Overview
Use this page to define the number of hours in a given time period. You can also specify abbreviations for time units.
Screen Elements
Hours per Time Period fields
The values that will be used as conversion factors when users choose to display time units and durations in units other than hours.
Use assigned calendar to specify the number of work hours for each time period option
Determines whether to use the assigned calendar's Hours per Time Period values as the conversion factors when users choose to display time units and durations in units other than hours. If your resources and activities require different hours per time period settings, select this option, then specify the Hours per Time Period in each defined calendar.
If you select the Use assigned calendar to specify the number of work hours for each time period option, the Hours per Time Period values on this tab are ignored and the application converts units and durations using the Hours per Time Period values defined in the activity’s or resource’s assigned calendar. Using a task-dependent activity as an example, P6 converts units and durations for the activity using the settings defined in the activity’s assigned calendar.
You should enter Hours per Time Period values on this tab even if you mark the Use assigned calendar to specify the number of work hours for each time period option since those values will still be used in the following cases:
- The Planning page of the Resources section in P6.
- The Planning Resources tab in the project and WBS views and Global Change in P6 Professional.
In these cases, the Use assigned calendar to specify the number of work hours for each time period option will be ignored even if selected.
If you clear the Use assigned calendar to specify the number of work hours for each time period option, the Hours per Time Period values that you specify on this tab are always used to convert time units and durations.
Time Period Abbreviations fields
The abbreviations for minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years.
Getting Here
- Click Administration.
- On the Administration navigation bar, click Application Settings.
- On the Application Settings page, click Time Periods.