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Businesses use a variety of tools to help complete their projects successfully. A tool could be a jackhammer that helps a worker cut through concrete, a bulldozer to help move dirt, or an advanced drill used in underwater oil drilling. Oracle’s Project management software is a tool used to streamline the management of multiple project portfolios. In this blog, we are going to discuss a set of tools within the\u00a0Primavera P6 Professional Release 8.2<\/a>\u00a0application called the Attachment Tools.<\/p>\nAttachment Tools: Curtain & Text<\/h3>\n
P6 Professional Rel. 8.2 includes many tools to help you communicate strategic project information effectively. \u00a0The\u00a0Attachment Tools\u00a0<\/span><\/b>are a set of tools that enable you to insert text and add a shaded \u201ccurtain\u201d to the bar area of the Gantt Chart. The two Attachment tools that we are covering in this blog are the\u00a0Curtain<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0Text<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Attachment tools. The Curtain tool allows you to highlight a specific time period on the Gantt Chart. The Text Tool is used to create formatted text and insert it in a layout. The inserted text can be associated with a specific activity and can be customized by adjusting the font and style.\u00a0 This Primavera P6 training tutorial provides instructions on utilizing the Attachment Tools.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s assume that you are responsible for the construction of an Office Building and that one of the activities on this project is Excavation (activity BA2020). During the course of the project, you experience a delay in Excavation due to a snowstorm requiring you to temporarily suspend work on this activity. You can utilize\u00a0\u201cSuspend\u2019<\/em>\u2019 and\u00a0\u2018\u2019Resume\u2019\u2019<\/em>\u00a0dates to reflect this work stoppage.\u00a0 This temporary work stoppage will be displayed as a\u00a0\u2018\u2019bar-neck\u2019<\/em>\u2019 on the Gantt Chart.\u00a0 In other words, project team members reviewing the schedule will see that you experienced this delay. Under these circumstances, it is advisable to document the cause of the delay with a Notebook Topic.<\/p>\n You can also use the Curtain Tool to highlight the time range associated with this delay in order to make it easy for team members to quickly focus on the delay and possible impact on the progress of the schedule.\u00a0 Additionally, text can be added to the Gantt Chart using the Text Tool to provide further explanations. These tools enable you to highlight and focus on problems areas so that decisions (such as Change Orders or date extensions or adding additional resources to bring the project back on schedule) can be made regarding the remainder of the project.<\/p>\n Did you find this P6 Professional Release 8.2 tutorial useful? Follow us on social media to get useful updates and free content related to\u00a0Primavera software<\/a>\u00a0and project management. MSS Inc. is on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Youtube. We also are beginning to offer discounts and special pricing only to our social media followers. You might even be able to win some free Primavera training!<\/p>\nAn example of The Curtain & Text Attachment Tools\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
Click here for step-by-step instructions on utilizing the Attachment Tools<\/a><\/h3>\n