Progress Spotlight

The Progress Spotlight feature highlights the activities that should have started or finished during a specified timeperiod. To access this feature, choose View, Progress Spotlight, or click on the Tools toolbar. You can also drag the data date line until you reach the new date you want. P6 Professional highlights the activities that fall between the last data date and the new data date. If you have multiple projects open, P6 Professional uses the data date of the default project (Project, Set Default Project) as the start of the highlighted timeperiod. P6 Professional automatically uses the date interval you are showing for the timescale to select the new data date. For example, if the minimum date interval for the timescale is set to Day, the new data date will be the next day. Once you spotlight activities, you can automatically status them or manually update them.

To make it easier to use Progress Spotlight, set up your timescale so that the smallest increment is equal to your update periods. That way, when you turn this feature on, the highlighted curtain will indicate the update period immediately and eliminate the necessity of adjusting the data date. For example, if you update weekly, set the timescale to weekly increments; right-click on the Gantt Chart and select Timescale, and select a weekly Date Interval.

When you spotlight activities by dragging the data date line or by using the Progress Spotlight feature, P6 Professional turns off automatic scheduling. Choose Tools, Schedule, or press F9 to reschedule after you finish updating; P6 Professional recalculates the schedule and turns automatic scheduling back on.

Related Topics

Update progress for spotlighted activities

Highlight activities for updating