How to remove actual / progress from Primavera P6 schedule

Sometimes, you may have a Primavera schedule with actual progress recorded, but you need to revert it to an As-Planned state for analysis or reporting. This guide shows you how to do it step by step.

 

Step 1: Adjust Project Calculation Settings

1. Go to the Project window → Calculation tab.
2. Highlight your project and check the following options:
   • Link Budget and At Completion for Not Started Activities
   • Reset Remaining Duration and Units to Original

Step 2: Reset Resource Units and Costs

If your project uses resources (e.g., Labor), you need to clear actual units and costs:

1. Go to Tools → Global Change.
2. Click New and configure the rule to set Actual Units and Actual Cost to zero.
3. Click Change to preview the changes, then Commit Changes.

Now, all resource actual data is removed.

 

 

 

Step 3: Reset Activity Dates

Next, clear actual start and finish dates:

1. Go to Tools → Global Change.
2. Create a new rule to reset Actual Start and Actual Finish to blank.
3. Click Change, review the preview, then Commit Changes.

Now, all actual date data is removed.

 

 

 

Step 4: Reset the Data Date

1. Press F9 (Schedule).
2. Set the Data Date equal to the Project Planned Start Date.
3. Click Schedule.

 

 

Result

You have successfully removed all actual progress and restored the original planned schedule. This is useful for creating baseline comparisons or preparing reports without actual performance data.