Notes for Primavera Version 3

Project Name - Upto four digits.

Number /Version 077-C15
Project Title Electrical Distribution of Network Jubail-2
Company Name A.A.M. Al-Khodari
Planning Unit Day
Work days/Week 6 or 7
Week stars on Saturday
Then press Add.

Add the activity with separate ID for e.g. Milestone M0005, Submittals E0005,
Procurement P0005, Construction C0005 & Testing / Commissioning T0005.

Activity Coding
How many level u want in ur schedule basis on ur requirement for e.g. u can divide into
Resp Responsibilities
Milestone
Designing & Engineering
Procurement
Construction
Testing & Commmissioning.
Area Work Area
Duct bank for Switching Station CC-1
Duct bank for Switching Station CC-2
Civil Work for Switching Station CC1-1
Architectural Work for Switching Station CC1-1
Loc Location of Work
Duct bank @ intersection of T-303 & T-318
Duct bank @ intersection of T-305 & T-314
Step Work Step
Construction of Duct bank Detail #5d (A,A2,F & G)
Construction of Duct bank Detail #12j (A & A2)

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Adding the activities columns
Press F11 key then one dialog box will appear drag the up-down Scroll bar add the new
columns for e.g Resp then go to the Edit fill cell.

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Assigning the Resources in Resource Dictionary.

Date – Resources-(BOQ Pay Items with Unit Prices & Manpower)

Assigning the Resources to Activities.

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Highlight the activities – Insert-Resources Assignment- Choose the type of Resource-
then click on the Insert
Then Press F7 Activity form will appear click on the Res tab go to the one by one to
highlight activities and either put the unit per day or budgeted qty

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Format-Organize- one dialog box will appear organize ur schedule as per ur coding for
e.g. Resp-Area-Location of Work-Work Step

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Relationship
There are four type of Relation
1. FS - Finish to Start
2. SS - Start to Start
3. FF - Finish to Finish
4. SF - Start to Finish.

Click on the Pred from the Activity form u can link the current activity with other activity
by using the above four relation.

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Tabular Reports
1. Resource Loading Report
2. Cash flow Report
Resource Loading Report

One dialog box will appear click on the Add one more dialog box will appear

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Resoure Selection dialog box
Profile if – Eq, Low value of Resource---L* Manual Manpower
Then click the format tab

– generate the report in excel click in the front of -- Export report in CSV format to
the file & organize by Responsibility & Click on the Summary Report after wards
click on the Timescale Tab.

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Data Arrange fill the Stat Date & End Date & Display unit Week
Then ok it will given the Weekly Mandays Report basis on that u can tarck the
weekly Progress Report.
For Monthly Cash Flow

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Tabular Reports-Cost- Loading

Add the new report in the resource selection Profile If click WR (Within Range) Low
Value of Resource – High Value Resource (1.0.0 to 9.9.9)

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Go to the format tab for excel report – Export report in CSV , Click on the Summary
Report , then go to the Timescale Tab

Data Range Start & End date , Display Unit u can use Monthly Cash flow Month Or
Weekly Cash flow Use Week. Then press OK

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