After the spate of recent conferences and events, the Oracle Primavera folks have been discussing their roadmap for Primavera P6. While it’s not uncommon for product roadmaps to span multiple years, they also seem to
Adding Ad-Hoc Activity Codes in Primavera P6
If you find that you needed to add a new activity code value to the activity codes list in Primavera P6, you can do so without having to go back to the Enterprise menu and using the Activity Codes dialog.
When Resource Leveling in Primavera P6 Won’t Work
An enterprise tool like Oracle Primavera P6 is ideally placed to do this type of capacity planning because it is working with a pool of resources that are shared by all projects in one central system.
The Importance of the P6 Time Periods Dialog
Whether you’re using Primavera P6 Professional or the Web Based EPPM flavor of P6, you should be aware of the importance of the P6 Time Periods settings in the Calendars.
Blank Screens and Dialogs in Primavera P6 Professional
Sometimes a software feature can be a great thing or a bad thing all at the same time. Primavera P6 Professional has one such feature that, for the most part is terrifically useful and timesaving, but for new users can cause a little anxiety when first encountered.
Microsoft Project to P6 Conversion Alternatives
It seems that some of the known issues with the Microsoft Project import capabilities of Primavera P6 are driving some creative solutions out in the field.
The Longest Path
This article is mostly about item three – what is the difference between Total Float criticality and the Longest Path? There’s some confusion about this in the industry
Primavera P6 Baseline Backups
Keeping your Primavera P6 database lean and mean is a good idea, but it can be challenging in production environments where you need to keep a good audit trail of project status using baseline snapshots.
Primavera P6 Project Status Field
The P6 Project Status field is found on the General tab of a Primavera P6 project whether you are using P6 Professional or P6 web.
Assigning From A Sub-Selection Of Primavera P6 Resources
It can be a real pain when trying to assign Primavera P6 resources to the activities in your Primavera P6 Project when you are going to use just a handful of the large number of Primavera P6 resources that are available. The search facility in Primavera P6 can be helpful, but it means having to […]