Tutorial Files Excel Spreadsheet (Excel 2007+): P6_Scurve_Example.xlsx – 1.5Mb Step 1 – Export Primavera P6 Resource Assignments to Excel Following the steps from our previous tutorial, you now have all the resources and assignments in an Excel sheet. You can modify the primary sheet for better graphical features. Step 2 – How to Use the Data To draw... Continue Reading →
Usually Microsoft Project saves file as MPP format. However, Primavera allows us to import Microsoft Project files in MPX format. So, here is the tool help you to convert MPP to MPX. Download from Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByHnieTJNwKGdGVybE5LaElOcnM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-9JeuQrLavBI1ix781GGGRQ Download from Onedrive: https://1drv.ms/u/s!Air459YMTPJdkMEVJTjjyOf6L-1QCg?e=Xqusjj
In Primavera P6, you can use Activity Codes to group data in a flexible and customized way. After assigning Activity Codes and grouping activities based on them, the layout will display summarized data at different hierarchy levels: Sometimes, you may want to export only summary data to Excel. To do this, you can enable the... Continue Reading →
What Does Store Period Performance Do Using the Store Period Performance feature, you can track actual units and costs to date each time the schedule is updated. For example, if you increase the actual this period by 50, the Project Management module increases the Actual to Date by the same amount. At the end of... Continue Reading →
By default, most Primavera P6 projects enable the option: “Recalculate Actual Units and Cost when Duration % Complete changes.” With this setting turned on, whenever you update Duration % Complete, P6 automatically recalculates and updates the Actual Units. This is useful in many cases, as it keeps progress and resource usage aligned. In some situations,... Continue Reading →
It is well known that applying a resource curve affects the Remaining Early Units. But what about the Remaining Late Units?The answer is: yes, they are affected as well. In the Resource Assignment window, both Remaining Early Units and Remaining Late Units are displayed. When a resource curve is applied, it does not only influence... Continue Reading →
In the WBS window, you can build the entire WBS structure using only the keyboard—which is often much faster than using the mouse. Instead of clicking the “Plus” icon to create a new WBS element, simply press the “Insert” key on your keyboard. Then: Enter the WBS ID Press “Tab”, and enter the WBS name... Continue Reading →
Your colleague sends you a Primavera XER file along with a Layout file. After successfully importing the project, you go to: Layout → Open → Import → Select the layout …and suddenly, an error appears: Your first reaction might be:“The layout file must be corrupted, I should ask them to resend it.” But wait, it’s... Continue Reading →
If you have a group of activities and need to remove all their relationships, doing it one by one can be time-consuming. Fortunately, there’s a much faster way. Instead of opening each activity and clicking Remove, you can: Select all the activities you want to update Right-click and choose Assign → Predecessors (or Successors) In... Continue Reading →
You have a simple requirement: display only the activities that finish on 25-Jan-16. As usual, you create a filter based on that finish date: Then… SURPRISE - the screen is completely blank. To find the answer, you need to check the time component of your activity dates. Go to: Edit → User Preferences → Dates... Continue Reading →
In Primavera P6, when you use the default “Critical” filter, it highlights the critical path of the entire project, typically leading to the final activity. But what if you want to identify the critical path leading to an activity somewhere in the middle of the project, not just the last one? To achieve this, you... Continue Reading →
Let’s assume we have an activity with a duration of 100 days and 100 labor units.By default, the resource distribution follows a linear spread. This means that the resources are distributed evenly over time.For example: At 5% of the duration (Day 5), you will have used 5% of the total units (5 units). The resource... Continue Reading →
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