General Page

Overview

Use this page to specify general default options.

Screen Elements

Starting Day of Week Section

First day of week for calendars list

Use the arrow to choose a day. The start day of the week affects how all days in a week are displayed in profiles, spreadsheets, and other layouts in which a weekly timescale can be displayed. For example, if Wednesday is selected as the starting day of the week, the week is displayed as WTFSSMT.

Note: When using View Calendar or going to Calendar views in Enterprise Data, the First day of week for calendars setting is ignored.

Activity Duration Section

Default duration for new activities field

The number of days you enter here is the default duration for new activities in all projects. Having a default duration simplifies the process of adding new activities.

Password Policy Section

Enable password policy option

Determines whether to enable the password policy.

"" Use the Password Policy to authorize a password that is 8-20 characters long and that contains at least one letter and one number.

Code Separator Section

Specify the character for separating concatenated codes. It is also the default WBS code separator for new projects field

The character you enter separates hierarchy levels in roles, resource codes, project codes, cost accounts, issue codes, and activity codes; it is also the default separator for WBS codes in all new projects.

Contract Management Section

Contract Management URL field

The Contract Management URL you enter will enable access to Contract Management from P6.

Document Management Section

P6 URL field

The P6 URL you enter in P6 to enable users to view content repository documents in P6 Professional.

Summarization Periods Section

By Calendar option

Determines whether to display the summarization periods by calendar.

By Financial Periods option

Determines whether to display the summarization periods by financial periods.

WBS Level list

Use the list arrow to choose Week or Month.

Resource/Role Assignment Level list

Use the list arrow to choose Week or Month.

Getting Here

  1. Click the Administer menu and select Application Settings.
  2. On the Application Settings pane, click General.

Related Topics

About Application Settings

Working with Application Settings

Configuring General Settings


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