PRIMAVERA QUESTIONS

1. Types of Activity. Explain?

Task dependent activity
For a task dependent activity, assigned resources schedule according to the activitys calendar
rather than according to their designated resource calendars. Use task dependent activities when
multiple resources assigned to the same activity need to work together.
Resource dependent activity
Resources assigned to this type of activity are scheduled to work according to the resources
calendars rather than the activitys calendar. The activitys duration is determined by the
availability of resources to work on the activity. Use resource dependent activities when multiple
resources assigned to the same activity can work independently.
Level of effort activity
A level of effort activitys duration is dependent on its predecessor and/or successor activities.
Level of effort activities cannot have constraints assigned to them. Level of effort activities are
not included when leveling resources. Use level of effort activities for on-going tasks that depend
on other activities. For example, you could assign level of effort activities for clerical work, a
security guard, or even some aspects of project management. A level of effort activity is similar
to but different from a hammock activity. A level of effort activity uses its assigned calendar to
summarize its dates. Hammocks are not scheduled using their own calendar. Any type of
relationship can be assigned to a level of effort activity. Only a start-to-start and finish-to-finish
relationship can be assigned to a hammock activity. A level of effort activity's duration is
calculated from the earliest early start of its predecessors/successors (linked to the start end of
the level of effort activity) to the latest early finish of its predecessors/successors (linked to the
finish end of the level of effort activity). A hammock activitys duration is calculated from the
earliest early start of its predecessors to the latest early finish of its successor activities.
Start milestone activity
A start milestone activity marks the beginning of a major stage in the project. Since a start
milestone activity does not have a duration, it is sometimes referred to as a zero duration
activity. A start milestone may have a primary resource and expenses associated with it, but
cannot have resource assignments, role assignments, or time-based costs such as labor. You can
assign work products or documents to a start milestone
Finish milestone activity
A finish milestone activity marks the end of a major stage in the project. Since a finish milestone
activity does not have a duration, it is sometimes referred to as a zero duration activity.A finish
milestone may have a primary resource and expenses associated with it, but cannot have resource
assignments, role assignments, or time-based costs such as labor. You can assign work products
and documents to a finish milestone.

WBS summary activity

Use a WBS summary activity to summarize a WBS level. The WBS summary activity comprises
a group of activities that share a common WBS level. For example, all activities whose WBS
codes start with A (A.1, A.1.1, A.1.1.2, A.2, A.3 and so forth) can be part of one WBS activity
whose WBS code is A. At a lower level, all activities whose WBS codes start with A.1 (A.1,
A.1.1, A.1.1.2 and so forth) can be part of a WBS activity whose WBS code is A.1. The dates
calculated on a WBS summary activity are based on the earliest start date of the activities in the
group and the latest finish date of these activities. The WBS summary activity duration is
calculated based on its assigned calendar. Note: You cannot assign constraints to WBS summary
activities

2. Types of Duration. Explain?

Choose Fixed Units/Time if you want the resource units per time to remain constant when the
activity duration or units change. This type is used when an activity has fixed resources with
fixed productivity output per time period. You most often choose this duration type when you are
using resource dependent activities.
Choose Fixed Duration & Units/Time if you want the activity duration to remain constant and
the remaining units to change. This type is used when the activity is to be completed within a
fixed time period regardless of the resources assigned. You most often choose this duration type
when you are using task dependent activities.
Choose Fixed Units if you want the activity units to remain constant when the duration or
resource units per time change. This type is used when the total amount of work is fixed, and
increasing the resources can decrease the activity duration. You most often choose this duration
type when you are using resource dependent activities.
Choose Fixed Duration & Units if you want the activity duration to remain constant and the
units/time to change. This type is used when the activity is to be completed within a fixed time
period and the total amount of work is fixed. You most often choose this duration type when you
are using task dependent activities.
Note: The Duration Type field is disabled if the Activity Type is Start Milestone or Finish
Milestone.

3. Types of % Completion. Explain?

Physical, Activity & Duration
To indicate that the activity's percent complete will be entered by the user for this activity, select
Physical. In this case, Activity % Complete = Physical % Complete.

