Sometimes it’s useful, or even necessary to create a sandbox database to play around in for your P6 Professional client software. In recent years this process has been made really easy by Primavera. This is because they very wisely introduced an P6 SQLite database option to the system. Previously one would have had to goof […]
Primavera P6 Professional and Schedule Automatically Quick Tip
Is it possible in Primavera P6 Professional to schedule automatically? I recently provided a client an updated schedule and the goods news they would meet the contract completion deadline by one week. The only problem was I neglected to recalculate the schedule. When this mishap was discovered I subsequently recalculated the schedule and found out […]
Video – Installing Primavera P6 Professional Standalone using a SQLite Database
Since the release of Primavera P6 Professional R8.4, the software abandoned its long held use of an Oracle XE database. Primavera P6 used the Oracle XE databse as its standalone solution. Instead you can now use a P6 SQLite database option for running Primavera P6 Professional in standalone mode. This one change made everything much simpler. […]
Primavera P6 Professional Multiple Float Paths
The critical path displays activities that have a total float of zero or less, which is often referred to as the longest path. But what about multiple float paths? A path that is the next longest path: i.e. near critical, potentially critical and so on? Is there a way in Primavera P6 Professional to list […]
Microsoft Project Status Date Primavera P6 Professional Data Date and Updating Schedules
Updating schedules and the differences between the Microsoft Project Status Date the Primavera P6 Professional Data Date. Recently I wrote a blog on the advantages of Primavera P6 Professional over Microsoft Project. Although not definitively listed as an advantage, I mentioned in passing Primavera P6’s more structured interface for schedule progression. In this article I […]
Displaying the Critical Path in Primavera P6
The critical path in Primavera P6 is at the heart and center of the Gantt chart and scheduling software. Here we examine ways to display the critical path in Primavera P6 Professional. The critical path is an important concept in scheduling. It tells you how long your project will take. It directs you to the […]
8 Primavera P6 Advantages over Microsoft Project
Which scheduling tool is a better fit for your situation: Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project? Students often ask whether Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project is more advantageous. My response is biased, of course, and I say Primavera P6 Professional. I will normally mention, off the top my head, a Primavera P6 advantage or two to […]
Primavera P6 Duration Type and Progressing a Schedule
Primavera P6 Duration Type controls the way Primavera P6 manages the variables of activity duration, effort, and/or budget when adding multiple resources to an activity. It also affects these same variables when progressing the schedule with updates. When a schedule is in the planning phase it is typically a good idea to set the duration […]
Primavera P6 and Activity % Complete
New P6 schedulers should familiarize themselves with activity % complete. In Primavera P6 there are a number of percent complete types to choose from. Therefore, you may use more than one percent complete type in any given schedule. If that’s the case, then you will want to get to know activity percent complete. Primavera P6 […]
Primavera P6 and XML Format Data Files
Primavera P6 Professional has the functionality to both export and import XML files. The question is what exactly is the XML data format? Primavera P6 Professional can export and import both XER files and XML files. Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) is only able to export and import XML files, not XER files. […]