Primavera P6 provides a built-in function to renumber Activity IDs and modify prefixes. But what if you need to add a suffix instead? Here’s how you can do it using the Global Change feature. Scenario We have a simple project with default Activity IDs like this: Step 1: Open Global Change Go to Tools →... Continue Reading →

When we think about trimming data, most people export to Excel and clean it there. However, Primavera P6 provides a built-in tool to trim text directly within the application using Global Change. For example, let’s say you want to remove the first character (e.g., the letter “A”) from all Activity IDs. Here’s how: Step 1:... Continue Reading →

By default, Primavera P6 assigns activity IDs in a generic format like A1000, A1010, A1020, and so on. While functional, these IDs don’t provide much context. A better approach is to make IDs meaningful by including information such as the WBS they belong to. Here’s how you can do it using the Renumber Activity IDs... Continue Reading →