Timescale setting of the Usage Options dialog box.
When you select a smaller timescale interval from the timescale you used to enter future period values, the values you entered in the future periods are spread linearly over the smaller future periods based on the assigned calendar.
When you select a larger timescale interval, the values you originally entered in the smaller timescale intervals are aggregated into the larger intervals.
If you subsequently change the timescale back to the setting you used when you entered values in future periods, the values appear as you originally entered them.
Note: The timescale value does not affect the number of units you can assign to a future period. For example, if your timescale is set to Day, P6 will not prevent you from entering more than 24 hours.
Future period planning only supports a single line in the timescale.
- If you select Year/Month, the timescale will show monthly intervals.
- If you select Year/Quarter, the timescale will show quarterly intervals.
- If you select Quarter/Month, the timescale will show monthly intervals, labeled with the quarter number, month and year.
- If you select Month/Week, the timescale will show weekly intervals.
- If you select Week/Day, the timescale will show daily intervals.
- If you select Financial Period, the timescale will show financial periods.
Linking planned and at completion.
If the project option Link planned and at completion for not started activities is selected and you enter a value in the planned units field for a not started activity, P6 populates the remaining early units field with the same value; the reverse is also true. If this option is not selected, you can enter different values for the same future period in the planned units and remaining early units fields; in this case, the total values for each field are calculated independently for the assignment.
Activity settings.
Duration types: You can enter period values on assignments when the activity associated with the assignment has a duration type of Fixed Duration & Units or Fixed Duration and Units/Time. You cannot enter future period values for assignments to activities with a duration type of Fixed Units or Fixed Units/Time.
Activity types: You can enter period values on assignments to any type of activity except milestone activities.
Reference Topics
P6 Team Member Interface Field Names
Action Required for Document Reviews Toolbar
Action Required for Workflows Toolbar
Activity Count Columns of the Activity Table
Activity Steps Columns of the Activity Table
Applying Actuals Based on the Auto Compute Actuals Method
Applying Actuals Based on the Timesheets Method
Available Columns of the Activities Page
Available Columns of the Assignments Detail Window of the Activities Page
Available Columns of the Assignments Page
Available Columns of the EPS Page
Baseline Columns of the EPS Table
Bubble Chart Settings Area
Budget Columns of the EPS Table
Calendar Tab of the View Calendar Dialog Box of the Activities Page, EPS Page, Assignments Page, or Resources Page
Cost Columns of the EPS Table
Costs Columns of the Activity Table
Costs Columns of the Assignments Table
Dates Columns of the Activity Table
Dates Columns of the Assignments Table
Dates Columns of the EPS Table
Default Settings for Views
Document Search Criteria
Document Security (Reference)
Durations Columns of the Activity Table
Durations Columns of the Assignments Table
Durations Columns of the EPS Table
Earned Value Columns of the Activity Table
Earned Value Columns of the EPS Table
Errors Section of the Leveling Report Log
Future Period Planning: Deleting, Copying, Pasting, and Replacing Data
Future Period Planning: Entering and Editing Data
Future Period Planning: Importing and Exporting Data
Future Period Planning: Miscellaneous Information
Future Period Planning: Troubleshooting
Future Period Planning: Updating Projects
General Columns of the Activity Table
General Columns of the Assignments Table
General Columns of the EPS Table
Histogram Chart Settings Area
Level Resources Dialog Box (Reference)
Lists Columns of the Activity Table
Multiple Float Paths of the Activities Table
My Reviews Toolbar
My Workflows Toolbar
Number of Activities Columns of the EPS Table
Pages Supporting Filters
Percent Complete Columns of the Activity Table
Percent Complete Columns of the Assignments Table
Percent Complete Columns of the EPS Table
Performance Status Calculations
Personal Information Tab of the My Preferences Page
Pie Chart Settings Area
Portfolio Analysis Settings Area
Portfolio Analysis Toolbar
Portfolios Navigation Bar
Pre-response Thresholds (Risks)
Preferences Columns of the EPS Table
Private Documents Toolbar
My Documents Portlet Toolbar
Publication columns of the EPS Table
Recent Documents Toolbar
Resource Columns of the Assignments Table
Resources Navigation Bar
Risk Exposure (Pre-response)
Risk Exposure Calculations
Risk Scoring Method Description
Scorecard Settings Area
Set the Industry Type (P6 EPPM Only)
Standard Work Week Tab of the View Calendar Dialog Box of the Activities Page, EPS Page, Assignments Page, or Resources Page
Summary Columns of the EPS Table
Summary Tab of the View Calendar Dialog Box of the Activities Page, EPS Page, Assignments Page, or Resources Page
Team Member and P6 Mobile tab of the Consent Notice Page
Timesheet Feedback Columns of the Activity Table
Units Columns of the Activity Table
Units Columns of the Assignments Table
Units Columns of the EPS Table