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20 hour shift

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Hello Project-teers, I'm missing a link in my brain and cannot figure out how to create a 20hr shift in "change working time" in MSP 2003. And, too, how might I create a resource calendar for a 2nd shift that works from 6PM to 4AM? Thanks, Eric

Feb 11, 2011

Constructability

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Constructability; techniques, definitions of, examplars.

Feb 11, 2011

Procurement Plan vs Procurement Schedule

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Can the experienced guys tell me about the difference? I need to develop a Level 3 Schedule that includes engineering, procurement and construction. However, there is also a document called "procurement plan", which I think is managed by the procurem...

Feb 12, 2011

Variance Report in MS Project

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I need to compare the changes between this period (this month) and the previous period (last month) in order to see slippages in the schedule. I will appreciate any support on this matter.

Feb 12, 2011

Mile stone and float

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HI Friends,There are some dicrpency with my main contractor's plannerthe case is,i said to main contractor's planner that you can use a total float of an activity when the finish milestone is with Zero float. My main contractor's planner is having to...

Feb 12, 2011

Easy way to create WBS for P6 users

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Hi to all, It seems everyone in PP using P6 have already the file for easy creation of WBS. PATTLNK_1172008_031-WBS.xls. UNFORTUNATELY, I don't have yet the file. Can I request from some soft heartedly PP P6 users to share the file. Advance Happy Val...

Feb 13, 2011

baseline activities does not appear in the present schedule

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  Dear All   I am now working on a project. the project has started on jan 2011. so one month is over and i am updating the project for each  month. now i had to add some activites to the baseline project so i used the restore baseline option.there i...

Feb 13, 2011

Primavera Install

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I am trying to install stand alone version of P6 on my laptop.While Installing,I am getting error message:Error creating Project Management Database..same next error message:Error creating Methodology Management Database. For Database configuration.....

Feb 14, 2011

Excel Dates to P6

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Is anybody here could inform me what format of start & finish dates in excel that could be imported straight in P6 and gives me the correct dates to P6? Is this possible? If so, this will save us time to create a project in P6 wherein we don't need t...

Feb 14, 2011

% Complete/% Work Complet

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Dear All, Can anyone help me how to shown the % Complete & % Work Complete with decimal point. As of now I experience this problem. Even I input for example 24.6% in the actual then its appear in whole number its come 25%  its mean the number is roun...

Feb 14, 2011

Copying WBS / Activities

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Hi, My consultant asked me to make a “Time Impact Program” as we have a new MEP sub contractor whose time of completion is seven months and a lot of civil/architectural work is still left from our side. The extension is given to the MEP works and the...

Feb 14, 2011

Update progress in P6

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I would like to know, how updating through "Apply actuals" is different from "Update progress". In which situation we will use these options. At present, I am updating progress via Status tab in activity details. Is that wrong. Please explain.

Feb 14, 2011

strange issue with the baseline schedule

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Dear All i am facing a strange issue for one of my projects. presently i m working for a project which has started on 1st jan 2011. now i have assigned the baseline and started updating. now since there was some changes to be made with the baseline s...

Feb 14, 2011

Open Pit Mine & Infrastructure Schedule

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Hallo Guys, I am looking for a typical "Open Pit Mine & Infrastructure" Schedule.  We are heading into FEL4 and need to compile the Master Construction Schedule.  Looking at Haulage roads, Engineering workshops, Draglink Workshop, Tyre exchange works...

Feb 14, 2011

Installing Primavera on my laptop

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Hi all, I am trying to install stand alone version of Primavera-P6 on my laptop.It is showing my error in iinstalling databases:I get error message that: "Error in creating Project Management Database" "Error in creating methodology management databa...

Feb 14, 2011

Help, Longest Path Filter Shows Only 3 activities

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I work as Owner represntative for a residental project, the contractor submitted a baseline (P6) for approval with 30,000+ activities. It's killing my machine.the problem is that when I activate the critical path filter, it only show 3 milestones act...

Feb 15, 2011

Update P6 WBS and WBS name

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Dear All, Could anyone help to update  WBS and WBS Name in p6  by p6 SDK tool   Regards, T.Shanmugapandian Senior Planning Engineer Hochtief

Feb 15, 2011

Engineering Dependancies

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Hi everyone,I've never created new topics in any of planning forums, but this time I thought to give it a try, and hopefully you will be able to help/advise/guide me with the quesion I have..I'm looking for some kind of a list of major engineering de...

Feb 15, 2011