April 2013InstallingandManaging Databases

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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

Installing and Managing Databases with

Primavera P6 Pro Release 8.2

2. Sign in or Sign Up

3. Agree to the Terms & Conditions. Then click on Continue



4. Select a Product Pack (Primavera) and a Platform. Click Go



5. Select P6 Professional R8.2 Media Pack. Double-click



6. For local installs download Applications, Database Setup and Documentation



7. Save the Zip files to your Downloads folder

(Heres whats in the Zip files)



8. Open the Zip files with WinZip and drag the folder to your Downloads or a folder

of your choice.



9. Open the P6_R82_Documentation folder and click the Readme file



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



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.



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



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



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



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



16. Create the database

17. Click Next to create another database or Finish.



18. Open the Client_Applications folder and double click Setup and then click Run

19. Set up wizard



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.



21. Click install

22. Click next when installation is complete



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.



24. Enter the password

Use the default pubuser for Username and Password (privuser also works), unless it was changed on database setup



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!

April 2013InstallingandManaging Databases

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