The document provides an overview of application considerations for P6 Release 8, highlighting significant changes such as the migration of administrative features to P6 web, the replacement of job services with scheduled services, and the introduction of project templates in place of the methodology manager. Additionally, it notes the removal of the MS Project link, the enhancement of project risk management functionalities, and the upgrade information detailing various administrative changes. It also discusses new technologies added and dropped in this release, as well as security hardening measures implemented.

1. P6 Release 8 Application Considerations Overview
Depak Patel
Technical Support Engineer
P6 Application
Chris Theibault
Senior Support Engineer
P6 Technical

2. • Client Administrative Features Moved to P6 Web
• Job Services Replaced By Scheduled Services
• Methodology Manager Replaced With Project
Templates (Single database for projects and templates)
• MS Project Link Removed
• New Risk Functionality moved from client to P6 Web
• P6 Analytics (Reporting)
• Business Process Management (BPM Workflow)
• Upgrade Information
• Home Window and Progress Reporter Removed
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Overview

3. • Global Dictionaries:
– EPS
– OBS
– Project Codes
– Activity Step Templates
– Cost Accounts
– Funding Sources
– Risk User Defined Fields
Administrative Features have been
moved to P6 Web
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4. • Users
• Security Profiles
• Admin Preferences
• Admin Categories
• Currencies
• Timesheet Dates
• Financial Periods
• Time Approval
Administrative Features have been
moved to P6 Web (cont’d)
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5. • The following services will be re-engineered as a java service for P6
Web Version 8.0
– Apply Actuals
– Enterprise Summary
– Schedule
– Level Resources
– Summarize
– Recalculate Assignment Cost
– Store Period Performance (cannot be scheduled)
Job Services Replaced By Scheduled
Services
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6. Job Services Replaced By Scheduled
Services (cont’d)
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7. • Methodology Manager has been replaced with Project Templates.
• Users can create a project template from scratch or take an existing
project and convert it into a template.
Methodology Manager Replaced With
Project Templates
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8. • This window provides
the option to create a
project template from
an existing project or
template.
• The option to use
planned or actual costs
will only be available
when creating a
template from an
existing project (NOT a
template).
Methodology Manager Replaced With
Project Templates (cont’d)
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9. • From this window you
can select which
project data to copy,
this tab will only be
available if creating a
template from a project
or another template.
Methodology Manager Replaced With
Project Templates (cont’d)
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10. • Microsoft project Link has been removed from the
client application
• Users of the software will still continue to have the
option to import Microsoft Project files
MS Project Link Removed
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11. Integrated Project
Risk Management
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12. Risk Register
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13. • Create one or more response plans
• More complete Risk Management History
• Linked to activity
• Activity Details updates action
Risk Response Planning
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14. • Risk Register customizable
• See Risks across projects
• Risk UDFs
Customizable Multi-Project Risk View
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15. Activity View Risk Details Tab
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16. Risk Scoring Matrix
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17. • Qualitative Risk Management in P6
• No need to maintain and import risk registers
• Complete import into PRA
Enhanced Integration with Primavera
Risk Analysis (PRA)
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18. • Critical projects visualized on dashboards
• Identify and predict cost trends
• S-Curves in dashboards showing resource performance
• Indicators for up-coming / under-staffed project work
P6 Analytics
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19. • Current windows reports could not be pushed out onto
dashboards
• New reporting platform: BI Publisher (BIP) (reporting
platform of the future!)
• Windows reports can be published to a network drive
while creating an associated record as a WP&Docs
document
• New email feature for reports
• Bursting feature provides you with the ability to split large
reports based on criteria
• No migration from old reports to BIP
MyReports Portlet Removed
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20. Business Process Management
(BPM Workflow replaces JBPM)
• Primavera P6 web Workflow now uses Oracle Business
Process Management (BPM) Solution
• Distinct advantage is integration of the BPM to both
backend infrastructure and front end user interface
• Users can initiate, participate, approve, reject, delegate,
escalate and monitor any PPM workflow from
dashboards
• Existing Project Requests and document workflow in
previous versions of P6 Web will need to be recreated
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21. Upgrade Information
• After upgrade, any user who previously had module
access to…
o …Team Member and PM client, then both remain
checked.
o …Team Member and other modules, then Team
Member will be unchecked
• Timesheets/Progress Reporter
o It is necessary to use the Web in order to approve
timesheets
• Steps
o Step Description hyperlinks will no longer be active
• Email Activity Views
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22. Upgrade Information (cont’d)
• Passwords can no longer be left null.
• Financial Periods
o Gaps between periods are no longer allowed.
• Project Architect has been removed.
• Change in Security for Scheduled Services.
• Auto-Reorganization
• Publishing Reports
• P6 Professional Installation
• Notebook Page removed in Portfolios
• Summary Tables Removed
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23. • The old Home Page has now been removed, as can be seen by the screenshot on the
left. The screenshot on the right shows the new menu without the Home page option.
• In Release 8, Enterprise functionality has been removed from the P6 client application.
Progress Reporter (formerly Timesheets) is Enterprise functionality and has therefore
been removed, along with all associated menu item, including:
• Admin, Timesheet Dates
• Admin, Admin Preferences, Timesheets tab
• Admin, Admin Categories, Overhead Codes
• Tools, Time Approval
Home Window and Progress Reporter
Removed
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24. Other options which have been removed from the P6 client in line with the removal of
Progress Reporter are:
• Static Reports:
– Overhead Codes
– Timesheet History
– Timesheet Hours
– Timesheet Intervals
– Timesheets
• Time Distributed Reports:
– Timesheet Hours
– In the New Resource Wizard, the option to set up Progress Reporter is no longer
offered
• The Resources tab in the Project Details no longer includes any information about
Progress Reporter
• Feedback from Resources History dialogue
• In all columns selection dialogues, “Timesheets Feedback” has been changed to
“Feedback”
Home Window and Progress Reporter
Removed (cont’d)
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25. P6 Release 8 Technical Considerations Overview