To specify that the activity's percent complete be calculated from the original and remaining
durations, select Duration. In this case, Activity % Complete = Duration % Complete = (Original
Duration Remaining Duration) Original Duration.
To specify that the activity's percent complete be calculated from the actual and remaining units,
select Units. In this case, Activity % Complete = Units % Complete = (Actual Labor Units +
Actual Nonlabor Units) (Actual Labor Units + Actual Nonlabor Units +Remaining Labor Units
+ Remaining Nonlabor Units).
4. Types of Constraints . Explain?
Start constraints
Start on
Is a restriction you place on an activity by imposing a start date. The start on constraint can delay
an early start or accelerate a late start to satisfy the imposed date. Unlike the mandatory start
constraint, which can violate the network logic, this constraint protects it.
Start on or after
A restriction you impose on an activity that limits the earliest time it can begin. When calculating
a schedule, the start on or after constraint is used in the forward pass only if the calculated early
start date will be earlier than the imposed date. This constraint affects only early dates. The early
start date of an activity with a start on or after constraint cannot be earlier than the imposed date,
although the network logic may cause the early start to occur later.

Start on or before
A restriction you impose on an activity that limits the latest date it can start. When calculating a
schedule, the start on or before constraint is used in the backward pass only if the calculated late
start date will be later than the imposed date. This constraint may decrease total float. It only
affects late dates.

Finish constraints
Finish on
A restriction you place on an activity by imposing a finish date. The finish on constraint can
delay an early finish or accelerate a late finish to satisfy the imposed date.
Finish on or after
A restriction you impose on an activity that limits the earliest time it can complete. The finish on
or after constraint reduces float to coordinate parallel activities, ensuring that the finish of an
activity is not scheduled before the specified date. It is usually applied to activities that have few
predecessors that must finish before the next phase of a project.

Finish on or before
A restriction you impose on an activity that limits the latest time it can be finished. The finish on
or before constraint affects only late dates. Use this constraint to ensure that the late finish date
of an activity is not later than the date you impose.
Mandatory constraints
Start
Is a restriction you impose on an activity that sets its early and late start dates equal to the date
you specify. The mandatory early start date is used regardless of its effect on network logic. A
mandatory early start date could affect the late dates for all activities that lead to the constrained
activity and all early dates for the activities that lead from the constrained activity.
Note: When mandatory constraints are placed on calendar nonworktime, the early and late dates
are not set equal to each other. The early date is moved forward to the next valid worktime and
the late date is moved back (earlier) to the first valid worktime. This can cause negative float in
the schedule.
Finish
Is a restriction you impose on an activity that sets its early and late finish dates equal to the date
you specify. The mandatory finish date is used regardless of its effect on network logic. This
constraint affects the late dates for all activities that lead to the constrained activity and all early
dates for the activities that lead from the constrained activity.
Note: When mandatory constraints are placed on calendar nonworktime, the early and late dates
are not set equal to each other. The early date is moved forward to the next valid worktime and
the late date is moved back (earlier) to the first valid worktime. This can cause negative float in
the schedule.

Late constraint
As late as possible
A restriction you impose on an activity or work unit with positive float that allows it to start as
late as possible without delaying its successors. This constraint sets the early dates as late as
possible without affecting successor activities.

5. Types of Activity Codes. Explain?

Activity codes and values enable you to filter, group, sort, and report activity information
according to your organization's unique requirements. For example, if your organization has
more than one location, you can create a Location code with values such as New York, Los
Angeles, and Chicago. You can then associate activities with a specific location, such as New
York.

You can define three types of activity codes, global activity codes, EPS-level activity codes, and
project-level activity codes. You can assign global activity codes and values to activities in all
projects. You can assign EPS-level activity codes and values to the EPS. EPS-level activity
codes are useful when you don't want certain codes to be accessible to all users, or projectspecific. You can assign project-level activity codes and values to activities only in the project
for which the codes were created. Each activity code can have an unlimited number of values.
6. Types of calendars. Explain?
You can create and assign calendars to each resource and each activity. These calendars define
the available workhours in each calendar day. You can also specify national holidays, your
organization's holidays, project-specific work/nonworkdays, and resource vacation days.
Calendar assignments are used for activity scheduling, tracking, and resource leveling. Whether
an activity uses its assigned calendar or the calendar of an assigned resource depends on the
activity type you specify.
Three calendar pools are defined: global, resource, and project. The global calendar pool
contains calendars that apply to all projects. The project calendar pool is a separate pool of
calendars for each project. The resource calendar pool can be a separate pool of calendars for
each resource. You can assign either resource or global calendars to resources, and you can
assign either global or project calendars to activities.
You can link resource and project calendars to global calendars. Then, if you make changes to a
global calendar, your changes apply to all resource and project calendars that are linked to the
modified global calendar.
7. How many Constraints can be assigned to an activity? 2
8. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Assigning constraints?
Disadvantages over-rides logic

