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Federal construction schedules, paragraph by paragraph
What the scheduling specifications actually say, why schedules come back, and how to fix the file before it does.
The USACE 20-workday rule — what UFGS 01 32 01 paragraph 3.3.2 actually saysWhy a USACE schedule is returned for one 22-day activity when the DCMA 14-point check allows 44 days, and which activities the rule does not cover.21 October 2026SDEF conversion aborted on a duplicate activity ID — why, and how to fix the fileP6 cuts activity IDs to 10 characters when it converts a schedule to SDEF, and stops if two IDs then match. How to find them before you submit.21 October 2026SDEF, P6 XML or XER — which schedule file RMS accepts in 2026RMS has imported P6 XML since 2023 and lists XER since January 2026. What changed, what the 2026 UFGS says, and what still has to follow the SDEF code structure.21 October 2026