Part 3: Best Method to Import a Primavera P6 XML Project File

Written on April 12, 2018. By Tracy Mah

This article is the last in a series of my research and testing of Oracle Primavera P6 XML exporting and importing of projects. If you haven’t read the first two […]

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Part 2: How to Make the Most of Primavera P6 XML Exports

Written on March 21, 2018. By Tracy Mah

I recently wrote an article on the Advantages of Primavera P6 XML Exports and Imports where I pointed out quite a few advantages to using XML exports and imports over […]

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Part 1: The Advantages of Primavera P6 XML Exports and Imports

Written on February 19, 2018. By Tracy Mah

For long time users of Primavera P6, the traditional method of exporting projects is using the XER file format. An XER is Primavera’s proprietary compressed file format of a project, […]

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8 Free Layouts for Earned Value Analysis

Written on January 21, 2016. By CPM Solutions

Since we posted a free Earned Value Cheat Sheet to download this week, we’re following up by providing you with earned value layouts that you can quickly import into your […]

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Quick Tip: How to Import and Export Layouts in Primavera P6

Written on December 23, 2015. By CPM Solutions

There’s always that one person who manages to create the best layouts for their schedule. It seems that within seconds they can whip up a new layout that fits exactly […]

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Is it Just Me or Did My XER File Just Get Bigger?

Written on July 30, 2015. By CPM Solutions

Some of you have probably started running into this problem back in May where XER project files are getting larger in size (beyond 10MB) and it is a lot slower […]

Posted in Database, Export/Import, Installation/Admin, Primavera

P6 SDK Import Tools

Written on February 13, 2015. By CPM Solutions

Here are some useful P6 SDK import excel tools for those who are considering to install this feature with their P6 client. These tools will help speed up the project […]

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Q&A: “Can I import a P6.2 .xer file into P6.0?”

Written on April 9, 2013. By CPM Solutions

The answer is yes, here is the trick: Using Windows File Explorer, right click your P6.2 .xer file. Select “Open With” from the menu, and select “Notepad” to open the […]

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Q&A: “Why do I get a permission error when I try to import P3 projects into P6?”

Written on April 9, 2013. By CPM Solutions

Your problem: “I am trying to import a file from Primavera P3.0 format to Primavera 6.1 and I get this error. I am hoping that it is because it is […]

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Q&A: “Can I import my project from MS Project 2007 to P6?”

Written on April 9, 2013. By CPM Solutions

Primavera P6.0 and P6.1 does not support importing MS Project 2007 based projects. However, if you are running P6.2, Microsoft Project 2007 files can be imported into Primavera, but, not […]

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