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Project Controls: Producing a Horizontal Split P50 curve

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Hi,   I have searched but cannot find the answer to this question.   I have produced a programme using P6 vs.7, and dumped the Early vs Late data into excel, to produce early + late curves.   Now I would like to produce a P50 (50% float) curve, howev...

Nov 2, 2011

Grouping by Resource Name Problem

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Hi, I'm trying to produce a Gantt Chart report on MSP2003 which is grouped by the various resources. However, what I am finding is that if a task has several resources shown working on it, the task does not appear twice on the report (i.e. same task ...

Nov 2, 2011

Nonlabor units calculation

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To all PP master,I am QS in my present work and also assigned to do scheduling work,I am updating a master programme that originally created by others(Korean guy),the programme is cost loaded (budgeted cost base on BOQ), when I am trying to find out ...

Nov 2, 2011

Annually increased resource rates in P6R8

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An interesting problem has just arisen.We use fully resourced and costed programmes using P6R8 and I have just come across this.Our resource charge out rate changes every 1st April so I have added effective dates and correct resource charge out rates...

Nov 2, 2011

Annually increased resource rates in P6R8

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An interesting problem has just arisen.We use fully resourced and costed programmes using P6R8 and I have just come across this.Our resource charge out rate changes every 1st April so I have added effective dates and correct resource charge out rates...

Nov 2, 2011

Replicating an activity

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I have a project that I have imported from MSP.   I have 215 activites in which within this I have 7 sites. Is it possible to replicate each site within my activities for 6 years. (example Site 1-activities associated with each. It shows the schedule...

Nov 2, 2011

Gettign Earned Value Of Previous Dates.

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Hi All,I just came accross a demand from my project Manager.He asked me about the Earned value cost till the End of September,2011.The Program is only Cost Loaded (Using Expence Tab and there are not unit (Resources).I know that if you Reverse the da...

Nov 2, 2011

Financial Periods

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Hi All Primavera Users, I have created financial perioods for a Project "Project A" but when I created another project separately "project b" and tried to creat Financial periods for it,I have found that the Financial Periods for "Project A" are alre...

Nov 2, 2011

Estimation of Manufacturing Durations for Procurement Activities

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Hello good morning to my fellow planners. I am in a predicament of estimating manufacturing durations which I have to incorporate to my Master Schedule Most of them are Mechanical Equipments. Strippers, Vessels, Heat Exchangers, Tanks, Filters, In-Li...

Nov 3, 2011

P3 Progress Import - Actual Finish Dates

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Hi All I am importing progress data and am finding the Actual finish dates are not importing. The steps follwed are below. Export Activity ID, Activity Description, Actual Start, Actual Finish, Remaining Duration & Percent Complete using a .DBF file....

Nov 3, 2011

I want to add quantity(area in sqm or no.s)

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hi planners, how can i assign and define the area of a project..means the schedule for glazing of a building,the wbs prepared is based on floors- 1st floor,2nd floor etc.. i want to add and show the total area of glass using in each floor and no of d...

Nov 3, 2011

" Planned Dates"

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Please can soem one explaine to me what teh function of "Planned Dates" are in P6 and what benfit or use they are best used for ?

Nov 3, 2011

Deleting Calendars

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I have tried to delete global calendars but they will not delete due to being used on other projects.I have deleted all other projects and resource codes.They are not used any were else.I am thinking the problem is in the baselined project. How do i ...

Nov 3, 2011

Using the Fill Down Option In P6

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I have a calender setup that is showing standard for all my activities and what I want is to change them all to a 7 day working week. I have added the column calender in and then I chose one activity with the 7 day a week in it, but it is not allowin...

Nov 3, 2011

Approval Period Help

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I have an activity that when it finishes I allow 2 weeks approval until I then start my other activity below this.   How do i go about adding a 2 week approval period as I thought I just needed to add a constriant within my next activity saying start...

Nov 3, 2011

Urgent Assigning Planned Resource Hours not following fixed pattern

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 hello everyone  my design engineer gave me his planned hours.But his hours are not following any fixed pattern.Can someone help me how do i  add his hoours.I have add this picture to give you an idea of what I have to do These hours are planned hour...

Dec 8, 2011

% Completes in p6

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Hello, I'm new to this forum and have used p3 off and on years ago and had some exposure to p5, my background is more toward Project Controls - Cost management rather than scheduling.  Here is my issue/question:  I was told by the PM not to baseline ...

Dec 9, 2011

Filtering Activities

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Good day for you,I need to filter all the activities are in progress within certain period typically to that is highlighted with the progress spotlight option. Would you please advise how to create such a filter?Thanks.

Dec 10, 2011

Planned Percent Complete

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I'm using P6. I know that Primavera calculates Percents Complete like schedule%, unit%, physical% after starting the project and entering the actual values. but in the Planning Phase how can I get the planned % for each activity in every time period?

Dec 10, 2011