Applying Auto Compute Actuals to Activities

Apply auto compute actuals to activities and P6 will calculate the actual dates, percent complete, remaining duration, and actual and remaining units for assigned resources and activity expenses.

To apply auto compute actuals:

1. On the Navigation Menu, expand Projects and click Activities.
2. On the Activities page:
   1. Click Customize View.
   2. In the Customize View dialog box, click the Columns tab.
      • On the Columns tab, expand General in the Available Columns list and double-click Auto Compute Actuals to add it to the Selected Columns list.
      • Click Save and Apply.
   3. On the Activities page, select the Auto Compute Actuals option for one or more activities.
   4. Click Save.

      Caution:

      Caution If you are collecting timesheet data for an activity, you should not select the auto compute actuals option. If you auto compute actuals for an activity, when you update the project, actual and remaining units/costs are automatically updated for all of the activity's assigned resources. If assigned resources have existing actuals that they reported for the activity through timesheets in P6 Team Member Web, their reported data is overwritten by the auto compute calculations.