DECEMBER 2012
PRIMAVERA P6 VERSION 7
ADDING USER DEFINED FIELDS
VIEWING DAYS OF THE WEEK AS A COLUMN IN P6
Often  times,  it  is  useful  to  view  the  day  of  the  week  that  a  specific  activity  starts.    This  text  can  be  
 
viewed  as  a  column  by  adding  a  User  Defined  field.              
   
To  
  add  a  User  Defined  Field,  browse  to  Enterprise,  User  Defined  Fields.          
 

 
 

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 ADDING USER DEFINED FIELDS
VIEWING DAYS OF THE WEEK AS A COLUMN IN P6

Select  Add,  insert  a  Title  for  the  User  Defined  Field  and  select  Text  for  the  data  type.    

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 ADDING USER DEFINED FIELDS
VIEWING DAYS OF THE WEEK AS A COLUMN IN P6

Browse   to   the   project   “Activities”   screen   and   select   “View”,   “columns”.     The   “Available   Options”  
within  the  Financial  Period  Value  will  display  column  options  for  each  Financial  Period  identified.      

 
 

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