Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Delay Analysis Tips & Tricks
As a planner, we usually need a second monitor to be more productive. If you have an iPad, you can easily make it a second monitor. Here are the steps: On our iPad, go to App Store and search for "Duet Display". Buy this app (around 20 USD) and install it on our iPad. On... Continue Reading →
With Primavera P6 version 18, we can easily install the new version 18 and keep the old version (for example version 16) on the same computer. After download version 18 installation source, click on Setup: We will uncheck the option "Replace existing version": Click Install as usual: After finish installation, on the Start menu we... Continue Reading →
Problem: When P6 Professional version 16.2 connect to database SQLite version 16.1, the following notification is shown: When we accept to upgrade a SQLite database from version 16.1 to 16.2, the following error occurs: "SQLite database failed to upgrade" How to fix this problem? Solution: Do not double click on icon to run P6. Instead... Continue Reading →
Oracle has just released Primavera P6 18.8 and here's a look at what's new in Primavera P6 Professional version 18.8: Performance Percent Complete Field Based On Labor Units. The Performance % Complete - Labor Units field shows the percentage of the activity or project planned work that is currently complete as measured by labor units.Calculated as Earned Value Labor Units divided... Continue Reading →
When we import Microsoft Project XML file to Primavera P6 / Run Update Baseline / Claim Digger, an error could appear with Event code: CNFFC- Message: Could not find file \bin\java.exe. Cause: These are scenarios which can cause above error: There is no java.exe file in the \Primavera Common\]ava\jvm\bin directory The JAVA_HOME variable is set to... Continue Reading →
Primavera P6 software can be very useful in delay analysis work. Some of the benefits are described as follows. 1. Filter which activity affect the critical milestones There could be many delay events happened in a project and each delay event affects certain activities. What are the delay events or activities impacting the critical milestones?... Continue Reading →
We have a report showing Delay Event project and Baseline project. The Baseline project need to show Baseline date so we can compare Baseline date and Impacted date. However we don't need to show Baseline date in Delay Event project which is meaningless and confusing. However by default, Primavera P6 always shows "something" in Baseline... Continue Reading →
In Primavera P6, when you schedule the project and see the Activity Original duration change, it's probably because of Expected Finish date. So what is Expected Finish Date and how do we use it? The Expected Finish date acts as a constraint if the Scheduling Option "Use Expected Finish Dates" is switched on. Use the Expected... Continue Reading →
When using Primavera P6 with Microsoft SQL Server database, we can have problem like this: Loading Data hangs at 98%. Performance issues in SQL Server. Opening projects is slow. PM.exe not responding after entering username and password. Project Management window disappears after loading data. Cannot login to PM, no error. Here is the solution to... Continue Reading →
After export activity table from Primavera P6 to Excel, it’s very hard to distinguish WBS level. I will show you how to color WBS level automatically so we can have report like in P6. Step 1: Follow this article to insert the "WBS Level" column : https://doduykhuong.com/2018/04/01/primavera-p6-export-to-excel-how-to-identify-wbs-level-for-activity/ Step 2: Go to Conditional Formatting -> Manage Rules Create... Continue Reading →
After export activity table from Primavera P6 to Excel, it's very hard to tell this activity belong to what WBS. We can add 1 column to show the WBS level for each activity. The formula for the column is : =((FIND(TRIM(B2),B2))-1)/2 Apply to the rest so we can see WBS level for each activity:
In Primavera P6, when we assign resource to activity there is a equation: Original Duration x Units/Time = Total Units ( 10 days x 8 hours/day = 80 hours ) Now when you change duration, which element will be changed: Units/Time or Total Units? That's... Continue Reading →
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