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Integrate PowerBI into Primavera P6

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M.R. on 05 May 2016 00:12:11

Create a connector to integrate PowerBI dashboard with Primavera P6

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b971b573 0817-4890-a81f-c562e838d98a on 05 Jul 2020 23:17:52

RE: Integrate PowerBI into Primavera P6

Hi,
I found a link about this Integration of PowerBI into https://goo.gl/rcng7d Primavera P6, hope you will get the answer : https://datamonkeysite.com/2017/04/18/integrated-project-control-system-using-powerbi/

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a6696665 94f7-4334-acad-5a7dd7a68872 on 05 Jul 2020 23:12:02

RE: Integrate PowerBI into Primavera P6

Hello, M.R

One of the most popular discussions in planning forum is how to have an integrated project control system, every practitioner has a different opinion how it must be done, and of course you get a lot of marketing from people trying to sells their systems

In this blog, we share high-level description of a data warehouse built using PowerBI desktop.

Data warehouse are not widespread in the construction industry, because the reporting specifications are different from project to project, and every client has a different systems and tools, and trying to have a standard system works only if you are the main contractor but if you are a subcontractor you have to adopt the client system.
For read more click here : https://goo.gl/1FNkjB

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9a4f67cc 043b-4a60-801c-c82805fa1616 on 05 Jul 2020 23:10:07

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This would massively increase the uptake of power BI across the $9T construction industry.

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48869371 7a16-4219-b546-982da0007ae1 on 05 Jul 2020 22:54:03

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vote up, need this tool for P6 Dashboard update

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cb670466 fe9e-4447-ace9-349287dd5b95 on 05 Jul 2020 22:48:00

RE: Integrate PowerBI into Primavera P6

We are having a good start off on tying our data models together. Currently we keep the cost in our JDE sql database, oure EVM data in a sql database and P6 in its own sql database.

we can easily, make relationships ad nauseam....
our success is based on using the right tool for the right job.
P6 is kept in its place - we only use it for identification of critical path and competing critical paths, and resource requirements.

I have over 300 P6 licenses and this is working well.

however, a quick link to the data would be super helpful. we currently run flat reports to excel, apply query steps and push to model.

direct hooks would save 1000's of man-hours per year.

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a1589274 5eaa-47f4-8cc6-00d03ab88ae5 on 05 Jul 2020 22:45:06

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Niels do you use sql server or oracle as a backend ?

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1da8f4dc c83f-4343-af49-bed9fb556b14 on 05 Jul 2020 22:45:00

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If anyone can supply a multi-purpose data model? That would be great! Connecting the right tables and fields for further analysis like resources, cost, EVM... Keep us posted please

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a1589274 5eaa-47f4-8cc6-00d03ab88ae5 on 05 Jul 2020 22:44:03

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it will be nice to have a native connector, but i guess it is up to oracle to do that, which i doubt they will ever do.

i had build a small tool to read an xer file, you may find it useful

https://datamonkeysite.com/2017/03/11/using-powerquery-to-read-an-xer-file/

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883eacdd 502b-44cc-9648-06154321a429 on 05 Jul 2020 22:43:54

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Hi, Any updates ??
That will be so useful !

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8c3c5170 0bf1-4879-9997-21e5c8450134 on 05 Jul 2020 22:36:42

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Any update on this connector and if it is becoming available