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===Overview===
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==Creating a NEW Chart Using Oracle Primavera P6 Data for Version 7.1 (P371-7_2_3-71-11152021.docx)==
  
OnePager Pro, Express, and Bundle have a new feature that allows you to highlight a task bar or milestone symbol that is '''100% Complete''' with a '''Checkmark Decoration''' enclosed in a circle.  When the feature is turned '''ON''', OnePager automatically adds the '''Checkmark Decoration''' to any task bar or milestone symbol that achieves '''100% Complete''' status in the chart/snapshot based upon '''imported source plan''' data.
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==Introduction==
  
The purpose of this article is to introduce this feature and provide examples of its use.
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This article addresses the '''creation of new charts''' from Oracle Primavera P6 '''source plans'''.  Oracle Primavera P6 '''source plans '''are processed by the OnePager Bundle '''Standalone '''edition only.  The '''workflow''' presented in this article is based upon OnePager Bundle '''Standalone'''.
  
The examples used here are from OnePager Pro using Microsoft Project as the '''source plan'''.  The feature as described works exactly the same for '''source plans''' from Microsoft Excel, Oracle Primavera P6, and Smartsheet handled by OnePager Express and OnePager Bundle.
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==Overview Flow Chart for OnePager Bundle Standalone & Oracle Primavera P6==
  
===Introduction===
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The '''Percent Complete Decoration''' in OnePager for a task bar is represented by a bar positioned at the bottom of the task bar as shown below:
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===Preparing the Oracle Primavera P6 Source Plan===
  
<center>[[File:P71-0_4_5-71-(1A)-11152021.png]]</center>
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Launch Oracle Primavera P6 and access the required '''source plan'''. Set the '''Flags/Numbers''' field into the Oracle Primavera P6 '''source plan'''. This is the '''flag '''that OnePager uses to determine which tasks and milestones to '''import'''.  Determine which of the tasks and milestones are to be included and set the '''Flags/Numbers''' field cell to '''Yes '''for these while leaving the remainder of the task's and milestone's '''Flag '''field set to '''No''', '''0''', or '''blank'''. At this point the Oracle Primavera P6 '''source plan''' can be '''saved''' and '''closed'''.  The OnePager Bundle '''Standalone '''edition of OnePager Bundle does not require that the Oracle Primavera '''source plan''' be launched first. 
<center> P71-0_4_5-71-(1A)-11152021.png</center>
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In the illustration above, task bar progress is shown using the yellow bar at the bottom of each task bar.  Task bars without a yellow bar either have not started or may not have any progress reported for them.
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===Launching OnePager Bundle Standalone===
  
In OnePager you can show the '''numeric value''' of the '''percent complete''' in the task bar '''label''' by using appropriate controls in the '''Template Properties '''form or the '''Chart Properties '''form as described for the '''Chart Properties '''form in the article at: [[Percent complete for OnePager for Version 7.1 | Percent complete for OnePager]] 10.3.1-71.
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Launch OnePager Bundle '''Standalone''' from the '''Desktop Icon'''.  The OnePager '''splash page '''appears briefly followed by the OnePager '''Chart Editor''' form displaying the '''OnePager Bundle Start''' form as shown below:
  
An example using the above illustration with '''percent complete values''' showing in the task bar '''label''' looks like this:
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<center>[[File:P71-0_4_5-71-(1B)-11152021.png]]</center>
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When you click the '''NEW '''button, OnePager displays an abbreviated '''OnePager choices''' ('''OPC''') form.
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Above, OnePager displays the '''percent complete value''' for each task bar which can provide a more complete representation of task bar status in the chart.
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When tasks are complete and the chart is updated, the task bars in the '''Planning Phase''', for example, show the yellow bar at the bottom of the task bar filling the space from task bar '''start date''' to the task bar '''finish date''' as shown in the example below:
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When you click the '''Select '''button shown above, OnePager then provides a dropdown menu for you to either choose to use the '''BROWSE Primavera P6 Files …''', or click the '''RECENT '''option to access recently created Oracle Primavera P6 '''source plan files''' as shown above.  OnePager can process Oracle Primavera P6 '''XML''' and '''XER '''file types. Click''' the BROWSE Primavera P6 Files … '''option as shown above access a Windows '''Open '''form where you can select an Oracle Primavera P6 '''source plan '''to load as shown here:
  
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<center>P71-7_2_3-71-(4)-11152021.png</center>
  
Examination of the illustration above shows that completed task bars have the yellow bar extending the width of the task bar.  If the schedule discussion requires emphasizing the completion of these task bars, the '''percent complete value''' can again be added to the task bar '''label''' as shown here:
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When you click the '''Open''' button on the Windows '''Open''' form above, OnePager loads the selected Oracle Primavera P6 '''source plan''' and provides you with the expanded '''OPC '''form so that you can confirm or '''edit '''the settings before OnePager creates the new chart.
  
