Status Detail Window of the Activities Page

Overview

Use this detail window to configure activity durations, general information, constraints, and units and costs.

Screen Elements

Status section

Started option

Determines whether the activity has started. Click  Select Date to select the date from a calendar.

Finished option

Determines whether the activity has been completed. Click  Select Date to select the date from a calendar.

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.

Expected Finish field

The date on which the primary resource, the person who assigns the expected finish date, anticipates work on the activity will finish.

Only the primary resource can edit this field if the activity has started.

Durations section

Planned Duration field

The expected amount of time required to complete an activity.

The planned working time is calculated using the activity's calendar. The duration is measured from the activity's planned start date to its planned finish date.

Actual Duration field

The total working time from the activity Actual Start date to the Actual Finish date for completed activities, or the total working time from the Actual Start date to the data date for in-progress activities.

The actual working time is computed using the activity's calendar.

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.

At Completion Duration field

The total working time from the activity's current start date to the current finish date.

The current start date is the planned start date until the activity is started, and then it is the actual start date. The current finish date is the activity planned finish date while the activity is not started, the remaining finish date while the activity is in progress, and the actual finish date once the activity is completed. The total working time is calculated using the activity's calendar.

Total Float field

The amount of time the activity can be delayed before risking a delay to the project finish date.

A float of zero hours indicates that the activity cannot be delayed at all and a negative float indicates that the project is already behind schedule. In a complex schedule, negative total float on some activities might not cause a delay to the project finish date.

Calculated as Late Start minus Early Start or as Late Finish minus Early Finish.

Free Float field

The amount of time the activity can be delayed before delaying the start date of any successor activity.

Units and Costs section

Units and Cost list

Determines which types of units and costs the application will track: Labor Units, Labor Costs, Non-Labor Units, Non-Labor Costs, or Material Costs.

The fields that display in this section depend upon what type of unit or cost you choose.

Labor Units fields:

Planned Labor Units field

The planned number of units for all labor resources assigned to the activity.

Actual Labor Units field

The number of units expended for all labor resources assigned to the activity.

Remaining Labor Units field

The remaining units for all labor resources assigned to the activity.

The Remaining Labor Units reflect the work remaining to be done for the activity. Before the activity is started, the remaining units are the same as the planned units. After the activity is completed, the remaining units are zero.

At Completion Labor Units field

The sum of the actual plus remaining units for all labor resources assigned to the activity.

It is the same as the planned labor units if the activity is not started, and the actual labor units once the activity is completed.

Calculated as Actual Labor Units plus Remaining Labor Units.

Nonlabor Units fields:

Planned Nonlabor Units field

The planned units for all nonlabor resources assigned to the activities in the project.

Actual Nonlabor Units field

The number of nonlabor units that have been expended on the activity.

Remaining Nonlabor Units field

The remaining units for all nonlabor resources assigned to the activities.

The remaining units reflect the work remaining to be done for the activity. Before the activity is started, the remaining units are the same as the planned units. After the activity is completed, there are zero remaining units.

At Completion Nonlabor Units field

The non labor units at completion. The sum of the actual plus remaining units for all nonlabor resources assigned to the activity.

It is the same as the planned nonlabor units if the activity is not started, and the actual nonlabor units once the activity is completed.

Calculated as Actual Nonlabor Units plus Remaining Nonlabor Units.

Labor Cost fields:

Planned Labor Cost field

The planned costs for all labor resources assigned to the activity.

If no resources are assigned, calculated as Activity Planned Labor Units multiplied by Project Default Price divided by Time.

Actual Labor Cost field

The actual costs for all labor resources assigned to the activity.

If no resources are assigned, calculated as the Actual Labor Units multiplied by Project Default Price divided by Time.

Remaining Labor Cost field

The remaining costs for all labor resources assigned to the activity.

If no resources are assigned, calculated as the Activity Remaining Labor Units multiplied by Project Default Price divided by Time.

At Completion Labor Cost field

The sum of the actual and remaining costs for all labor resources assigned to the activity.

If the activity is not started, this equals the planned labor costs. If the activity is completed, this equals the actual labor costs.

