Often you will find that the activity’s table and Gantt chart layout settings you so meticulously set up do not translate when you export your Primavera P6 Professional file. How can we include the layouts in our Primavera P6 project exports and imports? A customer requested that we save a Primavera P6 layout with the […]
Primavera P6: Export Result Error – The selected application cannot be found
This error will be seen if your java home directory has been moved or renamed. Primavera P6 Professional uses Java code for certain functions including the processing of the XML export feature.
Project Constraints and the Longest Path
If you want to optimize your schedule it is advantageous to look to shorten activities that are along the critical path. But what do you do if you have a project constraint that causes your scheduling software to either display multiple critical paths or completely obscure the true critical path? It is generally stated that […]
Oracle Releases Primavera P6 Professional 15.2
After a confusing release number change that saw Primavera P6 Professional jump from 8.4 to 15.1, Oracle has now released 15.2. Both Primavera P6 Professional and Primavera P6 EPPM enjoy this point release and this article will focus on the client version, Primavera P6 Professional. You can also read all about the new release of […]
Oracle Releases Primavera P6 EPPM 15.2
Oracle has released Primavera P6 15.2 for both P6 Professional and of course, P6 EPPM. For those that want to skip the details and just go to the highlights, here’s a list of the new features and functions in both versions of Primavera P615.2. New Features in Primavera P6 EPPM Usability Enhancements Global Search and […]
Free Float and Total Float in Primavera P6 EPPM
Most schedulers are familiar with the term total float. But what about free float? Free float is a helpful tool for measuring the likelihood of a predecessor activity affecting other linked successor activities. Let’s take a look at how to utilize both free float and total float. The Gantt chart is a valuable scheduling tool. […]
Removing Negative Lags from Primavera P6 Schedules
Some industries frown upon the use of negative lags or leads in a project schedule. For example, on some government contracts you may find language that prohibits negative lags or leads. In these cases, you often have little choice but to remove the leads from your schedule when putting together your baseline. But it just […]
Primavera P6 EPPM Scheduling Privileges with Limited Project Data Privileges
During a recent class discussion on limiting user project data privileges within the work breakdown structure (WBS), a student asked whether a user limited to a single WBS element could recalculate the schedule. Here we explore that question. The Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) Administrator portions user privileges to project data within the […]
Basing Activity Progress on a Unit Measurement In Primavera P6
The most common way to measure schedule progress in Primavera P6 is to note how many days of work have been performed on an activity scheduled to last a specified amount of time. What if you wanted to measure progress based on a material unit of measurement, such as linear feet of pipe installed? Good […]
Limiting User Privileges to Project Data In Primavera P6 EPPM
As a Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) Administrator, it’s important to know how to limit user privileges at the Enterprise Project Structure (EPS) and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) levels