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Overall % Complete

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Hi All,Would like to know if we can show overlla % compelete in PRimavera updated schedule.I have been progress measuring using excel in which some activities progress is measured byManhoursCostBut the OVerall weightage is claulated based on the assi...

Feb 1, 2023

Database Malformed error

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Morning folks,I have a Primavera P6 v21.12 standalone SQL Lite database which I was working on yesterday, however this morning I have gone to open P6 and it is giving me a "database disk image is malformed"Thankfully I did create an xer backup last F...

Feb 2, 2023

At Completion Units Calculation

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Hi Planners, I want to make p6 calculate at completion units in accordance with actual units and % complete of activity.For example i have an activity with 500 manhour reosource loaded and i choosed %Complete type as physical complete.I started the a...

Feb 2, 2023

Programme Revision Narative Template

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Hi,When issuing a revised programme I tend to write a narrative in an email to go with the programme. I was hoping however to get a bit more concise as to the way I report the changes in the revision and the implications of these changes. I was there...

Feb 2, 2021

Float and dates don't nake sense

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 I have a schedule with a must finish by date of 6/24/21. The early finish for the project is 6/29/21, so about 5 days behind schedule. But it is showing -170 days of total float. I am not sure where this is computing from. The imposed finish is 6/24...

Feb 2, 2021

Line of Balance

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Willmer Limited is pleased to announce the release of our new Line of Balance software product, LOBTracker, for location based projects such as High Rise Buildings  and Housing Developments. LOBTracker imports projects from Primavera P6 and Microsoft...

Feb 3, 2021

Powerproject Training

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Online Powerproject Training Courses Introduction to Powerproject 1 day course - Cost £199 + VAT per person This course will cover the following: Learn how to create a fully linked bar chartStructure your project with summary tasksAllocate colour cod...

Feb 4, 2021

Calendar

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Greetings planners,I have a schedule with calendar six days working from 8:00 a.m to 17:00 applied to all tasks. The dates for the tasks are completely strange for me. for example:task A: 5 days, the start date is 16 Jan 8:00, it gives me the finish ...

Feb 7, 2021

CCP Certificacion

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Dears:I´m looking for some tips for the preparation of CEP Exam from AACE.Moreover some examples of the memo writing for CEP.Regards.Claudio Manríquez 

Feb 8, 2021

Hour per time period

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Hi PlannersHow the hour per time period are being calculated manually for month and year? for example:8 hours/day is 48hr/w but how it gives 172 hr/m and 2000 hr/yrAlso, when we change the hours per time period under user prefernces, it does not chan...

Feb 8, 2021

Shared mode / Stand-alone P6

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Hi Pplanners,I am working with Primavera P6 19.12, stand-alone; some of my projects open in shared mode, and I do not understand how it can be possible.It is not a strong issue at all, just to understand where it can come from.Thank you for your help...

Feb 9, 2021

Activity Layout / Website Timescale Issue

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Hi, I publish a website or Activity Layout and face a problem.  The timescale in the website or the Activity layout is totally not reflecting my project start and finish dates.   For instance my project start/finish dates are 2018 to 2020, the timesc...

Feb 10, 2021

Most Important Issue In Scheduling: Contingency

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MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE IN SCHEDULING: CONTINGENCY.  Why? Estimates & Budgets have it quantified.  But how do you put it in a schedule? and if you don't you get issues like being "behind" on a 3 year project the first month - or of course you start chip...

Feb 10, 2021

Currency format

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Hi Pplanners and PP users,When I export a PP project as an XER file, the Currency thousand separator field remains empty; as a result, P6 does not want to import the project; I have to open the XER file in MS Excel, fill in the field and so on.I have...

Feb 11, 2021

Use the XLS Magic Tool to update Primavera by Excel files.(It's free)

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This video illustrates how you can use the XLS Magic Tool to update the Primavera projects by using the Excel files.https://youtu.be/ImjjfQrOqSY To learn about the XLS Magic Tool and download it, this is the link:https://www.facebook.com/P6.MagicTool...

Feb 13, 2021

Budgeted Costs Lost during XER Import

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BACKGROUND:I have received an xer which I know is cost loaded using the 'budgeted cost' field (confirmed using acumen fuse). I believe the budgeted costs are calculated dynamically using units and unit rates , in other words the budget cost is not a ...

Feb 15, 2021