Helping Schedulers Take Control Over P6 Project Data

Ensure data confidentiality when sharing Primavera XER and XML project schedules, save time and keep a clean P6 database.

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Fast, Simple and Automated XER File Control

remove, convert or anonymize sensitive data within XER and XML project files


Secure Sharing of Project Data

ScheduleCleaner is designed to provide schedulers and planners with greater control over the project data within XER & XML schedules, by allowing them to customize the data in each schedule to the specific stakeholder needs before sharing the file within or outside the organization.

The solution allows you to remove, modify or anonymize more than 80 categories of project data in both XER and XML project files, such as: Units, Costs, Pricing, Resource Rates, POBS tables, Risks and more.

  • Helps keep sensitive data confidential when sharing project files
  • Allows you to share project data with confidence
  • Saves valuable time spent on manually removing data

Keep a Clean P6 Database

ScheduleCleaner plays a key role in the prevention of database pollution with unwanted data by acting as a security filter that helps validate and optimize existing XER and XML files or schedules received from external sources for database import.

The software supports the conversion of Global Activity Codes and Calendars to Project level, and vice versa, and allows the user to erase POBS and risks data, which can cause further complications after the import process.

  • Helps avoid database pollution with unwanted Global and Risk data
  • Eliminates intermediary database maintenance & investment costs
  • Improves performance and load times of file imports in P6 database

How it Works? Case: Remove All Pricing for Resources

This example illustrates the project plan state before and after the file is “cleaned” with ScheduleCleaner. With few simple steps, users can quickly remove all “Pricing for Resources. The same results applies to removal of other data categories such as costs, units, progress, POBS, risks and more.

Case Study: How Layton Construction Improved Productivity by Automating The Removal of Proprietary Information in XER Files

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Discover More Use Cases

Anonymize
Resource Names
Original .xer Project Plan Personal Information Confidential Data GDPR Guidelines Modified .xer Project Plan Information Protected Data Integrity Kept GDPR Aligned
Mask and shield your Resource names and other confidential project data … Read More
Convert Global
to Project Data
Global Calendars Activity Codes Project Calendars Activity Codes Convert Global to Project Data Ready to import in database
Prepare P6 schedules for database import. Convert Global to Project data… Read More
Remove POBS Data
From XER Files
HQ Construction – POBS.xer 6/25/2019 2:43 PM HQ Construction – POBS_clean.xer 6/25/2019 2:45 PM Before cleaning POBS 3,517 KB After cleaning POBS 244 KB XER file size before & after deleting POBS data
Clean POBS tables from XER files and reduce the file size which leads to… Read More

Key Features

ScheduleCleaner has quickly positioned itself as a must-have tool for any project planner, scheduler and database administrator working with the Primavera P6 software and XER schedules.

Remove Project Data

Remove values for different data categories in .xer and .xml schedules exported from Primavera P6 such as costs, units, rates, POBS and more.

Mask Project Data

Intentional obscuring/masking of the intended meaning of specific project data, so that they are less clear and more difficult for others to understand.

Add Prefix/Suffix to Data Values

Add prefix or suffix to the values of different project data.

Convert Global to Project Data

Changing global into project data refers to keeping data unique for specific projects, not allowing pollution at the source, specifically when working with Calendars and Activity Codes.

Template Automation

Templates allow you to define specific modification settings to be used on a number of project files. They can be saved and re-used multiple times with Batch clean, which saves valuable time.

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Frequently Asked Questions

An XER file is the standard export format used by Oracle Primavera P6 to share project schedules.

Cleaning these files helps prevent a database pollution when importing schedules from external sources. Cleaning also helps to remove any confidential information within the file when sharing it with stakeholders.

POBS data refers to specific tables embedded within XER files that can cause unnecessary file bloat and complicate the database import process. The software automatically strips these unwanted POBS tables from your project schedules, which significantly reduces the file size and ensures a smoother import.

Cleaning XER files actively manages the global data present during file imports. It helps to prevent your main database from being cluttered or accidentally overwritten with Global data. The software achieves by providing the option to convert Global type data such as Activity Codes and Calendars down to the Project level, ensuring safe and secure database imports.

Yes, you can fully anonymize sensitive project information before distributing your schedule to external stakeholders. The tool allows you to mask or permanently remove over 80 categories of data, including resource names, labor rates, and pricing.