Advantages ties in contractual obligations

9. Can we assign Multiple Suspend and Resume dates to an activity? If so, how/where can we
view the multiple dates of suspend and resume in p6? NO just one suspend and resume can be
used.
10. What do you mean by Level of Effort activity and WBS summary? Can we impose
constraints? Answered in item #1 above
11. What is Reflection?
A reflection is a copy of a project that has the following characteristics: Has the same name as
the original source project with reflection appended to it. Internally, contains a link to the source
project that allows the application to merge changes to the reflection into the source project. Has
a what-if status. After creating a reflection, you can make changes to it. If desired, you can then
merge selected changes back into the source project keeping active data in the source project

intact. Creating a reflection facilitates the following work flows and processes: Creating a
sandbox area to test different project scenarios. Reviewing changes made by team members to
activities they own in a reflection.
They can be viewed by
Using the reflection as an intermediary project lets you review and accept changes before
merging the reflection back into the source project. Reviewing changes to a project by
exporting a reflection as an .XER file. You can send the .XER file to outside users who can
import the file into their database. After making changes to the project, the outside users can
export the file and send the resulting .XER file back to you. By importing the .XER file back into
your reflection, you can decide which changes to keep when you merge the reflection back into
the source project.

A reflection is a copy of a project that has the following characteristics:

1. Has the same name as the original source project with reflection appended to it.
2. Internally, contains a link to the source project that allows the application to merge
changes to the reflection into the source project.
3. Has a what-if status.
After creating a reflection, you can make changes to it. If desired, you can then merge selected
changes back into the source project keeping active data in the source project intact. Creating a
reflection facilitates the following work flows and processes:

Creating a sandbox area to test different project scenarios.

Reviewing changes made by team members to activities they own in a reflection. Using
the reflection as an intermediary project lets you review and accept changes before
merging the reflection back into the source project.
Reviewing changes to a project by exporting a reflection as an .XER file. You can send
the .XER file to outside users who can import the file into their database. After making
changes to the project, the outside users can export the file and send the resulting .XER
file back to you. By importing the .XER file back into your reflection, you can decide
which changes to keep when you merge the reflection back into the source project.

12. What do you mean by Claim digger? How it is useful in P6?

The Claim Digger tool enables you to generate a report that compares selected data fields in a
revised project and its corresponding original project or a revised project and a corresponding
baseline. From all projects you have access to, you can select up to five project/baseline
comparisons to include in a report. For each comparison report, you can specify the project and

