User Defined Fields (UDFs) - Struggling to Manage Them?
The UDFs can also be added/viewed/edited in P6 Web.
How can P6-Loader V12.1.3 help this situation?
Log into P6-Loader.
Click Extract.
Click to select UDFTypeUsage.
Select the files you want to run the UDFTypeUsage report for. It can select all files or specific selections. Then click Extract.
The extract process runs and lets you know when it is successfully completed.
Once the report is complete, click Download.
An easy to use, consolidated report of User Defined Field usage is displayed. The report can be opened in Excel, and you have access to spreadsheet functionality for tasks like sorting and filtering as required.
About the Author
Mary Lynn Backstrom, PMP, PMI-SP, PMI-BA – Implementation Specialist
Mary Lynn spent many years filling a variety of project controls duties such as planning, scheduling, analyzing, training and continuous improvement in the Aerospace Industry. Since joining Emerald in 2008, she has been a tremendous asset to the Emerald team. She has worked as a lead scheduler for turnarounds, led sessions for review and troubleshooting of scheduling and reporting, created and given custom training courses for clients, and is a sought after Primavera P6 trainer.
Mary Lynn enjoys some very diverse spare time activities. Along with a variety of outdoor activities such as gardening, she also enjoys making life size lawn ornaments for special holidays like Christmas. Mary Lynn is known for her participation in the community as well. You may have seen her walking in fundraisers in Edmonton and Calgary for the Cancer Society.
