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The Retrieve from P6 option is available only when the Primavera P6 EPPM project is integrated with Smart Build Insight.
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Please select the correct file when importing schedule files to avoid data discrepancies. Smart Build Insight supports Microsoft Excel (XLSX), Powerproject (PP), Microsoft Project (XML and MPP), and Primavera P6 (XML and XER) files.
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Primavera P6 does not export critical activities to an XML file. Therefore, when you import a schedule using Primavera P6 XML file, the imported schedule will not have any critical activities.
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Powerproject does not export baseline properties to a PP file. Therefore, when you import a schedule using Powerproject (PP) file, then the baseline dates and duration will not be imported.
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Click Schedule Management > Scheduling .
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Choose how you want to retrieve the schedule.
To retrieve the schedule
Do this
From Primavera P6 EPPM
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At the top of the scheduling panel, click Options > Retrieve from P6.
From a Smart Build Insight supported file (Microsoft Excel (XLSX), Powerproject (PP), Microsoft Project (XML and MPP), and Primavera P6 (XML and XER)
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Click Options > Import .
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In the Upload schedule dialog, click Browse.
You can also drag and drop the files into the Upload schedule dialog.
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Select the file you want to import, click Open, and then click Upload.
If you are retrieving the schedule for the first time or if the project doesn't have a schedule, then the imported schedule is automatically approved and available in the Scheduling panel. Otherwise, the schedule will be imported to Staging Workspace. Once you review and approve the schedule, it will replace the existing schedule.
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The application retrieves the schedule even though the schedule has circular references. We recommend that you resolve the circular references to make changes to the schedule.
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The application retrieves the schedule along with milestones, activity codes, baseline dates, baseline duration, critical path activities, actual start and end dates, actual duration, expected end date, and calendars related to the integrated project. Any existing relationship between activity, activity codes, and work packages are also retrieved.
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The application retrieves all the root level work packages and groups them under an Unparented node in Scheduling.
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Only the calendars associated with a work package in Primavera P6 are retrieved to Smart Build Insight.
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If a calendar in your Primavera P6 project is same as that in Smart Build Insight, the existing calendar will be overwritten with the new calendar.
To delete the schedule, click Options > Delete schedule.