activity data fields you want to compare, choose the format of the report output file, and specify
whether you want to group activity data by activity, rather than by data type.
13. What is progress spot light and how it is used in p6?
The Progress Spotlight feature highlights the activities that should have started or finished during
a specified timeperiod. To access this feature, choose View, Progress Spotlight, or click the
Progress Spotlight icon on the toolbar. You can also drag the data date line until you reach the
new date you want. The Project Management module highlights the activities that fall between
the last data date and the new data date. If you have multiple projects open, the Project
Management module uses the data date of the default project (Project, Set Default Project) as the
start of the highlighted timeperiod. The Project Management module automatically uses the date
interval you are showing for the timescale to select the new data date. For example, if the
minimum date interval for the timescale is set to Day, the new data date will be the next day.
Once you spotlight activities, you can automatically status them or manually update them.
To make it easier to use Progress Spotlight, set up your timescale so that the smallest increment
is equal to your update periods. That way, when you turn this feature on, the highlighted curtain
will indicate the update period immediately and eliminate the necessity of adjusting the data
date. For example, if you update weekly, set the timescale to weekly increments; right-click on
the Gantt Chart and select Timescale, and select a weekly Date Interval.
When you spotlight activities by dragging the data date line or by using the Progress Spotlight
feature, the Project Management module turns off automatic scheduling. Choose Tools,
Schedule, or press F9 to reschedule after you finish updating; the Project Management module
recalculates the schedule and turns automatic scheduling back on.
14. What is total float and Free Float .Explain with formulae?
When you schedule a project, you can choose to calculate multiple critical float paths (sequences
of activities) that affect the project schedule. By calculating multiple critical float paths, you can
determine the most critical path in the project schedule, along with sub-critical paths that affect
the completion of the most critical path.
While you can determine the critical path of activities based on total float or longest path, these
methods do not offer insight into sub-critical paths that may also affect the project schedule. For
example, if you choose to identify critical activities based on a maximum total float threshold,
the module will identify all activities beyond the threshold as critical even if the activities have
no relationships or do not affect the project end date. Likewise, if you choose to identify critical
activities based on longest path, the module will identify the critical path of activities but will not
identify sub-critical paths that affect the critical path.
In the Advanced tab of the Schedule Options dialog, you can choose to calculate a specific
number of critical float paths based on total float or free float. You can also choose the activity
you want the float paths to end on. By choosing an activity, you can calculate multiple float

paths that affect the entire project schedule, a specific part of the schedule, or a milestone in the
schedule.
When you schedule the project, the module identifies the most critical float path in the schedule
and assigns those activities a Float Path value of 1. Then, depending on the number of paths you
choose to calculate, the module identifies other float paths (sub-critical float paths) that affect the
most critical float path and numbers the paths in ascending order (beginning with 2) based on the
criticality of the path.
After you schedule a project, you can display the Float Path and Float Path Order columns in the
Activity Table. Group by Float Path to view the activities in each critical float path, then sort by
Float Path Order to view the order in which the activities were processed.
A Free Float threshold value is a specified number of days. An issue is generated if an activity's
free float (the amount of time the activity can be delayed without delaying the early start of any
successor activity) falls beyond the threshold values.
Free Float threshold monitoring can only be applied at the activity level, not at the WBS level.
Total float Formula is Late Finish Early Finish Total float
15. What is Activity step template? What type of % Completion is used for progress updating &
Why cant we use other % Types to update step progress?
Activity steps provide a way to break activities down into smaller units and track the completion
of those units. For example, the activity Prepare for System Integration and Testing might
contain the following steps:
Establish test cases and test procedures
Create test data
Update SDFs
You can add as many steps to an activity as you need: some activities will require more steps to
complete than others and some activities may require no additional steps at all. If progress occurs
on the step, enter a percent complete in the Step % Complete column, or mark the Completed
checkbox to indicate the step is 100% complete.
You can assign additional information to steps, such as cost, start and finish dates, and text.
Define user-defined fields for activity steps in the User Defined Fields dialog box (choose
Enterprise, User Defined Fields), then add fields as columns in the Steps tab of Activity Details.
You can also create activity step templates that capture a group of steps common to multiple
activities, then assign the step group to activities.