<center>[[File:P71-0_4_5-71-(1D)-11152021.png]]</center>
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<center>P71-7_2_3-71-(5)-11152021.png</center>
  
When the '''Checkmark Decoration''' for completed task bars is turned '''ON''' and the '''percent complete value '''is turned '''OFF''' in the task bar '''label''', task bars that are '''100% Complete''' are shown in the chart like this:
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As shown above, OnePager displays the loaded Oracle Primavera P6 '''source plan''' in the '''Selected File(s)''' group of the '''OPC''' form.  You can use the '''Add/Remove''' feature (described elsewhere) to '''edit''' the choice of Oracle Primavera P6 '''source plan''', add additional files to the '''source packet''', and remove files.  Clicking the '''Add/Modify''' button accesses the '''Data source selection''' form as shown below:
  
<center>[[File:P71-0_4_5-71-(1E)-11152021.png]]</center>
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The '''Checkmark Decoration '''is a concise, easily discussed, and visible marker for showing a task bar as '''100% Complete.  '''
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Since the OnePager Bundle can process various '''source plans''' from Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel, Oracle Primavera P6, and Smartsheet, it is necessary to assure that the '''Starting Template''' matches the '''source plan type'''.  OnePager Bundle can normally do this for you but as a reminder please check the '''Starting Template’s '''name before proceeding with filling out the rest of the '''OPC '''form.
  
The remainder of this article shows you how to '''enable''' and '''disable''' the '''Checkmark Decoration '''feature in the chart.
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It is recommended that the '''chart name''' selected refer to both the project and, perhaps, be familiar to the audience that is likely to view the completed OnePager chart. Additionally, notice that the '''Select Tasks with ‘YES’ in field:''' is showing '''Flag20'''. We’ve added '''Flag20''' as a '''User Defined Field''' ('''UDF''') in Oracle Primavera P6 as a '''text field''' for convenience.    Most users select '''UDF text field''' to tell OnePager which tasks and milestones to '''import''' but any '''text field''' or any '''number field''' can be used.  It is important that the '''Flag field '''represented in this window correspond to the '''Flag field''' containing the '''Yes''' and '''No '''data placed in the Oracle Primavera P6 '''source plan'''.  
  
===Turning the Checkmark Decoration Feature ON and OFF===
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The '''Snapshot date''' represents the '''time now''' or '''as-of date''' for the chart you are about to create.  If the '''date created''' by OnePager does not reflect the '''status date''' required, change the date by using the '''calendar''' dropdown window. As the '''source plan '''changes later on, you can create additional snapshots to show changes consistently.
  
Controls for turning the '''Checkmark Decoration '''feature '''ON''' and '''OFF''' are contained in the '''Template Properties '''and '''Chart Properties '''form’s '''Task Bars''' and '''Milestones''' tabs in their '''Task Bar Decorations''' or '''Milestone Symbol Decorations''' sub-sections as shown below using the '''Chart Properties '''form:
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Finally, note that the '''Show file mappings''' checkbox is checked '''ON''' as shown above.  Checking this checkbox '''ON''' and pressing the '''Next>''' button takes you to the second page of the '''OPC''' form shown below:
  
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In the above illustration, the '''% Complete''' checkbox is checked '''ON''' which '''enables''' the '''%Complete Properties… '''button that accesses the '''Set percent-complete properties''' form as shown below:
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This form allows you to '''edit''' which Oracle Primavera P6 '''source plan''' fields are used for various purposes such as the '''Start''' field and the '''Color by''' field.  The '''Edit current template''' button also gives you a second opportunity to '''edit''' many more initial properties of the chart by accessing the current '''Template Properties''' form. Once these choices are confirmed or '''edited''', click the '''Create new chart''' button and OnePager '''imports''' the '''flagged data''' and creates the chart.
  
