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BY
PAUL E HARRIS
OF
EASTWOOD HARRIS
P3 IMPORT AND EXPORT WITH DBF FILE FORMAT AND EXCEL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 3
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1 INTRODUCTION
P3 Export function will operate with four file formats:
¾ *.PRN – ASCII
¾ *.DBF – dBASE III/IV
¾ *.WK1 – Lotus 123
¾ *.WSK – Lotus 123
Whne Importing it is often easier to work with the DBF format which may be opened with
Excel because:
¾ Header data is not imported as activities
¾ Only one area of the spread sheet has to have a named where as with Lotus Format
each column of data has to be named.
Note: The Author has experianced difficulty when importing Constraint Dates with this
format.
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¾ Use the P3 Tools, Project Utilities, Import function to import the data in DBF
format.
¾ Check the Import Log.
¾ Run a suitable filter and layout, then check the imported data.
¾ The location of the Exported files is specified in the USERLOC line and may be
edited here.
¾ Select the EX-02 - Export Data File - Dbase - Schedule Data or use to
create a new Export routine.
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¾ The top line of the spreadsheet are the P3 field names. The “P330batch.pdf” manual
on the P3 Installation disk will explain each of these fields in detail. Exporting
known data is the often simplest way of identifying difficult field names.
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¾ Unique Activity IDs may be created with the formulae below in cell C2 and dragged
down, see the picture below with the formula in the top line:
¾ Activity Code values and not descriptions must be used in the spreadsheet.
¾ Activity Code descriptions have to be manually typed in or imported using the
spreadsheet provided by Primavera Systems Inc on the installation disk or using
Solution ID: 200252492644 “How can I update my dictionaries in P3 using
Excel?” from the Primavera Systems Inc knowledgebase.
¾ The Activity Code Dictionary
Values, Resources Names etc may
be printed to Primavera Look using
the button in the
appropriate form. The Values may
then be the Cut and Pasted to the
spread sheet, say in a new sheet,
after selecting Edit, Column
Selection in Primavera Look:
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Name Box
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¾ Click on the icon in the bottom right hand side to open the Define Name – Refers
to: form:
¾ The click on the icon to close the Define Name – Refers to: form:
¾ You will be returned to the Define Name form, close that and when you select
“Database” in Name Box then the data to be imported will be highlighted.
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