1. Introduction to PrimaveraReader™
Reader for .XER, .XLS and .XLM schedules
exported from Oracle® Primavera P6
Introduction to
PrimaveraReader™
Key Features
Progress Update
Personalized Custom Views
Advantages over PDF
Use Cases
Clients

2. The new way of viewing Project Schedules Introduction to PrimaveraReader™
PrimaveraReader™ is a reader for project schedules created with Oracle® Primavera P6. It enables users to open and view project plans exported from Oracle® Primavera P6 in .XER, .XLS and .XLM format.
This cost-effective solution is designed to deliver an overview of project plan details among all parties involved, requiring no other license than PrimaveraReader™ license.
Key Features
Activities – overview of the open project activities
Details – detailed information for selections
Resources – view the resource structure and details
Baselines – compare different project versions
WBS – Work Breakdown Structure of the project
Auto filters – find and filter specified tasks
Projects – view of the Enterprise Project Structure
Progress update – status feedback on the activities
Assignments – resource allocation and cost info
Trace logic – visual overview of selected activities
OBS – Organizational Breakdown Structure
Critical path – shows critical activities for the project end.

3. Have a detailed overview and insights of plan’s activities
Activities View & Relation to predecessors/ successors
Activities
Detailed overview and graphical representation of the activities included in the project schedule.
Benefits: Users can view information in the Activities panel in a dynamic and detailed view.
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4. Know your Work Breakdown Structure
WBS View
Work Breakdown Structure
The Work Breakdown Structure view offers an elaborate overview and decomposition of the work to be executed by the project team.
Benefits: Users can preview the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for the currently open project accompanied by a Gantt chart on the right.

5. This feature can be hidden by request
Preview the resources information in full detail
Resources View
This feature can be hidden by request
Resources
The resource tab shows a list of all resources needed to complete the projects included in the Enterprise Project Structure.
Benefits: Users can view the availability limits, unit prices and the calendar which defines their standard work time and non-work time for each resource.

6. Assignment spreadsheet with full allocation insights
Assignments View
Assignments
The Assignments view shows a display of the resource allocations across all imported project schedules.
Benefits: Users can view resource usage, cost and quantity information in a detailed spreadsheet and can use curves to define any nonlinear distribution of the resource usage.

7. Compare the changes to the previous project plans
Baseline View
Baselines
The baselines functionality enables comparison of up to four updated versions of a project schedule.
Benefits: Users can get a detailed graphical presentation of the aspects that have been changed from the original schedule in the Gantt preview on the right side of the interface.
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8. No worries while working in large plans  filter data of your interest only
Filter + Auto Filters
Filters
Auto Filtering allows filtering of project data in one or more columns according to the cell contents.
Benefits: Users can view and navigate the display of data of interest from the activities in the project schedule, particularly if it is a large schedule.
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9. Easy visual analysis and decision making
Trace Logic View
Trace Logic
The Trace Logic View is combined with the Activity View, and it shows the selected activity together with its predecessor and successor activities.
Benefits: Users can utilize the Trace Logic view to visually presents selected activities of the project schedule, including critical path and prepare more detailed analyses.
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10. Detect activities of great importance to the project deadline
Critical Path + Driving Activities
Critical Path
The Critical Path feature presents the chain of project schedule activities that determine the project end date.
Benefits: Users can monitor if there is any issue with the critical path activities. Thus, any delays with the project reaching the project milestones on time can be easily noticed an actions can be taken accordingly.
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11. Progress Update Status feedback on the activity progress
with PrimaveraReader™

12. How Progress Update Works
in PrimaveraReader™
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13. Easy Interface for Updating
Predefined filed in PrimaveraReader™
Progress Update Mode
Insert progress update in the marked fields
Predefined editable fields for no faults and easy working.
Users have to select when working in update mode, so no updates will be done by mistake.
Update Remaining Duration field
Fields to be updated
Activities:
% Complete
Actual Start Date
Actual Finish Date
Activity Status
Activity Codes.
Assignments:
% Units
Actual Start
Actual Finish.
Project Scheduler can determine the fields can be updated by predefining them in the .XLS file.

