P6 Professional User Guide

You can also create a new activity code value when assigning an activity code value to an activity.

Promote project-level activity codes and values

You can promote, or change, a project-level activity code and its values to a global or EPS-level activity code with global or EPS-level values.

1)Choose Enterprise, Activity Codes.

2)Choose Project, then click Modify.

3)Select the code you want to promote, then click Make Global or Make EPS.

4)Click Yes, then click Close.

Tip

If you promote a project-level activity code and its values, your change applies to all activity assignments.

Defining EPS-level Activity Codes and Values and Values Colors

Create EPS-level activity codes

1)Choose Enterprise, Activity Codes.

2)Choose EPS, then click Modify.

3)Click Add to select the EPS to which you want to add the activity code.

4)In the Activity Code Name field, type the name of the EPS-level activity code.

5)In the Max Length field, specify the maximum number of characters for the activity code's values.

6)Click Close.

Tip

To change the order in which EPS-level activity codes are listed, select the activity code you want to move in the Activity Code Definitions dialog box, then click Shift Up or Shift Down.

Create EPS-level activity code values

1)Choose Enterprise, Activity Codes.

2)Choose EPS.

3)Select the activity code for which you want to create a value, then click Add.

4)Type the value's name.

5)Type the value's description.

Tips

You can arrange activity code values hierarchically using the arrow buttons on the Activity Codes dialog box.

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