<center>[[File:P71-0_4_5-71-(2)-11112021.png]]</center>
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Once the chart is created, you can '''edit''' by right-clicking task bars and milestone symbols and using the context menus commands.  You can also left-click on task bars and milestone symbols and use the '''editing Icons''' on the OnePager ribbon tool bar tabs. You can also left-click on a task bar or milestone symbol and use the mouse to drag the selected task bar or milestone symbol up or down from '''row to row '''in the chart. When the desired '''editing''' is complete, click the '''Copy to Clipboard''' button on the OnePager '''Home''' ribbon tool bar tab. Then '''paste''' the chart into a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, email message, or Microsoft Word document.  If the chart contains more than one page, you can choose to copy the entire document, the last page (current page), or a selected numerical page to the clipboard. OnePager can '''save''' all charts and snapshots after '''editing'''.
<center>P71-0_4_5-71-(2)-11112021.png</center>
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Checking the '''Add checkmark if complete''' checkbox '''ON''', as shown in the illustration below, tells OnePager to automatically place '''Checkmark Decorations''' on all '''100% Complete '''task bars and/or milestone symbols.
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==Related Links==
  
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[[Creating a NEW Chart via Pull Operation Feature for Version 7.1 | Creating a NEW Chart via Pull Operation Feature]] 7.13.1-71
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As a further example, suppose we have the Microsoft Project '''source plan''' shown below which has three task bars '''100% Complete''':
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[[REPLACING a Snapshot via Pull Operation for Version 7.1 | REPLACING a Snapshot via Pull Operation]] 7.14.1-71
  
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[[ADDING a Snapshot via Pull Operation for Version 7.1 | ADDING a Snapshot via Pull Operation]] 7.15.1-71
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With the '''Add checkmark if complete '''checkbox checked '''ON''', the OnePager chart looks like this:
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[[Custom Update (Replacing) of a Snapshot via Pull Operation for Version 7.1 | Custom Update (Replacing) of a Snapshot via Pull Operation]] 7.16.1-71
  
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[[Using the OnePager "Data" Tab's "Selected file(s)" Button for Version 7.1 | Using the OnePager "Data" Tab's "Selected file(s)" Button]] 7.17.1-71
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Unchecking the '''Add checkmark if complete '''checkbox to '''OFF''' in the '''Set percent-complete properties '''form '''disables''' the '''Checkmark Decoration''' feature and the '''checkmark decoration '''is not shown in the chart for task bars that are '''100% Complete'''.
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==Related Links==
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[[Manual Editing Task/Milestone Shapes and Text Labels for Version 7.1 (Portal) | Manual Editing Task/Milestone Shapes and Text Labels (Portal)]] 9.0.1-71
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[[Percent complete for OnePager for Version 7.1 | Percent complete for OnePager]] 10.3.1-71
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[[Editing with the Chart Properties form for Version 7.1 (Portal) | Editing with the Chart Properties form (Portal)]] 21.0.1-71
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[[Managing Templates for Version 7.1 (Portal) | Managing Templates (Portal)]] 24.0.1-71
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Revision as of 15:33, 16 November 2021

Creating a NEW Chart Using Oracle Primavera P6 Data for Version 7.1 (P371-7_2_3-71-11152021.docx)

Introduction

This article addresses the creation of new charts from Oracle Primavera P6 source plans. Oracle Primavera P6 source plans are processed by the OnePager Bundle Standalone edition only. The workflow presented in this article is based upon OnePager Bundle Standalone.

Overview Flow Chart for OnePager Bundle Standalone & Oracle Primavera P6

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Preparing the Oracle Primavera P6 Source Plan

Launch Oracle Primavera P6 and access the required source plan. Set the Flags/Numbers field into the Oracle Primavera P6 source plan. This is the flag that OnePager uses to determine which tasks and milestones to import. Determine which of the tasks and milestones are to be included and set the Flags/Numbers field cell to Yes for these while leaving the remainder of the task's and milestone's Flag field set to No, 0, or blank. At this point the Oracle Primavera P6 source plan can be saved and closed. The OnePager Bundle Standalone edition of OnePager Bundle does not require that the Oracle Primavera source plan be launched first.