14. Simple Flow for Progress Update
Visual Flow of Progress Update
Oracle® Primavera P6 offers automated job for exporting the .XER at scheduled times and wanted location.
Oracle Primavera P6
EXPORT
on regular basis
DIRECT IMPORT
Of the updates
in Oracle Primavera P6
Project Scheduler shares the updated .XER file
The Project Scheduler imports the .XLS file and accepts or rejects updates
Shared location where the .XER file is stored
PrimaveraReader takes the updated schedule files
Updates are inserted in .XLS file
Both files remain on the shared location
Team members can add progress updates through PrimaveraReader

15. Personalized Custom Views
Create Layouts, Filters and Groups
with PrimaveraReader™

16. More Personality and Flexibility The new way of viewing Project Schedules
Features included in PrimaveraReader 4.0
New file format for project communication as it opens XLM files created in P6
Create your personalized views inside PrimaveraReader
Create new layouts and share it with your colleagues
Navigate through activities using user-defined filters
Organize project activities with user-defined groups
How we stand against competitors
Feature
Import .xml file
Create layout
User-defined filters
User-defined Groups
PrimaveraReader 
XER Toolkit
Project Tracker
Steelray Project Viewer
Asta Project Viewer

17. Create custom layout for different types of views
Apply personalized layout for specific view
Custom Layouts
Customize the order and design of different project elements in the appropriate view: Activities, WBS, Projects, Resources and Assignments.
Benefits: You can creating custom layouts from default ones or modifying layouts that are imported as PLF file, created in Oracle® Primavera P6. This way the user specifies new arrangement and design view according to the project requirements.
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18. Focus on important project aspects by applying custom filters
User-defined filters on application level for Activities view
User – defined Filters
With the user-defined filters you can specify exactly which Activities related information you need to view in the Activities table.
Benefits: You can focus on the most necessary project activities data according to the specific project requirements and aspects. The filtering can be done by applying single or multiple filtering criteria.
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19. Organize activities by custom grouping criteria
Apply user-defined groups to project activities
User - defined Groups
You can organize the activities in the Activities view by specific grouping criteria.
Benefits: Users can apply single or multiple grouping criteria to the Activities within the Activities view. The activities will be organized in groups and subgroups depending on the order in which the grouping criteria are defined.
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20. Advantages over sharing schedules in PDF
Using PrimaveraReader™ will enhance the way your project team works.

21. Why choose PrimaveraReader™ instead of sharing PDF files 5 main advantages over PDF printed schedules
1. Provide an Interactive overview of the project
4. Work with custom layouts (import .plf files)
Each member has a personalized view, chance to add/remove columns and see relationships inside an elaborate Gantt chart. Also there are Activities, WBS, IPS, resource assignments views, which offer full information regarding the specified topic.
The team members can import the company’s custom layouts in PLF format or choose how assignment data is displayed in their view. Each layout shows different columns and applies different groping and sorting of data.
2. Use Custom and Auto filters
5. Baselines comparison of project schedules
The project team members have flexibility when viewing their Activities and Filters, which is a basic feature needed to easily handle plans that contain hundreds of lines / activities.
Users can easily spot what has been changed from the previous schedule with the clear visual comparison of the Activity updates from previous .xer file version.
3. Navigate through predecessors and successors
Team members have a complete overview of the project relations and don’t feel isolated from the whole.

22. How our clients use PrimaveraReader™
General use cases
Clients
Experience

23. General use case
Project Scheduler
Team Leads; Members; Contractors etc.
This flow have many limitations and increases the project risk.
Without PrimaveraReader
using Oracle® Primavera P6
Share the project schedule
in PDF or .XLS format.
non Primavera P6® users
Spend time resource on:
Exporting in PDF/ .XLS
Customizing pages
Adjusting views per user
Users have limitations:
Can't view all of the project DATA
Can't navigate trough predecessors/ successors
Can't add/ remove columns or custom view.
This file format contains limited data and no calendar details
Complete view, insights and understandings of projects.
using PrimaveraReader™
Project schedule is shared
in .XER native format.
using Oracle® Primavera P6
Users have advantages:
Intuitive and dynamic view of the project details
Quickly filter and find data (Auto and custom filter)
View WBS, Gantt; Resources; Assignments etc.
Compare project baselines
Save time on:
Exporting projects in .XER
Use custom layouts (.plf)
No adjustments needed
This file format contains ALL DATA as in the original P6® schedule and insights.

24. Improve project performance and save on costs
Main reasons for implementing PrimaveraReader™
Reasons for implementing PrimaveraReader™
Offers dynamic working environment for the whole project team
Has intuitive user interface [requires no learning curve; no training costs]
Provides all of the important views from Oracle® Primavera P6 
Save on software licensing costs
Fast view of plan schedules without import/ export in DB [open +450K activities in 8 seconds]
Matching company environment with custom layouts & filters
It replaces the use of alternative methods to share XER schedules [like PDF reader]
Our solution is flexible in implementing new features to meet your organizational requirements!

25. Experience in Project Viewing tools [+15years] & [+6million users]
The Team Behind PrimaveraReader™
Customers using PrimaveraReader™
Customers using our PM tools

26. Bring More Personality and Flexibility What is new
with PrimaveraReader in your Team.
What is new
in PrimaveraReaderTM 4.0
Personalized Layouts
Use of custom filters
Define custom groups
Open XML Oracle® Primavera P6 files

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