Using flag and indicators in oracle primavera to show progress

What is the Flags Indicator?

Flags and indicators are valuable tools for displaying schedule progress in Oracle Primavera. These features provide a visual representation of project advancement, aiding in effective project management. In a simple, step-by-step manner, I will illustrate the process of creating flags and indicators and demonstrate their utilization for tracking progress within Primavera.

It will highlight the delayed activities and the Ahead activities in Primavera P6

From the User-Defined Field add a new Column

Name it “Flags Indicators” and make the data Type “Indicator”.

Now you need to show the Column in Primavera and know how it works.

From Columns at User-defined Fields Choose our new Column Which is the Flags Indicator, and we will see how it works, we need to show Variance BL Finish Date.

This is the Layout of the Primavera after adding the New Columns

We need to add a Formula to make the indicator column identify each row whether it is ahead of the Schedule or Below the Schedule

So, we are going to Global Change in Flags Columns

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The First Global Change is to make Variance – BL Project Finish Date (is Less than) 0d.

That means the Variance is NEGATIVE, And When it is Negative then we will make the Flag Red too.

Then we will create another one for the Ahead Activities with a Green Shape

The First Global Change is to make Variance – BL Project Finish Date (is greater than) 0d.

That means the Variance is GREEN, And When it is Positive then we will make the Flag Green too.

 The Next Step is to run the Two Global Change, Just Click on apply to see what will change.

This Report Shows after applying Global Change and that means every activity that has a variance greater than zero will have a Green Value

This is How it works in P6.

Let’s try the Next Flag for Delayed Activities, we will apply the change and see the Report.

That means every activity that has a variance Less than zero will have a RED Value

This is how it Looks in Primavera after applying the two Flags indicator for the Time Schedule.

This is the way to Visualize the Delayed and Ahead Activities in the Time Schedule

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