Claim Digger in Primavera P6 Claim Digger is a powerful tool/utility in Primavera P6. With Claim Digger, one can compare original (base) project or project baseline to revised project. Author’s Profile: Yasir Masood- PMP Bsc Mechanical, Msc Mechatronics Engg. Click Tools Menu Click on cell to locate desired project Click Claim Digger Expertise: Click on cell to locate desired original Project/Baseline to compare Project Management, Project Planning, Project Risk Management, Engineering Solutions, Statistical Analysis & Engineering Software Software Skills: Primavera P6, P5, Pertmaster, Ms Project, WBS Chart pro, Oracle CrystalBall, Advance Options Palisade @Risk, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Floworks, Ms Office, Ms Visio, SmartDraw, Camtasia etc. Blog: Fig-1: Claim Digger Dialog Box Option either sends report in HTML or CVS (Commaseparated values) format Option for ASCII file http://mechint.wordpress.com Output file location. First select the location where you want to save your file then type appropriate name. Press save button. Link will appear in white space. gE n g r . Y a s i r M a s o o d – P M P , M P M I , M P M I - A G C ( y a s i r 9 1 1 0 9 @ g m a i l . c o m ) Page 1 Select project to compare, it looks like: Click on baseline option if comparing project with baseline Author’s Profile: Yasir Masood- PMP Bsc Mechanical, Msc Mechatronics Engg. Expertise: Project Management, Project Planning, Project Risk Management, Engineering Solutions, Statistical Analysis & Engineering Software Software Skills: Primavera P6, P5, Pertmaster, Ms Project, W BS Chart pro, Oracle CrystalBall, Fig-2: Ready to Compare Project with Baseline Palisade @Risk, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Floworks, Ms Office, Ms Visio, SmartDraw, Camtasia etc. Blog: http://mechint.wordpress.com Fig-3: Advanced Options gE n g r . Y a s i r M a s o o d – P M P , M P M I , M P M I - A G C ( y a s i r 9 1 1 0 9 @ g m a i l . c o m ) Page 2 After setting parameters under advanced, click on ‘Compare’ button to compare project with its baseline. Author’s Profile: Yasir Masood- PMP Bsc Mechanical, Msc Mechatronics Engg. Expertise: Project Management, Project Planning, Project Risk Management, Engineering Solutions, Statistical Analysis & Engineering Software Software Skills: Primavera P6, P5, Pertmaster, Ms Project, W BS Chart pro, Oracle CrystalBall, Fig-4: HTML File Output View Palisade @Risk, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Floworks, Ms Office, Ms Visio, SmartDraw, Claim Digger generates HTML file that shows any discrepancy or difference in plan. File opens in internet browser and can be saved as notepad file. Camtasia etc. Blog: http://mechint.wordpress.com gE n g r . Y a s i r M a s o o d – P M P , M P M I , M P M I - A G C ( y a s i r 9 1 1 0 9 @ g m a i l . c o m ) Page 3