Launching OnePager Bundle Standalone

Launch OnePager Bundle Standalone from the Desktop Icon. The OnePager splash page appears briefly followed by the OnePager Chart Editor form displaying the OnePager Bundle Start form as shown below:

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When you click the NEW button, OnePager displays an abbreviated OnePager choices (OPC) form.

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P71-7_2_3-71-(3)-11152021.png

When you click the Select button shown above, OnePager then provides a dropdown menu for you to either choose to use the BROWSE Primavera P6 Files …, or click the RECENT option to access recently created Oracle Primavera P6 source plan files as shown above. OnePager can process Oracle Primavera P6 XML and XER file types. Click the BROWSE Primavera P6 Files … option as shown above access a Windows Open form where you can select an Oracle Primavera P6 source plan to load as shown here:

P71-7 2 3-71-(4)-11152021.png
P71-7_2_3-71-(4)-11152021.png

When you click the Open button on the Windows Open form above, OnePager loads the selected Oracle Primavera P6 source plan and provides you with the expanded OPC form so that you can confirm or edit the settings before OnePager creates the new chart.

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As shown above, OnePager displays the loaded Oracle Primavera P6 source plan in the Selected File(s) group of the OPC form. You can use the Add/Remove feature (described elsewhere) to edit the choice of Oracle Primavera P6 source plan, add additional files to the source packet, and remove files. Clicking the Add/Modify button accesses the Data source selection form as shown below:

P71-7 2 3-71-(6)-11152021.png
P71-7_2_3-71-(6)-11152021.png

Since the OnePager Bundle can process various source plans from Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel, Oracle Primavera P6, and Smartsheet, it is necessary to assure that the Starting Template matches the source plan type. OnePager Bundle can normally do this for you but as a reminder please check the Starting Template’s name before proceeding with filling out the rest of the OPC form.

It is recommended that the chart name selected refer to both the project and, perhaps, be familiar to the audience that is likely to view the completed OnePager chart. Additionally, notice that the Select Tasks with ‘YES’ in field: is showing Flag20. We’ve added Flag20 as a User Defined Field (UDF) in Oracle Primavera P6 as a text field for convenience. Most users select UDF text field to tell OnePager which tasks and milestones to import but any text field or any number field can be used. It is important that the Flag field represented in this window correspond to the Flag field containing the Yes and No data placed in the Oracle Primavera P6 source plan.

The Snapshot date represents the time now or as-of date for the chart you are about to create. If the date created by OnePager does not reflect the status date required, change the date by using the calendar dropdown window. As the source plan changes later on, you can create additional snapshots to show changes consistently.

Finally, note that the Show file mappings checkbox is checked ON as shown above. Checking this checkbox ON and pressing the Next> button takes you to the second page of the OPC form shown below:

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P71-7_2_3-71-(7)-11152021.png

This form allows you to edit which Oracle Primavera P6 source plan fields are used for various purposes such as the Start field and the Color by field. The Edit current template button also gives you a second opportunity to edit many more initial properties of the chart by accessing the current Template Properties form. Once these choices are confirmed or edited, click the Create new chart button and OnePager imports the flagged data and creates the chart.

Once the chart is created, you can edit by right-clicking task bars and milestone symbols and using the context menus commands. You can also left-click on task bars and milestone symbols and use the editing Icons on the OnePager ribbon tool bar tabs. You can also left-click on a task bar or milestone symbol and use the mouse to drag the selected task bar or milestone symbol up or down from row to row in the chart. When the desired editing is complete, click the Copy to Clipboard button on the OnePager Home ribbon tool bar tab. Then paste the chart into a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, email message, or Microsoft Word document. If the chart contains more than one page, you can choose to copy the entire document, the last page (current page), or a selected numerical page to the clipboard. OnePager can save all charts and snapshots after editing.

Related Links

Creating a NEW Chart via Pull Operation Feature 7.13.1-71

REPLACING a Snapshot via Pull Operation 7.14.1-71

ADDING a Snapshot via Pull Operation 7.15.1-71

Custom Update (Replacing) of a Snapshot via Pull Operation 7.16.1-71

Using the OnePager "Data" Tab's "Selected file(s)" Button 7.17.1-71

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