P6 Activities grouped by WBS. Green WBS bands (Design and Engineering, Foundation) sit above activity rows (EC1000…).

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WBS, EPS & Types

WBS, EPS, types, milestones · 13 topics.

WBS bands are not activities. PROJWBS is not TASK.

Topics

13

  1. Activity Steps (TASKPROC) — Not Activities, Not MSP Subtasks

    TASKPROC steps are a checklist; Physical % only if the project option is on

    WBS, EPS & Types
  2. EPS

    EPS is the enterprise project tree; not WBS, not OBS; no EPS table in project XER map

    WBS, EPS & Types
  3. Level of Effort (Task.task_type)

    Level of Effort: dates/duration driven by preds/succs; task_type code unverified

    WBS, EPS & Types
  4. OBS

    OBS is Responsible Manager; not WBS, not MSP RBS; access not inherited down OBS

    WBS, EPS & Types
  5. P6 Activity Types (Six) — Not MSP Task Type

    Six P6 activity types; not MSP task type; WBS Summary is a TASK, not a WBS band

    WBS, EPS & Types
  6. P6 Duration Types (Four) vs Project Task Types (Three)

    P6 has four duration types; Project has three task types — not the same enum

    WBS, EPS & Types
  7. P6 WBS

    PROJWBS vs TASK.wbs_id; WBS is not an activity

    WBS, EPS & Types
  8. Project Effort-Driven

    Effort-driven yes/no when adding a resource

    WBS, EPS & Types
  9. Project Task Types: Fixed Units, Fixed Duration, Fixed Work

    Fixed Units, Fixed Duration, Fixed Work + MSPDI integers

    WBS, EPS & Types
  10. Start vs Finish Milestones

    Start vs finish milestones; zero duration; how they take actuals

    WBS, EPS & Types
  11. Step Templates Are Reusable Checklists, Not TASKPROC Rows

    Reusable step checklist; not TASKPROC; no table on project XER

    WBS, EPS & Types
  12. WBS Category

    One enterprise WBS Category (default Project Phase); PHASE / phase_id

    WBS, EPS & Types
  13. WBS Milestones Are Weighted WBS Checkpoints, Not TASK Milestones

    WBSSTEP weighted checkpoints; performance %; not TASK milestones

    WBS, EPS & Types
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