Views, Filters & Print

P6 Schedule Print / PDF (Table + Gantt)

Print current layout; Data Date in header; Timescale Start/Finish is its own control

P6 Gantt of sample EC00515. Horizontal bars on a quarter/month timescale. — This is the on-screen Gantt. Print Layout is Page Setup, not this view.

What P6 prints

P6 prints the current layout (columns, grouping/collapse, filter, bars), not a separate print template. Layouts/views are the print setup.

Professional: File > Page Setup. EPPM Classic: Actions > Print Preview > Page Setup. EPPM: Gantt prints only if it is showing in the view.

Page Setup fields (Oracle)

Page tab: orientation, scaling, paper size (user-chosen; Oracle does not name a default).

Header/Footer: sections; variables include Project Name, Project Start, Data Date, Admin/Application custom labels, logo, revision box. If the Gantt is showing, a section can be Gantt Chart Legend.

Options tab (layout print):

Timescale Start / Timescale Finish (type of date or custom — can differ from the on-screen window)
Activity Table, All Columns, Grid Lines, Gantt Chart
Break Page Every Group

EPPM also: date range to print, pages-wide, how many columns, table share of the page, table on every page, rolling dates saved with the view (example: start = current date, finish = current date + one month). Print settings save with the view. Gradient bars slow PDF.

Paper — practice, not Oracle

Oracle lets you pick any printer paper. Construction planners usually plot Tabloid / 11×17 landscape for table + Gantt. Letter landscape is common for a short look-ahead. Do not treat 11×17 as an Oracle default.

Timescale — not forced to the screen, not forced to the whole job

Print date range is its own Page Setup control. A 2741-activity job (23-10-CE-LIVE) is not a professional activity-level whole-project plot. Two common layouts:

Collapse to WBS 2 + whole-project timescale (executive)
Filtered look-ahead + a rolling/visible window (working)

Must-have vs leave off

Must-have on a statused plot: Data Date (Oracle variable), project name, page n of m. Filter or layout name is practice so the plot is identifiable.

Legend: use Oracle's Gantt Chart Legend if bar colors mean actual / remaining / critical. Not a separate "critical path note" block.

Leave off: app chrome, toolbars, browser chrome. EPPM: turn off gradient for PDF speed.