26. • Database Changes
• New Oracle Database User
• New Database Password Encryption
• New Administer Private Database Logins Utility
• New Schema Changes
• Authentication Types
• P6 (Formerly known as Web Access)
• Weblogic Prerequisites
• Websphere Prerequisites
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Overview

27. • Java JRE issues
• Application Server Clustering
• P6 R8 Professional
• P6 R8 Standalone Status
• Enterprise Reporting
• Oracle Business Process Management
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Overview

28. • Content Repository Migration
• Security and Hardening
• Technologies Added to P6 R8
• Technologies Dropped from P6 R8
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Overview

29. • New Oracle Database User
• Background Processes User
• New Database Password Encryption
• Release 8 will be using AES2 encryption
• New Administer Private Database Logins Utility
• Allows you to reset the Privuser password.
• No longer located in the Database Configuration Utility
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New Database Changes and Features in R8

30. • Authentication Types still supported
• Native
• LDAP
• WebSSO
• New Configuration Location
• Located in Administration Application on the
Authentication tab.
• LDAP Configuration Wizard does not exist
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Authentication Types

31. • New Features
• New URL for P6: http://<server>:<port>/p6/login
• Web Access has changed from primaveraweb to P6
• All administration has moved to the web.
• Adding New Users
• 30 character limit instead of 20 in previous versions
• E-mail addresses supported for usernames
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P6 (Formerly known as Web Access)

32. • Prerequisites for installation on Weblogic Platform
• Java Application Server Weblogic 11g R1
• JDK – One of the 2 listed
• Jrockit 6 Update 5 R27.6.2+
• Sun JDK 1.6.0_21+
• Prerequisites for installation on IBM WebSphere Platform
• Java Application Server WebSphere 7.0
• WebSphere 7.0 Fix Pack 11
• IBM JDK
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P6 Prerequisites

33. • Java JREs 6 update 21 and update 22
• Release will push JRE 6 update 20
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Known Java JRE Issues

34. • Supported on Weblogic and Websphere application servers
• Application Cluster Benefits
• Scalability
• Web server capacity can be increased on demand
• High – Availability
• Processing continues when a server instance fails.
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P6 R8 Application Server Clustering

35. • Installation
• No more Methodology Management Client application or
database (MMDB)
• Methodology templates will need to be migrated over to
project templates.
• Project Management Professional Client application only
• No registry entries installed with R8 client
• Connection Information
• Can only connect to a P6 EPPM database
• Administration has been moved to the Web
• Database alias connection information stored in a new
Prmbootstrap.xml file.
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P6 R8 Professional

36. • Connection Information cont.
• File found in:
• C:Documents and Settings<username>Local
SettingsApplication DataPrimavera P6 Professional
(for Windows XP/2003 users)
• C:Users<username>Local SettingsApplication
DataPrimavera P6 Professional (for Windows
Vista/7/2008 users).
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P6 R8 Professional

37. • P6 R8 is currently an Enterprise-only release.
• No Installation Option or Upgrade Path available
• Does not include functionality required for standalone
installations.
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P6 R8 Standalone Status

38. • Enterprise Reporting
• Enables customer to create day-to-day operational
reports using the Operational Data Store (ODS)
• P6 Analytics (Sold Separately)
• Perform business intelligence analysis with Enterprise
Reporting using the Star Schema (STAR)
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P6 R8 Enterprise Reporting

39. • Replaces the JBPM using previously for workflows.
• A redesign of current workflows will be needed.
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Oracle Business Process
Management

40. • Migrations from iManage must first be upgraded to P6.2.1
• For those using P6.2.1 and P6v7 there will be a migration
tool available at a later date.
• For more information please review Doc ID 1263556.1.
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Content Repository Migrations

41. • Purpose
• Minimize and eliminate security risks
• Protect systems and data from attacks
• Planning and Action
• Implement measures on general operating systems
• Implement on database and application servers
• Can be deployed into environments with hardening measures
in practice
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R8 Security Hardening

42. • Oracle Business Process Management 10g (BPM 10g)
• Oracle BI Publisher 10g
• Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g
• Support for Mac OS (Snow Leopard)
• Support for Safari 4.x web browser
• Database Technologies
• Active Data Guard
• Advanced Compression
• Partitioning
• RAC (Real Application Cluster)
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Technologies Added to R8

43. • Apache 2.0 (Web Server)
• IIS 6.0 (Web Server)
• JackRabbit (Document Repository)
• JBoss (Java Application Server)
• JBPM (Workflow Engine)
• OHTTP 2.0
• SiteMinder
• WebLogic 10g R3
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Technologies Dropped From R8

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