Project Planning & Scheduling Using Primavera Contractor Version 4.1: For the Construction Industry

Chapter 13: Group, Sort and Layouts

Overview

Group & Sort allows activities to be sorted and organized under other parameters such as Dates and Resources or user-defined Activity Codes. This function is similar to Organize in P3 and SureTrak and Grouping in Microsoft Project.

Layouts is a function in which the formatting of parameters such as the Group & Sort, Columns and Bars is saved and is similar to Layouts in P3 and SureTrak or Views in Microsoft Project. A Layout may be edited, saved or reapplied at a later date and may have a Filter associated with it.

This chapter will cover the following topics:

Topic

Notes on the Function

  • Reformat the Grouping and Sorting of activities by opening the Group and Sort form:

  • Click on the button,

  • Select View, Group and Sort , or

  • Right click and select the Group and Sort item.

  • Create or edit a Layout

Select either:

  • From the menu View, Layout, Save As , or

  • From the Layout bar Layout, Save As .

The Layout bar location is indicated in the picture below:

13.1 Group and Sort Activities

The Group & Sort function has been used in this book to group activities under WBS bands.

To reformat the Grouping and

Sorting of activities the Group and Sort form is opened by:

  • Clicking on the button, or

  • Selecting View, Group and Sort , or

  • Right click and select the Group and Sort

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