Notification flags
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I'd like to create a schedule of dates that move with the programme for notification periods flagging when to submit documentation. Example would be a method statement that needs submitting 20 days before the planned date that work starts. As the the programme moves with progress I want the submission date to move as well, but I don't want to clutter the programme as there will be many docs to submit at various times.
I don't want to use ALAP constraints with lags as they degrade the programme score, so I'm hoping P6 has a tool to generate this schedule elsewhere.
Alternative I guess is to export to Excel and manage it there, but I'd prefer not to do that as its extra steps where things can go wrong in translation.
Any ideas?
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Oldest first- 0Rafael Davila ·
I do not use P6 but maybe you
I do not use P6 but maybe you can try using a few User Defined Fields [UDF] along with a Global Change ...
UDF1 UDF2 UDF3 Start Finish Notification_Type Notification_Lag Notification_Date To be updated using Global Change S/F/empty X(days) IF(Notification_Type ="S",Start-Notification_Lag,IF(Notification_Type ="F",Finish-Notification_Lag, "")) You will have to figure it out the details on the global change formula. Maybe P6 provides for UDF data validation and you can define it to be as per a pull down menu.
If it works as expected then you can filter Notification_Date by any date range.
Good luck
- 0Rafael Davila ·
I gave it a try using my
I gave it a try using my software of choice and it worked as expected. The notification type is selected from a pull down of 3 values (empty/S/F) and the formula is applied automatically as specified, whenever a schedule run is executed.
The formula is a bit tricky as I had to convert B into seconds, this you shall figure out.
Good Luck
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