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Duration with decimal point...

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Wed, 2007-08-01 04:37
Rick Aquino
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Hi Guys,

How to set-up a planning unit in the duration with a decimal point, eg.2.3 days,2.4 days, etc etc,is that possible? i’m using "day" as my planning unit, (hrs, is not an option for me coz it’s a long project).

Thanks..
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Wed, 2007-08-01 09:15
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Gary Moffatt
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Hi Rick,
The calculation in P3 works in whole units - your only option for parts of a day is hours, but you can run a secondary schedule, for example a steel erection schedule, and import or key in a summary level into your main schedule. Even if your client demands it as backup it will only detail one part of your work.
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Wed, 2007-08-01 07:59
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Dieter Wambach
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Hi Rick

No you can’t! I agree to Raviraj, without decimals should be ok for longer projects. In P3e it would be poosible but there too I didn’t use it - for longer projects.

Dieter
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Wed, 2007-08-01 05:51
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Rick Aquino
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Hi Rav and Anoon,

Thanks for your immediate response, but is there a possibility that i could set up my duration with a decimal point? like 2.3 days, 2.4 days, etc, etc. because when i enter the duration with decimal point the primavera will round it off to a whole number, and when you organized it to see the schedule duration it is less of what i have planned.is there a possibility for p3 to accept whatever duration i encoded.
Thanks Again.
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Wed, 2007-08-01 05:07
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A D
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Hi Rick,

If the project is long, why u want to put duration in hours. Do u want to be so transparent with ur client that u will activity worth in hours only.

Even, it is neither required by Client/Consultant nor by project team.

Hours are used in mostly maintenance projects, where shutdown means loosing money.

Its of no point in putting duartion in hours for a long project

Cheers,

Raviraj
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Wed, 2007-08-01 04:55
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Anoon Iimos
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i suggest that you should never do that, if it’s day or hour so be it!
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