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Mike TestroMember for 20 years 10 months
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Hi All

I was reviweing a contractor's schedule as part of a delay analysis exercise when I noticed that the time set on the data date progress line was 08:00.

The work calendar is due to start on 07:00 so for every progress report one hour is lost on the programme.

It could have been much worse if the data date time was 12:00.

I suggest that the time on the data date is set earlier than the dominant work patter start time.

Best regards

Mike Testro

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    Gary Whitehead ·
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    Hi Mike,   I've always worked

    Hi Mike,

     

    I've always worked on the basis that the data date (& time) should be set to the last point for which you have progress information.

    Hence if dominant work pattern finished at 6pm on a friday, my data date for a weekly update would be 6pm on a friday

     

    Cheers,

     

    G

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    Ronald Winter ·
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    Oracle/Primavera’s definition

    Oracle/Primavera’s definition of a Data Date is the first moment that new work is able to start or resume.  It is not the same thing as a status date. 

    In Mike’s example, he is quite correct to request that the Data Date be set to 07:00.  I believe that P6 automatically sets it to 08:00 as a default.

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