FLoat Bars in Primavera P6

Hi Geoff,

If your tasks are open ended then they will have float until the end of the project.

Regards

Simon

In addition to open ended activities...

From http://ronwinterconsulting.com/Understanding_P6_Dates.pdf 

Many P6 users are puzzled to see complete activities where early and late dates differ from actual dates. Does that mean P6 calculates early and late dates for complete activities? If so, total float for complete activities can be calculated.

Hi Geoff,

This happens if you are using "Retained Logic" as your scheduling option. Primavera needs to calculate Early and Late dates in case it has to calculate the dates for the Not Started Successor activities. If you use "Progress Override" or "Actual Dates" in scheduling options, Primavera will stop calculating Early and Late Dates for Completed activities. For more clarity on Scheduling Options, check this link at http://primaverablog.in/2011/07/scheduling-options-%e2%80%93-progressing-activities/

Simon- Even  open ended but Finished activities will not have float if you use Progress Override or Actual Dates in scheduling options

Regards

Amit

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Guys, 

Some of this activities have logic and have been completed and are still showing float bars extending to the project finish date.

Geoff,

1. Right click on Gannt Chart

2. Select Bars

3. Change the filtering option for "Float Bar" from "All Activites" to "Not Started" & "In Progress"

I hope this helps.

Regards,

Utku.

You are starrrr. Thanks for reminding....

That is so rightttttttttttttttt....

Geofff