Calculated as Actual Labor Cost plus Remaining Labor Cost.

Nonlabor Cost fields:

Planned Nonlabor Cost field

The planned costs for all nonlabor resources assigned to the activity.

If no resources are assigned, calculated as Activity Planned Nonlabor Units multiplied by Project Default Price divided by Time.

Actual Nonlabor Cost field

The actual costs for all nonlabor resources assigned to the activity.

If no resources are assigned, calculated as the Activity Actual Nonlabor Units multiplied by Project Default Price divided by Time.

Remaining Nonlabor Cost field

The remaining costs for all nonlabor resources assigned to the activity.

If no resources are assigned, calculated as Activity Remaining Nonlabor Units multiplied by Project Default Price divided by Time.

At Completion Nonlabor Cost field

The nonlabor cost at completion. The sum of the actual and remaining costs for all nonlabor resources assigned to the activity.

It is the same as the planned nonlabor costs if the activity is not started, and the actual nonlabor costs once the activity is completed.

Calculated as Actual Nonlabor Cost plus Remaining Nonlabor Cost.

Material Cost fields:

Planned Material Cost field

The planned cost for all material resources assigned to the activity.

Actual Material Cost field

The actual cost for all material resources assigned to the activity.

Remaining Material Cost field

The sum of all material resource remaining costs.

At Completion Material Cost field

The material cost at completion. It is the sum of the actual and remaining costs for all material resources assigned to the activity.

It is the same as the planned material costs if the activity is not started, and the actual material costs once the activity is completed.

Calculated as Actual Material Cost plus Remaining Material Cost.

Constraints section

Primary Constraint list

Determines the primary constraint on the activity. Choose from one of the following options:

Start On: Imposes the specific start date you choose. The Start On constraint can delay an activity's early start or move forward an activity's late start to satisfy the constraint date.

Start On or Before: Defines the latest date an activity can start. This constraint only affects late dates and might decrease total float. When calculating a schedule, P6 imposes the start on or before constraint in the backward pass only if the calculated late start date will be later than the imposed date

Start On or After: Defines the earliest date an activity can begin. This constraint affects only early dates. When calculating a schedule, P6 imposes the start on or after constraint in the forward pass only if the calculated early start date will be earlier than the imposed date.

Finish On: Imposes the specific finish date you choose. The Finish On constraint can delay an activity's early finish or move forward an activity's late finish to satisfy the constraint date

Finish On or Before: Defines the latest time an activity can finish. The finish on or before constraint affects only late dates.

Finish On or After: Defines the earliest date an activity can finish. The finish on or after constraint reduces float to coordinate parallel activities, ensuring that the finish of an activity is not scheduled before the specified date. It is usually applied to activities with few predecessors that must finish before the next phase of a project.

As Late As Possible: Imposes a restriction on an activity with positive float to allow it to start as late as possible without delaying its successors. When calculating a schedule, P6 sets the activity's early dates as late as possible without affecting successor activities.

Mandatory Start: Imposes the early and late start dates you choose. P6 uses the mandatory early start date regardless of its effect on network logic. A mandatory early start date could affect the late dates for all activities that lead to the constrained activity and all early dates for the activities that lead from the constrained activity.

Mandatory Finish: Imposes the early and late finish dates you choose. P6 uses the mandatory finish date regardless of its effect on network logic. This constraint affects the late dates for all activities that lead to the constrained activity and all early dates for the activities that lead from the constrained activity.

Primary Constraint Date field

The constraint date for the activity, if the activity has a constraint. The activity's constraint type determines whether this is a start date or finish date.

Activity constraints are used by the project scheduler.

Secondary Constraint list

Determines the secondary constraint on the activity. Available only when the Primary Constraint is not Start On, Finish On, Mandatory Start, or Mandatory Finish. Choose from one of the following options:

Secondary Constraint Date field

The date for the activity's secondary constraint, if the activity has a secondary constraint.

The activity's constraint type determines whether this is a start date or finish date. This field is only available if a primary constraint has been selected.

Getting Here

Click Projects.
On the Projects navigation bar, click Activities.
Select an activity and click the Status detail window.

Status section

Durations section

Units and Costs section

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