comments on: a guide to primavera p6 global & project data - 瑞士vs喀麦隆足彩赔率

by: michael lepage

wed, 20 dec 2017 20:36:23 +0000

ranto. ranto, p6 doesn't store historical progress. so if last week, your % complete was 10%, that is not stored anywhere in p6. what is stored is only the current value as of right now for say % complete. thus in order to show progress over your update periods, you'll have to store that data somewhere yourself. most will keep a copy of project from last update, so you could have multiple copies of your project with updates for each period. or you can keep track of things like this in excel or in your reports. not a great answer, i know, but that's how it works.]]>

by: ranto

fri, 15 dec 2017 01:10:28 +0000

hi mr mchael,
thank you for your website sir,

could you help me sir,
how to create/show in primavera p6 progress last week?
for example my progress this week is 15%, and progress last week is 10%.
i want to show the progress last week & progress this week in primavera.

thank a lot sir,

ranto

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by: michael lepage

thu, 25 may 2017 11:15:32 +0000

iñaki. hi inaki, there is no book. this article is the guide.]]>

by: iñaki

thu, 25 may 2017 09:50:08 +0000

michael,
highly interesting your articles
as p6 practionner i would like to get your book.
how can i get?
regards,
iñaki
montreal, qc, canada

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by: greg horsfall

fri, 12 may 2017 15:40:26 +0000

excellent outline of the issues with importing and sharing project files.

keen for you to do a critical review of xer manager professional and its ability to assist with issues raised here.

open disclosure : i am the owner and author of the product but i always welcome any honest and frank feedback to improve.

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by: michael lepage

fri, 28 apr 2017 15:04:56 +0000

avraham frank. hi avi, thanks for sharing your experience - sounds like it was quite a trial to discover what was going on. i'll cover this issue in an upcoming article.]]>

by: avraham frank

fri, 28 apr 2017 13:33:08 +0000

great article! i just encountered a challenge that brings together all the points you outlined in the article above. perhaps you can use this example in your next article. i recently imported an xer file containing a cm schedule for review. when i opened the file and run the schedule all the dates changed. at first, i thought the cm forgot to run the schedule after he completed the update. after further investigation i realized that the calendar assigned to the schedule was a global calendar with the exact same name as another global calendar that already existed in our database. p6 over-rided the cms calendar and applied our calendar which had different holidays and non work days etc….
to solve this issue we requested that the cm create a project level calendar, give it a unique name, and assign it to all activities in the schedule. thankfully, this solved the issue!! i later realized that i may have been able to avoid this by selecting the right “import options” while importing the xer file but nevertheless i think the safest way to go is to create project level calendars. there is very little margin for human error if everything is assigned on a project level.

avi

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by: michael lepage

mon, 24 apr 2017 08:52:14 +0000

in reply to robbin duke.

robbin,
this will be the subject of my article essentially. when we import .xer or .xml files, we are stuck with the conundrum of wanting a complete record of the project, which means importing global data that maybe we don’t want in our database. eventually if you don’t take some sort of action on this, your db global data ends up in a complete mess. you can limit what is imported at import time – there’s a screen called “update project options” where you can choose what data comes in and what doesn’t – most of us gloss over that screen and accept the defaults.
in your case, if acumen fuse or any other tool is adding activity codes, you could easily delete them after import. activity codes are 100% informational and will not impact the integrity of a schedule. you could also use the “update project options” screen during import to opt out of importing activity codes all together. hope that helps.

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by: robbin duke

sat, 22 apr 2017 05:34:31 +0000

hi michael,
how does other add on /link up packages effect global data. eg we are noticing when we import a file that has been run through acumen fuse, we get additional codes coming in. we can either delete the codes at source ie on a stand alone of take the codes out on the server, however i need to know what the impact would be on the programme, and if they are worth removing.
regards
robbin

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by: michael lepage

fri, 21 apr 2017 11:27:15 +0000

samer. i appreciate the comments samer!]]>

by: samer

fri, 21 apr 2017 10:57:23 +0000

thanks , you are really touching big issue in standalone section

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