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Organizing Project Data by Creating the Codes
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 How to Organize Project Data by Creating the Codes

 There are 3 Types of Codes in Primavera P6:

 Project Codes
 Activity Codes
 Resource Codes

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 1. Project Codes
 What are the Benefits of Project Codes ?

 Project codes are a way to organize and report on projects by

specified criteria. In this way upper management can focus in on
the most relevant projects in the company’s portfolio.

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 1. Project Codes

01. To Insert Project Codes, Go

02. Click “Modify” to Add New
to Enterprise then Click Project
Project Code.
Codes.
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 1. Project Codes

03. Press “Add” Then Add 04. Now You have a Project
Project ID & Code Description Code.

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 1. Project Codes

05. Go to Projects Window

06. Choose the Project Code
Then Choose “Codes” and
and Now You Assigned it.
Press “Assign” .
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 2. Activity Codes
 What are the Benefits of Activity Codes ?

 Activity Codes in Primavera P6 enable to make group and sort,

filter activities by some specific value such as area, division,
responsible manager, discipline, department, etc.

 Activity codes help to make effective reporting. With the help of

activity codes, planning engineers and other users can create
so many different types of work performance reports.

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 2. Activity Codes

01. To Insert Activity Codes, Go

02. Click “Modify” to Add New
to Enterprise then Click Activity
Activity Code.
Codes.
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 2. Activity Codes

03. Click “Add” and Add 04. Now You have Activity
Activity ID & Code Description Codes.

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 2. Activity Codes

05. Go to Codes and Press 06. Choose the Activity Code

“Assign” . and Now You Assigned it.

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 3. Resource Codes
 What are the Benefits of Resource Codes ?

 Resource codes in Primavera P6 Professional give you the

option to group and sort within Resource Assignments.

 It can help you organize, group, sort, and filter data. You can set
up roles with specific skill sets, which can be used as resource
assignments.

 You can also assign costs per unit for all these resources, which
will help you in planning costs by resource and role.

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 2. Resource Codes

01. To Insert Resource Codes,

02. Click “Modify” to Add New
Go to Enterprise then Click
Resource Code.
Resource Codes.
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 3. Resource Codes

03. Click “Add”. Then Add

04. Now You have a Resource
Resource ID & Code
Code.
Description.
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