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INSTALLING AND MANAGING DATABASES WITH
PRIMAVERA P6 PRO RELEASE 8.2 1. Go to edelivery.oracle.com
April 2013 Primavera P6 Version 8.2
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2. Sign in or Sign Up
3. Agree to the Terms & Conditions. Then click on
Continue
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4. Select a Product Pack (Primavera) and a Platform. Click
Go
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5. Select P6 Professional R8.2 Media Pack. Double-click
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6. For local installs download Applications, Database Setup and
Documentation
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7. Save the Zip files to your Downloads folder
(Heres whats in the Zip files)
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8. Open the Zip files with WinZip and drag the folder to your
Downloads or a folder
of your choice.
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9. Open the P6_R82_Documentation folder and click the Readme
file
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DECISION TIME:
First. Do you want to run a single database? Do the Standalone
Installation using the Oracle Express DB
Second. Do you want to be able to run local and connect to an
EPPM (web) DB?
You can do either a Standalone or a Client Installation
Third. Do you need to run multiple local databases? Do you have
local MS SQL databases to be upgraded? Do you have local IT
support?
Do the Client Installation using MS SQL Express DB
(You must already have a MS SQL database server installed to
create a
database for option #3) If you need to install MS SQL, use this
link.
10. Open the Index file to access the Documentation Library for
8.2
Select Administrators Guide
Select MS SQL Guide
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11. We highly recommend that you read the instructions for the
installation you will do, you may find something useful
12. Create a new 8.2 database
Go to the folder where you unzipped the Database Zip file you
downloaded and double click on dbsetup.bat.
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13. Select your Database type.
Click the button to Install a new database Select MS-SQL or
Oracle for the Server Type (You must have pre-installed
the database server and it must be running). Click Next
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14. Enter the DBA password that was defined when MS-SQL was
installed.
The default MS-SQL DBA user name is SA, enter the DBA password
that was defined by your IT staff when MS-SQL was installed. If you
do not know these values you must contact the person who installed
MS-SQL on your computer.
Database host is either your local computer name or use
localhost. Normally you would accept the default port number (see
your local IT
support). Click Next
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15. Give your new database a name
Give the database a name. I always use PMDB as the first four
characters because this is the Primavera default and helps you
identify your P6 databases within you MS-SQL database server.
All other fields will automatically populate.
Click Next
Check both boxes for privuser and pubuser
The privuser password default is privuser (could be different if
changed by your IT staff).
Select Use Public User. No password required.
Click Next
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15. (cont.) Give your new database a name
Create an Administrator password for logging into P6. The
default name and password are admin. This may have been changed by
your IT installation.
If you are creating a blank database for P6 schedules, be sure
to uncheck Load sample data.
Change the default Currency if needed. Click Install
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16. Create the database
17. Click Next to create another database or Finish.
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18. Open the Client_Applications folder and double click Setup
and then click Run
19. Set up wizard
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20. Select type of installation
Select Typical if you are going to use a local or server based
MS-SQL database. If you select Standalone P6 will install a local
Oracle Express database and you will be limited to only one local
database. Either way, you will be able to connect to a EPPM server.
P6 will know if it is to have P6 Pro functionality (full local
admin rights) or P6 EPPM client functionality (all admin done in
the web tool) by which type of database you connect to.
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21. Click install
22. Click next when installation is complete
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23. Provide database information
Select MS SQL for the Driver Type
Use Localhost for the local MS SQL server name. Type the name of
the database you previously created.
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24. Enter the password
Use the default pubuser for Username and Password (privuser also
works), unless it was changed on database setup
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25. P6 tests the connection
26. If the connection was unsuccessful, either the database does
not exist or an incorrect password was used.
You are FINISHED!