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Claim Digger - Comparing a P3 file to a P6 file

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Is there any way to compare a P3 file vs. a P6 file using Claim Digger or other 3rd party software. I just had a major project go through the conversion and I've tried exporting the P6 file to P3 and ran the Claim Digger report, but there seems to be...

Jan 25, 2012

Export Role Dictionary

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Hi Guys, I have several Role Dictionaries that have come in from different projects as they have been imported. For this example say I have 4 x dictionaries at the top level. (Each of these then have around 100 children) 1 - Design 2 - Procurement 3-...

Jan 25, 2012

Leveling of resources

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I am new on P6, on my program there are resources that are over-alocated and some resources that are under-alocated, how do i level these resources? Can someone help me with the steps please,   Thx

Jan 26, 2012

Duplicate resources after XER import

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Hi Planners, When I update my master schedule by importing an updated XER file (provided by a contractor) the Resources assigned to activities are duplicated. What causes this and how can I import the XER file without duplicating Resources?   Thanks ...

Jan 26, 2012

How do I change my password?

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Hi,   I have looked everywhere and can't figure how to change my site password. I would like to change it to something that I have some hope of remembering. Can anyone help, please?   Thanks very much. DFB 

Jan 26, 2012

Oracle Primavera P6 Must Finish By Date

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Hi Guys, We get a bunch of calls regarding Primavera P6's Must Finish By Date, so here's a short explanation of what it does and it's impact on your project. http://bit.ly/xIcyf1 I hope this helps some folks. Emily

Jan 26, 2012

UK & EMEA Primavera Conference 2012

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Is anyone planning on attending the UK & EMEA Primavera Conference 2012? Here are the details http://bit.ly/w6nQ79See you there,Colin

Jan 26, 2012

Update Data date 1st time....

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Dear All....I have a little problem with updating my schedule data date,, I start load the actual start date to my current schedule for some activities and then update the data data to the current date I moved it 4 monthes, the problem now I got very...

Jan 26, 2012

Why Primavera?

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Hello all you P6 enthusiasts. Something has been puzzling me for a long time - why did they call software after the Italian word for "Spring Time"? Maybe Emily Foster can tell us. We are all pronouncing it wrong - we should be saying Preemavaira. I s...

Jan 27, 2012

Doing new P6 planning

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Good morning,I have a scope of work of one project ,-I extract activities,durations,relationships,I do the WBS,OBS-Now ,what type of progress I have to choice (physical or unit or or or...)          what type of duration to choice how to do the updat...

Jan 27, 2012

Conditional Formatting

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Hi, I was looking for some advise on Asta powerProject (v11). Is it possible to setup conditional formatting on the spreadsheet like you can within excel? I have had a good look and I can't find a simple solution, more than likely it is staring me in...

Jan 27, 2012

P6_V.7.0 - ACTUAL LABOR UNIT/ACTUAL COST

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Dear All, Why actual Labor Units & Actual Cost change in the previus month when I Schedule Data Date to next moths? Example : Data Date = 31 December 11 ; Actual Labor Units = 100h ; Actual Cost = 100k I Schedule the project with data date 31 Jannuar...

Jan 27, 2012

Sample CSV Files for Importing Data Into Deltek Cobra From P6

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Hi Guys, Here are some sample CVS files that load different types of data into Deltek Cobra from tools like Primavera P6  http://bit.ly/zZwb3c The majority of our Deltek Cobra customers use Primavera P6, so I thought they may be relevant here. I hope...

Jan 27, 2012

bmu sequence

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Dear all, I have a building with three roofs with different heights.Total height is 75 floors.Roofs at 23 floor,49 floor,and 75 floor. We have BMU and roof finishes.What is the sequence of these works.We will first do at roof 23then 49 and 75. or it ...

Jan 27, 2012

CTR Tool

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Hi All, I'm looking for a tool that allows entry of data in to a standardised CTR format. Stores all CTRs in a database that you can recover. Electronically linked to P6 would be great. Does any body know of a tool. Thank you

Jan 28, 2012

Critical Path Analysis Presentation in P6

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Dear Planners, Our client is requesting us to prepare a critical analysis report in 5 different project milestones. Is there any filter processto produce the report. Client have officially sent a letter identifying the critical path in my schedule. I...

Jan 28, 2012

Renumbering Activities

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Dear planners,how to change 5000 actvity id's using global change,can you help me? thank you..

Jan 29, 2012

Fragnet function/option in P6

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What is the equivalent of P3's Fragnet option in P6? I have a set of activities that I'd like to copy and then bring them back to make just some changes, just the way we used to do it in P3. Thank you in advance. 

Jan 29, 2012

What is the right predecessor for these activities?

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My predecessor for the activity "Prepare RFQ (Request for Quotation) of Equipment xxx" in mechanical engineering is the activity "Prepare Data Sheet of Equipment xxx" in process engineering. Basically all my RFQ preparation activities for mechanical ...

Jan 29, 2012