P6 EPPM Documentation
You can access reference manuals and administrator’s guides from the P6 EPPM Documentation Center, located in the \Documentation\<language> folder of the P6 EPPM physical media or download. Most documentation assumes a standard setup of the product, with full access rights to all features and functions.
Media packs include all files necessary to install P6 EPPM applications, all manuals and technical documents related to the installation, administration, and use of P6 EPPM components, and the Quick Install Guide. For information on the contents of the P6 EPPM Media Pack, see the P6 EPPM Quick Install Guide.
The following table describes documentation publications and lists the recommended readers by role. P6 EPPM roles are described in Installation Process Overview in the P6 EPPM Administrator's Guide.
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Description
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P6 EPPM Administrator’s Guide
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Explains how to set up the P6 EPPM database, servers, and components; it also provides an overview of all the components in the P6 EPPM solution. The guide describes the procedures required to administer P6 EPPM, including setting up security and configuring global preferences. The P6 EPPM network administrator/database administrator and P6 administrator should read this guide.
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P6 EPPM User's Guide
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This guide explains how to plan, set up, and manage projects in a multiuser environment. If you are new to P6 EPPM, start with this guide to learn how to use the software effectively to plan and manage projects. When you need more detail, refer to the P6 Help. The program manager, project manager, resource/cost manager, and team leader should read this guide.
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P6 Professional Help
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Explains how to use P6 Professional to plan, set up, and manage projects in a multiuser environment. If you are new to P6 Professional, use this Help to learn how to use the software effectively to plan and manage projects. The P6 Professional administrator, program manager, project manager, resource/cost manager, and team leader should read this Help.
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P6 Help
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Describes how to create, manage, plan, and schedule projects, group projects into portfolios, administer all enterprise data, application settings, user accounts, and security profiles, maintain both the organizational breakdown structure (OBS) and enterprise project structure (EPS), manage resources and roles, track risks, issues, and notebooks, create and reuse templates, evaluate budgets, analyze performance and ROI for project portfolios, participate in workflows and document reviews, approve timesheets, and generate reports. The operations executive, P6 EPPM and P6 administrator, program manager, project manager, resource/cost manager, and team leader should read this Help.
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P6 Progress Reporter Administrator Help
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Describes how to enter database connection information for the P6 Progress Reporter server and modify P6 Progress Reporter server and application settings. The P6 EPPM network administrator/database administrator should read this Help.
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P6 Progress Reporter Help
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Describes how to use P6 Progress Reporter to enter and update time spent on assignments. Team members should read this Help.
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Primavera Timescaled Logic Diagram Help
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Describes how to create, modify, and manage Timescaled Logic Diagrams. Timescaled Logic Diagrams condense the project schedule displayed in the Gantt Chart into a more readable, easier to understand format that provides a snapshot of the entire project plan and the chains of activities that drive the project schedule.
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P6 Integration API Administrator’s Guide
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Explains how to install and configure the P6 Integration API, which allows direct access to P6 EPPM via Java. Those creating client code in Java and needing direct access to the P6 EPPM database should read this guide.
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P6 EPPM Web Services Administrator’s Guide, P6 EPPM Web Services Programmer’s Guide, and P6 EPPM Web Services Reference Manual
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Explains how to install and configure P6 EPPM Web Services, which enables organizations to seamlessly integrate P6 EPPM functionality into other applications using web services standards. The P6 EPPM Web Services Programmer’s Guide, available as an HTML help system, describes how to invoke, use, and troubleshoot the available services/operations within supported environments. The P6 EPPM Web Services Reference Manual, also available as an HTML help system, describes all services and operations available in P6 EPPM Web Services in a comprehensive manner.
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P6 SDK Web-based documentation
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Describes how to use the P6 SDK to connect to the P6 EPPM database. The tables, fields, and stored procedures that you can access through the P6 SDK are described. Examples are also provided to show how you can use the P6 SDK to perform several basic tasks, such as creating a new project or assigning a resource to a project activity. The P6 EPPM network administrator/database administrator and P6 administrator should read this documentation, which is available in local drive\Program Files\Oracle\Primavera P6 Professional\PMSDK\Doc\ by default. Double-click the INDEX.HTML file to open the Table of Contents.
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P3 to P6 EPPM Migration Guide
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This guide provides best practices for migrating your P3 data to P6 EPPM, and details how P3 functionality maps to P6 EPPM functionality.
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P6 Reporting Database Administrator’s Guide
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This document explains how to install and configure the P6 Reporting Database application, and generate the ODS database. It describes how to install and configure the Oracle Gateway if the P6 Reporting Database is installed on a Microsoft SQL Server. It also provides information about how to run the Configuration Utility.
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P6 Reporting Database User’s Guide
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Provides information about using ODS and Star (if you purchased P6 Analytics) with the P6 EPPM database to extract data that you can use to create reports.
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P6 Analytics Administrator’s Guide
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This guide explains how to install and configure P6 Analytics, and how to generate Operational Data Store (ODS) and Star Schema Database (Star) databases.
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P6 Analytics User’s Guide
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This guide explains how to use Operational Data Store (ODS) and Star Schema Database (Star) to extract data for use in creating reports through the Oracle Business Intelligence Suite.
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Distributing Information to the Team
You can copy the online documentation to a network drive for access by project participants. Each team member can then view or print those portions that specifically relate to his or her role in the organization.
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