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How to Know the total No of activities in a layout ?

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Mon, 2007-05-28 00:38
Pranab Kumar Deb
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How to know the total no of activities ina layout ?
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Sat, 2007-06-09 15:17
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Ife Olyke
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Hi Planners,

When i try to run matrix report for the number of activities in my schedule, i get the error message:

invalid code specified for project code

Can anyone guide me please? Thanks.

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Fri, 2007-06-08 00:37
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KongChung Chan
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Why not try the matrix report in P3.

tools - > tabular -> matrix -> actvities

Not only you get the number of activities, you can break
that down by category too.
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Mon, 2007-06-04 08:42
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Andrew Podolny
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Here is my suggestion.

Tools->Tabular Reports->Report Writer->New Report

Content -->Data Item: NACT (Number of Activities)
Total: Yes
Selection--> Your filter criteria

Run Report
That’s it

Cheers Andrew
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Mon, 2007-06-04 04:49
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ulysses garcia
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Hi Franb,

Just run it to schedule now or find the icon that look like a clock then click it. or just simply run your schedule you will read the result in the report. ihope this will enlighten your question. If you are using primavera p5 you will easily count the no. of activities by adding column to it as it is incorporated in the tools.

uly
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Mon, 2007-06-04 02:04
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Pranab Kumar Deb
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Hello Hemanth ,
I really canot read that fast, Thanks Frank that was a great information indeed
regards
deb
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Mon, 2007-06-04 00:00
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Hemanth Kumar
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Sorry

2000 out of 4000

4000 is the total no of activities in that layout
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Sun, 2007-06-03 23:46
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Hemanth Kumar
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Follow Frank Is Advise Or If Your Project Is Really Big When You Open A Layout You Can See something like this "Organizing Layout 2000 out of 4000 (50%) obviously 2000 is the current activity count Run Filter Once More To Make Sure hemant
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Sat, 2007-06-02 23:49
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Frank Borcherdt
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3 easy steps:

1. Create an activity custom data item as numeric called activity count
2. Use global change to assign 1 to this field on every activity (or use a column with fill cell)
3. Configure the column in the layouts that you want to this field and remember to group by at least one field (Project if nothing else) with a Total at Top (or bottom).

You now know the count.

HTH
Frank Borcherdt
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Mon, 2007-05-28 07:32
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Pranab Kumar Deb
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hello ashraf ,
Not every exercise is of same value to all professionals .
anyways thanks for your advice and time.
regards
deb
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Mon, 2007-05-28 06:59
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Ashraf Jahangeer
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Hi Deb,

I cant think of any right now, anyway let me know what value you will add by counting the number of activities in a layout.

Regards,

Ashraf
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Mon, 2007-05-28 06:13
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Pranab Kumar Deb
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Hello Ashraf,
without exporting to layout can’t this be counted in the program itself.
regards
deb
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Mon, 2007-05-28 02:09
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Ashraf Jahangeer
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You can export the filtered activities of the layout in Excel and count it there.
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