Weighted steps
Weighted steps enable you to track the progress of an activity based on the number of steps
completed. When you mark the Activity Percent Complete Based on Activity Steps checkbox in
the Calculations tab in the Projects window, and choose Physical as the activity's percent
complete type in the General tab in the Activities window, activity percent complete is updated
based on the weight you assign to each activity step.
For example, in the activity Prepare for System Integration and Testing mentioned above, the
steps are assigned weights of 3.0, 2.0, and 1.0 respectively. When you mark the Completed
checkbox or enter 100% in the Step % Complete column for the step Establish Test Cases and
Test Procedures, the activitys physical percent complete is updated to 50 percent (because the
total weight for the steps in this activity is 6.0 and the weight for this step is 3.0; therefore, half
the work on this activity, according to the weight of the steps, has been completed).
16. How many types of codes are there in P6? Explain? 3 activity code, Project Code Resource
code
Activity codes and values enable you to filter, group, sort, and report activity information
according to your organization's unique requirements. For example, if your organization has
more than one location, you can create a Location code with values such as New York, Los
Angeles, and Chicago. You can then associate activities with a specific location, such as New
York. You can define three types of activity codes, global activity codes, EPS-level activity
codes, and project-level activity codes. You can assign global activity codes and values to
activities in all projects. You can assign EPS-level activity codes and values to the EPS. EPSlevel activity codes are useful when you don't want certain codes to be accessible to all users, or
project-specific. You can assign project-level activity codes and values to activities only in the
project for which the codes were created. Each activity code can have an unlimited number of
values.
Project Codes You can organize the projects in your EPS in groups according to specific
categories, such as location and manager, using project codes. You can define unlimited
hierarchical project codes to fulfill the filtering, sorting, and reporting requirements for your
projects, and arrange them hierarchically for easier management and assignment.
The Project Codes dictionary is global to the entire enterprise. Assign a project code value to
projects for each project code you create.
Use project codes to group projects, consolidate large amounts of information, and to distinguish
one project from another. All projects assigned a value for a code are grouped by their
corresponding values when you group and sort by project code. Any projects not assigned a
value for the project codes are placed at the bottom of the view under a No Code grouping band.
Resource codes You can categorize resources using codes. With potentially hundreds of
resources being used across an enterprise of projects, codes provide another method for filtering
the resources you need to access quickly, or for grouping resources for analysis and

summarization in layouts. You can also use resource codes to group, sort, and filter resources in
profiles and spreadsheets
17. How may rates can be assigned to a resource? Unlimited
18. Difference between retain logic and Progress Override?
When scheduling progressed activities use: Specify the type of logic used to schedule
activities that are in progress. When you choose Retained Logic, the remaining duration of a
progressed activity is not scheduled until all predecessors are complete. When you choose
Progress Override, network logic is ignored and the activity can progress without delay. When
you choose Actual Dates, backward and forward passes are scheduled using actual dates.
19. Difference between Oracle Optional client, Professional Client & EPPM?
Primavera P6 Professional is a Windows client project scheduling application that is installed on
a users workstation. Much like any other Windows application, it is run from an executable file
that resides on the workstation machine. P6 Professional can be used as a standalone application
accessing a locally installed database such as Oracle XE or Microsoft SQL Server Express. It can
also access a central database and be used as a multi-user system when data needs to be shared
with others.P6 Professional is typically used in such industries as, Engineering, Construction,
Aerospace, Defense, Utilities, Oil and Gas. P6 Professional is the preferred tool for power users
such as schedulers and project managers in industries where detailed, fast, accurate scheduling
and critical path.
Primavera P6 EPPM (Enterprise Portfolio Project Management) is a Web Browser-based
enterprise-wide project management system that is focused on servicing a wide range of roles
from executives to team members. P6 EPPM is based upon the P6 Professional system, and
indeed shares a database with that system. However, the EPPM tool is much more focused
around the enterprise as a whole, offering such additional capabilities as team member updating
tools, timesheets (also usable with P6 Professional), and integrated reporting with Oracles
Business Intelligence Publisher and P6 Analytics. P6 EPPM is typically used in such industries
as information technology, research and development, science, retail or any industry or
organization where widespread collaboration and geographical distribution are a factor in project
portfolio management.
20. What do you mean by Future Bucket planning in P6?
When you specify an activity's total budgeted units, the budgeted units for an assignment to that
activity are spread evenly across the duration of the activity, in the timescale increment you
choose. For example, a four-week activity with 80 budgeted units is spread as follows, assuming
a weekly timescale:
However, your projects may contain activities for which you know work will be performed
sporadically and at varying levels of effort. For these activities, you can do either of the
following to more accurately capture when you plan for work to be performed on an activity:

assign a resource curve to the resource/role assignment manually enter the assignment's budgeted
units or remaining units in future period buckets (timeperiods). While assigning a resource curve
to the resource/role assignment will yield more accurate results than spreading units evenly
across the duration of an activity, the work you plan to perform per period on an activity may not
be fully reflected by the curve. As a result, performance against the project plan cannot be
accurately measured. To achieve the most precise resource/role distribution plan, you can
manually enter the budgeted resource/role allocation per assignment in the timescale unit you
choose (days, weeks, months, quarters, years, or financial periods). For example, assume an
activity has an original duration of 28 days and budgeted units of 80 hours. For this activity, you
know that the actual work will not be spread evenly across the duration of the activity; rather, the
budgeted units will be spread as follows:
By manually entering the planned resource/role distribution in future period assignment buckets,
you can create an accurate baseline plan to measure against current project progress. As the
current project schedule progresses and you apply actuals, you can track how the project is
performing against plan by comparing the projects budgeted future periods to the current
projects actuals. If work on an activity is not proceeding according to plan, you can manually
update the remaining units for an assignment's future periods, enabling you to measure the
remaining work for an assignment without changing the original plan. Alternatively, if you
choose to re-estimate future work based on changes to the project schedule, you can edit an
assignment's future period budgeted units while the activity is in progress; if many assignment's
require re-estimation, you can establish a new baseline plan based on your changes.
21. Define Job services and types?
Job services let you automate certain functions in the Project Management module. You can
apply actuals, run a batch report, export projects, schedule projects, and summarize projects. Set
up jobs in the Job Services dialog box by entering a job name, selecting a service type, and
specifying when to run the job. For example, you might set up a job to schedule all projects in a
particular division every Friday at noon.
22. Difference between Apply actuals & Update Progress?
The Project(s) To Be Updated section lists all the projects you can update, along with the current
data date and the planned start for each project.
Use the Apply Actuals dialog box to update or apply actuals to open projects. Project(s) to be
updated: Lists the currently open projects to which actuals can be applied. The table lists Project
ID, Project Name, Current Data Date, and Planned Start date. A new data date is used when
actuals are applied: Specify whether each project uses its own new data date or if the same new
data date is used for all projects. New Data Date: If you choose to apply the same new data date
for all projects, select the date up to which you want to apply the default project's actuals. Click
Browse to select a new date or click the arrows to browse for a new date according to timesheet
end dates. When actuals are applied from timesheets, calculate activity remaining durations:
Specify whether to recalculate the remaining duration based on the activity duration type or to
always recalculate. If you choose to always recalculate, all activities are treated as Fixed Units

and Fixed Units/Time. Apply: Applies actuals to the open projects and updates the current data
date.
23. What is stored period Performance?
Use the Store Period Performance dialog box to store past period actuals for a project. You can
select to store period performance for any open project.
24. What do you mean by Global Change? and how does it useful in p6 ?
The Global change feature enables you to make changes to all activities, or a selected group of
activities, at one time. You can use Global change to edit existing values or assign new values.
For example, you can create a statement to assign resource assignments to a group of activities.
When you run Global change, data exclusively locked by another user does not change. To
obtain exclusive access, before opening the project, choose Exclusive in the Access Mode
section of the Open Project dialog box.
25. How do you monitor threshold?
For start and finish date thresholds, it is best to monitor the threshold after applying actuals but
before scheduling. This prevents numerous issues from being generated when only one activity
causes the problem. Scheduling prior to monitoring would cause successor activities to be
included in the monitor that are really not an issue
To monitor all thresholds at once
1. Choose Tools, Monitor Thresholds.
2. To monitor the thresholds using their original monitor timeframe, choose Use Original
Threshold Monitor Windows.
To specify a new monitor timeframe, choose Use New Threshold Monitor Window, then,
in the From Date and To Date fields, click to select new dates.
3. Click Monitor.
To monitor a specific threshold
1. Choose Project, Thresholds.
2. Select the threshold you want to monitor.
3. Click Monitor, then click Yes

26. What is Top down Estimation in P6 ?

Is a method used to estimate To perform top-down estimation, you must first assign estimation
weights to work breakdown structure (WBS) elements and activities. You can assign estimation

weights directly in the Project Management module or import them from the Methodology
Management module using Project Architect.
You can limit the scope of your estimate according to work breakdown structure (WBS) element
and resource. After you develop a top-down estimate, save the estimate for later reference or use,
or apply the estimate to the project. If you apply an estimate, the module updates planned
labor/nonlabor units for all activities and activity resource assignments that fall within the
estimation scope you specify. Top-down estimations do not affect project expenses. When
performing a top-down estimation, you should first determine the total number of labor or
nonlabor resource units you want to apply. You can determine this number using either prior
experience on similar projects, or you can use the modules Function Point option, if you are
estimating an information technology project
27. What is issue Navigator?
The Issue Navigator helps to provide you with the information you need regarding a particular
issue so you can quickly resolve it. Select an issue that you added or was generated automatically
and choose to jump to its associated tracking layout; activity, WBS, or resource assignment; or
more details. You can also send an e-mail to notify other users about the issue.
28. What do you mean by User Define Fields? And it is useful in P6?
Like other data fields, you can create columns for UDFs, group, sort, and filter based on UDF
data, and view UDF data in reports. Read the following sections to learn more about utilizing
these capabilities.

