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Field Definitions: Activities View

This following are the default fields that appear in the Activities window.

To choose the data columns you want to see, select an activity, then right-click and choose Columns (Shift+F10+L), or in the toolbar choose .

Activity Name

The name of the activity, which does not have to be unique. You can not remove this column from the Activities view.

Activity ID

An identifier that is unique within the project.

Activity Status

The current status of the activity: Not Started , In Progress , In Review , Rejected , Completed . If you are the primary resource, a yellow triangle appears on the icon, for example, Not Started appears as . If the activity belongs to an inactive project or WBS, the icon is slightly shaded, . A project-level preference determines whether you are able to view inactive activities.

An activity is In Review when the primary resource has marked it complete in P6 Progress Reporter, but completion has not yet been confirmed by the person responsible for approving this status.

A Rejected activity is one that the primary resource marked as complete in P6 Progress Reporter, but the complete status has been rejected by the person responsible for approving.

Start Date

The current start date of the activity. For a not-started activity, this is the planned start date. For a started activity, this is the actual start date

Finish Date

The current finish date of the activity. For a not-started activity, this is the planned finish date. For an in-progress activity, this is the remaining finish date. Once the activity is completed, this is the actual finish date.

Primary

A read-only field that identifies whether you are the primary resource on the activity.

Related Topics

Activities View

What Can I Do in Activities View?

Toolbar Icons and Shortcut Keys: Activities View

Keyboard Navigation: Activities View


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