The P6 Duration Type works in conjunction with options set in the User Preferences, Calculations, Resource Assignments tab and becomes effective after a resource has been assigned to an activity.
The aim of this paper is to explain how the P6 Duration Type and the options set in the User Preferences, Calculations, Resource Assignments tab affect the resource assignment process and task resource calculations.
These options are useful to understand so when you change the duration of an activity you know if the crew size will remain the same if the work assigned to an activity will remain the same, click on this link to read the paper>>>.
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