Time Units Format Section of the Global Tab of the My Preferences Page

Overview

Use this section to configure how time is displayed throughout the application.

Note: P6 calculates and stores time unit values in hourly increments. When you specify a display time increment other than hours, P6 uses the Hours per Time Period settings from Admin Preferences or the calendar based on the setting in Application Settings in P6 to convert hours to the time increment you specify.

Screen Elements

Display Time Units in list

Determines which time unit is used to display time in the application:

  • Hour: Time units will display in hours.
  • Day: Time units will display in days.
  • Week: Time units will display in weeks.
  • Month: Time units will display in months.
  • Year: Time units will display in years.

Show sub units option

Determines whether to show sub units with time units. Select the Show sub units option to display sub units in the next smaller time increment. This option is also available with Display Durations in.

Show unit label option

Determines whether to show the unit abbreviation with time units.

Decimal places list

Select to display 0, 1, or 2 decimal places. This option is also available with Display Durations in.

Display Durations in list

Select to display durations from the following options:

  • Hour: Durations will display in hours.
  • Day: Durations will display in days.
  • Week: Durations will display in weeks.
  • Month: Durations will display in months.
  • Year: Durations will display in years.

Show duration label option

Determines whether to show the time unit abbreviation with the duration value.

Units/Time Format

Select one of the following to display resource units/time:

  • Show as a percentage: Determines whether units/time will display as a percentage.
  • Show as units/duration: Determines whether units/time will display as units/duration.

For example, if Robert is assigned a limit of eight hours/day and you assign him to a task at a maximum limit of two hours/day, you can display this information one of two ways: as 2h/d or as 25 percent of his resource limit (since he is only assigned to this task for two of his allotted eight hours per day).

Getting Here

  1. Click the Administer menu and select My Preferences.
  2. On the My Preferences page, click the Global tab.
  3. On the Global tab, expand the Time Units Format section.

Related Topics

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