This extract from the Primavera Tip we shared with our Support Clients explains how to use Resource Portlet Dashboards to determine which resources are over or under allocated and ensure resources are being used effectively. Dashboards – Resource Portlets The Resource Allocation portlet in Primavera P6 is another feature that can ensure the overall
This extract from the Primavera P6 Tip we shared with our Support Clients explains how to use Dashboards to ensure all the relevant information regarding the status of a project is in one centralised location. Dashboards A common pitfall in project management is misinterpreting project information or, in some cases, even just finding information
When creating a project schedule, prior to applying any progress to that schedule, it’s necessary to first create a Baseline. This extract from the Primavera Tip we shared with our Support Clients explains why we need a Baseline, and shares a couple of common traps you can fall into when baselining projects. WHY BASELINE?
In this Tip we share an extract from our update to our Primavera Support clients about how to export and import Layouts and Filters in Primavera P6. This is especially helpful if you want to share Layouts with other users or for example provide your manager with a Layout to refer to your own
Following on from last month’s post, in this extract from the monthly newsletter we provide to our Support clients, we share some tips on the capabilities and restrictions of what data can be imported and exported from Oracle Primavera P6 EPPM using the XER file format. Using the XER file format XER supports all
Importing to and exporting from Primavera P6 projects using Excel spreadsheets is a necessarily complex process but it can save you time if you are working with hundreds of activities. It’s particularly helpful, but not limited to, tasks like assigning new (or modifying existing) activity names, assigning or modifying activity resources, importing activity codes
With dozens of date field options in both Oracle Primavera P6 EPPM (Web Client) and Primavera P6 Professional, it can be tricky figuring out exactly which one to use at any given time. Date Fields Two date fields that often get confused are Planned Start / Finish and Early Start / Finish. For any Activity that has not
In Primavera P6 Professional, the Summarize function updates a set of Summary Tables in the Primavera P6 database. These Summary Tables provide huge performance benefits for the system because they allow the user to see a list of projects, and some high-level details about them, without loading vast amounts of unnecessary activity and resource
Have you ever wondered why, no matter what data you enter, your reports just don’t seem right? It may be because in P6, by default, actuals are distributed evenly across the time periods. This means that the reports don’t reflect what has actually happened in a business in a specific time period. As an
An oft-overlooked tool in Primavera P6 Professional and Optional Client is the Hint Help functionality. Unlike some other built-in help systems, this one is simple and quick to use. Hint Help saves you time because you get all the information you need almost at a glance, without having to keyword search though a huge
