Description: The Calendar business object is used to import calendars into P6 EPPM. Calendars define the available work hours in each calendar day, and includes global, resource, and project types. Global and resource calendars are supported during import. Existing resource calendars can be promoted to global or shared resource calendars.The following flows support calendar import into P6 EPPM:
Note: No mapping template is available for the Calendar object. However, to ensure it will be imported when selected in the Import Master Data flow, add an option for the Calendar object in the field mapping selection template.
Support for Global Calendars
Providers must send the start time and end time for each day of the standard work week. All exception time must also be sent.
Support for Resource Calendars
During import, resource calendars are processed as follows:
See the following example of a resource calendar imported into P6.
Field | Description |
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BaseCalendarObjectId | The unique ID of the global calendar to which this calendar is linked. Any changes to the global calendar are automatically propagated to this calendar. |
Name | The name of the calendar. |
ObjectId | The unique ID generated by the system. |
Type | The calendar type - either 'Global', 'Resource', or 'Project'. |
IsPersonal | The flag indicating if this calendar is a personal calendar (applies to resource calendars only). |
IsDefault | The flag that identifies the default global calendar (applies to global calendars only). |
StandardWorkWeek | Standard detailed work hours for each day of week. |
HolidayOrExceptions | All dates with holidays or exceptions in this calendar. A child object that describes all the dates that the working hours are different from those in the standard work week. |
ProjectObjectId | The unique ID of the project. |
ProjectId | The short name of the project. |
CreateDate | The date this calendar was created. |
CreateUser | The name of the user that created this calendar. |
LastUpdateDate | The date this calendar was last updated. |
LastUpdateUser | The name of the user that last updated this calendar. |
Example of Importing a Global Calendar
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