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Renumber / Change Activity ID for all activities to be ascending perfectly in Primavera P6
While making activity list for a project, we usually have to insert Activity. So the final Activity list don't have a nice ascending sequence like below picture: We want all activities ID to be ascending nicely. So we select all activities, go to menu Edit -> Renumber Activity ID. Edit the Prefix if necessary, and... Continue Reading →
Why is Unit of Measure not showing in Resource Usage Profile in Primavera P6
In Primavera P6 -> Resource Usage Profile, we may have a problem that Unit of measure is not showing. There could be various causes for this issue: 1) If the resource is aĀ MaterialĀ resource, the Unit of measure is not specified. FIX: If the resource is aĀ MaterialĀ resource, you will need to specify theĀ Unit of measureĀ inĀ Enterprise, ResourcesĀ in... Continue Reading →
How to change currency in Primavera P6 and How is data stored when using multiple currencies
Sometimes we work in a project which use a different currency other than US dollar. I will show you how to create new currency and using it for the new project. Let's say we have a new project: This project will use Malaysia Ringgit (MYR). To create new currency, we go to menu Admin ->... Continue Reading →
How does Primavera P6 summarize data in the Summary / Grouping Band
We may wonder How does P6 calculates and displays summary information for costs, quantities, user defined fields, dates, durations, float, progress... I will explain it in this article. These calculations and display summaries are based on the currently visible activities. Activities removed from the layout by filters are not included in the calculations and summaries.... Continue Reading →
How to Print the Legend for Stacked Histogram in Resource Usage Profile in Primavera P6
We create a Stacked Histogram like below picture: We need to Print the diagram with the Legend but there is no option to show the Legend: In other diagram (not stacked diagram) we can easily see the option to show Legend: The report will be very hard to understand: I will show you How... Continue Reading →
How to quickly identify Behind Schedule and Over Budget activity by Indicator UDF in Primavera P6
In Primavera P6, we can quickly identify behind schedule and over budget activity by using graphical indicator in User Defined Field. I will show you how to do it. Supposed that we have a project which has baseline. After update progress, we can show these column the see whether an activity is behind schedule: BL... Continue Reading →
How to filter based on WBS date in Primavera P6
We have a project which contain 4 building like below picture: Now we need to filter which Building will start in next 3 month (Dec, Jan, Feb). We can create a filter like this based on Activity: And P6 will show this result: Building 1 and 3 will start. However the Finish date of Building... Continue Reading →
Filter activity by Relationship Type in Primavera P6
Sometimes we need to filter activities based onĀ relationship type. For example we want to show only activity which has Finish to Start relationship. However the default filter function doesn't support it. I will show you how to do it. We will use Report function in this case. We have a simple project and we will... Continue Reading →
How is the Y-Axis scale determined in the Resource/Activity Usage Profile
In Primavera when we show Resource Usage Profile or Activity Usage Profile, the max value in Y-Axis is determined by software. And we may wonder how is it determined. I will explain in this article. First, it depend on what is your Timescale. It is by week, month, or year. Base on that, P6 know... Continue Reading →
How does Progress Line in Primavera P6 work?
Primavera provide a tool called Progress Line to compare Actual Progress (Activity % Complete) withĀ Baseline on Gantt chart. I will show you how to do it. We have a simple project. It is assigned a Project Baseline. Then we will update the project. Activity A finish 2 days late so Activity B start late and... Continue Reading →
How to display Multiple Critical path in Primavera P6
In Primavera, when we use the default filter critical path, it shows only 1 critical path. In a complicated project, we might need to show also a "near critical" path. Let's explore how to do this by the following example project: Press F9 - Click on Option Click on the "Advanced" tab, and check the... Continue Reading →
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