Grid View Format of the Activities Page

Overview

Use the Grid View to view activity data grouped by project and WBS for the currently open set of projects. Customize columns to focus only on the data of importance to you.

Screen Elements

Row Actions menu

Add Activity: Adds a new activity at the selected point in the list.

Add Child WBS: Adds a WBS level as a child of the selected WBS or project.

Add Sibling WBS: Adds a WBS as a sibling of the selected WBS.

Add WBS from Template: Opens the Select WBS dialog box.

Delete: Deletes the selected activity or WBS.

Dissolve: Removes the selected activity from the schedule and links all its predecessors to all its successors.

View Calendar: Enables you to view a read-only version of the assigned calendar.

Email Activity Details: Sends an email message containing the details of the selected activity. You must have an email address associated with your user name in P6 to send email messages.

Link Activities: Creates a relationship between the selected activities in the order they were selected. The default relationship is Finish to Start for resource dependent, task dependent, and level of effort activities, Start to Start for start milestones, and Finish to Finish for finish milestones. The link is visible on the Gantt chart.

Unlink Activities: Removes the relationship between the selected activities.

Cut: Cuts the selected activity or WBS node.

Copy: Copies the selected activity or WBS node.

Paste: Pastes the selected activity or WBS node.

Assign

Resources... (Ctrl+Alt+R): Opens the Assign Resource dialog box.

Roles... (Ctrl+Alt+O): Opens the Assign Role dialog box.

Predecessors...: Opens the Assign Relationships panel and expands the Assign Predecessors section.

Successors...: Opens the Assign Relationships panel and expands the Assign Successors section.

Codes... (Ctrl+Alt+D): Opens the Assign Codes panel.

Fill Down: Copies the data from the first cell selected to all other selected cells in the same column. Use CTRL or SHIFT to select multiple cells.

Expand: Expands the selected WBS and all child WBS elements.

Expand All: Expands all WBS elements in the selected project.

Collapse: Collapses the selected WBS and all child levels of the selected WBS.

Collapse All: Collapses all WBS elements in the selected project.

Move Up: Moves the selected item up within the same level in the hierarchical arrangement.

Move Down: Moves the selected item down within the same level in the hierarchical arrangement.

Move Right: Moves the selected item one level lower in the hierarchical arrangement.

Move Left: Moves the selected item one level higher in the hierarchical arrangement.

Grid View columns:

Open Column Menu

Ascending: Click to sort the current view by the contents of the selected column in ascending order.

Descending: Click to sort the current view by the contents of the selected column in descending order.

Group by Column: Click to group the current view by the selected column.

Hide Column: Click to remove the column from the current view. You cannot hide pinned columns.

Fit to Content: Click to adjust the column width to the current contents of the column.

Find and Replace: Click to find and replace text in the column. This action is only available for columns containing text.

Pin Column: Click to add or remove the column to the pinned columns list for the current view.

Rename Column: Click to rename the column in the current view.

Open Column Selector button

Opens a list enabling you to add and remove columns in the grid.

The default fields that appear as columns in the Grid View are described below.

Project indicator

A visual indicator of the type of project. Possible indicators include:

A project. Its status may be planned, active, or inactive.

An open project.

A locked project.

A proposed or what-if project.

A checked out project.

A project template.

An open project template.

WBS indicator

A visual indicator of the WBS type. Possible indicators include:

A WBS. Each instance indicates the work is further divided hierarchically into discrete packages.

Activity indicator

A visual indicator of the activity type within the WBS or project. Possible indicators include:

An activity.

A milestone.

ID/Code field

The unique identifier of the activity or WBS.

Name field

The name of the activity or WBS.

Start field

The current start date of the activity. For started activities, this is the actual start date. For not started activities, this is the planned start date until the project is scheduled. When scheduled, the start date field is set to the remaining early start date.

Finish field

The current finish date for the activity. For not started activities, this is the planned finish date. For in-progress activities, this is the remaining early finish date. For completed activities, this is the actual finish date.

Remaining Duration field

The total working time from the activity remaining start date to the remaining finish date.

The remaining working time is calculated using the activity's calendar. Before the activity is started, the remaining duration is the same as the planned duration. After the activity is completed the remaining duration is zero.

Activity % Complete field

The percent of the activity that has been completed.

The calculation is based on the formula for the selected Percent Complete Type. The Percent Complete Type can be Units, Duration, Physical, or Scope.

If the selected activity's percent complete type is Duration, the percent complete is calculated as (Planned Duration minus Remaining Duration) divided by Planned Duration.

If the activity's percent complete type is Units, the percent complete is calculated as (Actual Labor Units plus Actual Nonlabor Units) divided by (Actual Labor Units plus Actual Nonlabor Units plus Remaining Labor Units plus Remaining Nonlabor Units).

If the activity's percent complete type is Physical, either the user records the percent complete manually or the field is set to calculate using steps. To calculate using steps, the Calculate Activity % Complete from activity steps option must be set in Project Preferences.

If the activity's percent complete type is Scope, the percent complete is calculated by Oracle Primavera Cloud and cannot be modified in P6.

Primary Resource field

The person primarily responsible for performing or overseeing work related to a specific activity.

The first resource you assign to an activity is automatically identified as the activity's primary resource.

Tips

Right-click a table cell for quick access to a shortcut menu of actions you can perform within a particular row or column.

Getting Here

  1. Click Projects.
  2. On the Projects navigation bar, click Activities.
  3. Click Grid View.

Related Topics

About Activity Views


Last Published Wednesday, July 10, 2024