29. What is Check in & Check out?

The Project Check In/Check Out feature enables you to keep track of projects that are used
outside of the enterprise database. For example, a project manager may check out a project and
take it along to a project site, updating or modifying the project while at that site.
30. How do you generate S-curve in P6 ?
Create resources, Assign resource to activities, assign manhours and cost to each activity. Select
view show on bottom resource usage profle/

31. What is Dissolve option in P6 ?

It is used to maintain relationships when deleting activities, choose Edit, Dissolve, in the
Activities window. Dissolving deletes an activity and joins its predecessor and successor
activities with a finish to start relationship. The selected activity to be dissolved must have a
predecessor and successor

32. What do you mean by Project portfolios in P6?

Select a portfolio to view a group of projects that have common characteristics. A portfolio can
contain any number of projects.
33. Types of Security Profiles. Explain?
Depending on your user access permissions, you can use the Security Profiles dialog box to
create, edit, and delete security profiles, or user access types.
Global Profiles: Choose to add, edit, or delete security profiles for application-wide features.
Project Profiles: Choose to add, edit, or delete security profiles for project information only.
Display Options bar: Click to search for a specific profile.
Profile Name: Lists security profiles for the current profile type. To change a profile name,
double-click the name.
Default: Indicates the default profile for the current profile type. Mark the appropriate Default
checkbox to specify a default profile.
Privilege: Lists available privileges for the current profile type.
Has Privilege: Indicates the selected profile's privileges. Mark the appropriate Has Privilege
checkbox to grant a privilege to the selected profile.
34. If want to change baseline, what privileges do you need?
Maintain Project Baseline needs to be check in the security privileges

35. If you forget the password for p6 or progress reporter where & how do you change?
Start the Project Management module by clicking "Start," "Programs," "Oracle-Primavera P6,"
"Project Management." The user login box will appear. Enter your username and password.
Primavera P6 allows users to use the same password for the Project Management, Web Access,
Progress Reporter and Project Link modules. Changing the password in one module changes it
for the other modules. After entering your username and password, the Welcome dialog box will
appear.
36. Default currency in P6 ?
Set up under Admin Currencies

37. What is OBS?

The organizational breakdown structure (OBS) is a global hierarchy that represents the managers
responsible for the projects in your organization. The OBS usually reflects the management
structure of your organization, from top-level personnel down through all levels. You can
associate the responsible managers with their areas of the EPS either nodes or individual
projects. When you associate a responsible manager with an EPS node, any projects you add to
that branch of the EPS are assigned that manager element by default. The OBS hierarchy is also
used to grant users specific access privileges to projects and the WBS levels within projects.

38. How do apply actuals useful if you are not using progress reporter?
Put in the actual data

39. What are the major updates you find in V7, V8.1 & V8.2?
Yada Yada Yada

40. Types of Resource calendars? You can assign a resource to a calendar

41. Can BI publisher integrate with V7? if so ,how? Yes install it

42. Types of Reports in P6?

Too numerous to mention any kind you want

43. How to Correct Out of sequence activities in p6?

Adjust the logic.

44. Where do you set options for Step % progress calculation?

Enterprise activity Steps template then step weight

45. Types of Relation Ships? Explain?

Finish to start. The successor activity can begin only when the predecessor activity completes.

Finish to finish. The finish of the successor activity depends on the finish of the predecessor
activity.
Start to start. The start of the successor activity depends on the start of the predecessor activity.
Start to finish. The successor activity cannot finish until the predecessor activity starts.

46. How to assign weight factor as resource to resource pool to calculate performance %?
Usethebudgetedmanhourstoweighthemandhowmanyyouhavespentforyour
performance.