Budgeted Total Cost Data Lost when Imported

you must have the proper rights on the other machine for importing.

Also during the import process at the Update Project options select modify and under Data Type: Global for the Resource item under the action column make sure that you select INSERT NEW

Can any one, Give us a detailed solution for this Change in budgeted total cost when we are importing XER to other system.

Andrew 

Your unlinking does the same thing the global change does it that not true ?

I do like the utility 

Zoltan.

When P6 imports xer it recalculates cost automatically if they are connected to units. Global change afterwards doesn't fix the problem - the Unit Prices are already skewed.

Global change will work only if host computer do it prior to exporting schedule into XER which is  very rare (almost never) based on my experience.

Regards, Andrew

Andrew why do you need simple utility that allows you to disconnect the Cost from Units 

run a global change 

tools global change

Select subject area as 

Actviity Resource Assignments

Where Calculate costs from units equals Yes

then Calculate costs form units = No

Change then committ changes 

Hi salmin

There are few points to be considered when importing XER cost loaded schedule.

1. Make sure that all currencies used in schedule and on your PC have same conversion rates.

2. When importing global data  in particular resources and roles make sure your import configuration is set to "Insert New"

3. Most probably the XER file has resource units and cost "connected" together. That means P6 after importing will recalculate all cost assignments based on unit prices and because of limitation of XER format the outcome might be different (sometimes quite different) from the original. In order to avoid this I've wrote simple utility that allows you to disconnect the Cost from Units (it also purges POBS junk - but this isn't primary purpose). You can grab it here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wqcqa1qxdlzm393/XER_POBS.exe?dl=0

No installation required. Just drop your XER file(s) onto form and select "Unlink Units from Cost" - the new XER will be created. Import this file instead of original and I'm pretty positive you will have same Cost information as original schedule.

Regards,

Andrew

do a global change and uncheck calculate costs from units

I am facing the same problem here . I have inserted a new calender and resources when importing . I have checked that the duration and project status remained the same . i created a new empty database and imported the file there but still the problem has not been solved . Please if anyone solved this problem help me . thaanxx

I am facing the same problem here . I have inserted a new calender and resources when importing . I have checked that the duration and project status remained the same . i created a new empty database and imported the file there but still the problem has not been solved . Please if anyone solved this problem help me . thaanxx

Hi,

Could you please confirm the following points;

1. Is there any change in activity duration where bugdeted unit values get losts.

2. Have you any common calender name in two different machine (original schedule and imported schedule)

3. Have you any common Resource IDs in two different machine (original schedule and imported schedule)

4. Activity status

- Ravi 

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