performing status update is it advisable to adjus the start date of an activity (that has not started) if it does not align with the contractor date by means of adding a constraint or otherwise?