{"id":7933,"date":"2021-06-21t16:53:18","date_gmt":"2021-06-21t20:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.deco-dalles.com\/?post_type=article&p=2085"},"modified":"2024-09-16t11:01:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16t15:01:41","slug":"show-critical-path-in-p6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.deco-dalles.com\/show-critical-path-in-p6\/","title":{"rendered":"how to show the critical path in p6"},"content":{"rendered":"

not sure how to show the critical path in primavera p6? not sure if your project’s critical activities might be hiding?<\/p>\n

don’t worry. here are 4 easy ways you can laser-in on your project’s critical path in p6 (including 3 reasons you might not have one).<\/p>\n

4 easy ways to show the critical path in primavera p6<\/h2>\n

1. check the gantt chart<\/h3>\n

by default, the p6 gantt chart will show your project’s critical activities in bright red. this makes it easy to have a quick glance at the gantt chart et voila!, your critical path stands-out like a construction safety vest.<\/p>\n

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i don’t see any red activities on my primavera p6 project. how can i fix it?<\/h3>\n

glad you asked. \ud83d\ude09 \u00a0maybe your gantt chart looks like this instead, with no red activities highlighted at all. where is your project’s critical path, you might wonder?<\/p>\n

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primavera p6, by default, uses total float to decide if an activity is critical or not<\/a>. activities with a total float value of 0 (or less) usually show up red on the gantt.<\/p>\n

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#2 use the critical and longest path columns<\/h3>\n

edit your columns and go digging for one called “critcal”<\/strong> and another called “longest path”<\/strong>. add one or both of these nifty columns to your activity layout to show clearly which activities are critical.<\/p>\n

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#3 turn on a filter<\/h3>\n

using a filter can also be a quick and effective way to manifest your critical path. click the filters button to turn on the critical filter. this will show only the critical activities. there’s also a filter for the longest path<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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#4 check the schedule log<\/h3>\n

lastly, you can always check the p6 schedule log. \u00a0the schedule log is a log file that gets updated every time your project is scheduled. press f9 and make sure the box labeled “log to file”<\/strong> is checked on. then, click the “view log”<\/strong> button to open the schedule log.<\/p>\n

once you have the log file open in notepad, you’ll have to scroll down to the section labeled “exceptions”<\/strong>. but you should see in the log a list of your project’s critical activities.<\/p>\n

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