Microsoft Project for P6 User – Assign Activity Codes

Primavera P6 users moving to Microsoft Project might want to take with them the rich and extensive flexibility of P6’s Activity Codes but while Microsoft Project might not offer the same vast Activity Codes options, it still provides users with the facilities for replicating the features of Primavera P6 Activity Codes.

Microsoft Project Custom Fields is your go-to place if you want to replicate some of Primavera P6’s Activity Codes, User Defined Fields and Global Change features. This tutorial shows you how to replicate P6’s Activity Codes using Custom Fields if you want to

  1. Structure, group, or filter Tasks in your Microsoft Project schedule by assigning a value from multiple values of a code to Tasks using Text Custom Fields

  2. Structure, group, or filter Tasks in your Microsoft Project schedule by assigning one of two values such as Yes or No, True or False, other binary options to Tasks using Flag Custom Fields

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