P6 schedule, Gantt and the scheduler

Load the P6 schedule, read the Gantt and critical path, update progress and publish updates.

Load a P6 schedule

Export the schedule from P6 as .xer (or .csv).
Open Upload data, choose 'Schedule' and the file, press Upload.
Trade, area, crane and contractor come from the P6 activity codes. Rows with no or unknown trade code are skipped and listed.
Each upload is kept. The next one is compared with it, and any finish that moved later goes to the delay log as a slip.

Open Schedule. A trade lead opens it on their own trade; pick 'All' under Trade to see the whole job.
Ready views across the top: Whole schedule, Critical path, Critical path by week, 3-week look-ahead, Open work by month, By trade, By area.
Group by, Show and Timescale change the view. Red bars are the critical path (total float 0 or less).
The tiles show the data date, project finish, finish against baseline and critical activities.
Schedule check runs quality checks in the spirit of the DCMA 14-point assessment.

Find the activity on the Schedule page and use Update progress.
You can only update activities on your own trade (a superintendent: on the boards they cover).

Every change re-runs the schedule. Durations are workdays on the project calendar.
Add activities, ties (predecessors and successors), non-work days and the work calendar on the Schedule page.
Move the data date and re-run when you update. Set the current dates as the baseline to measure against.
Publish this update keeps a snapshot so any finish that moved goes to the delay log.
Download XER or CSV to send the schedule back to P6.

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