April

2013
Primavera P6 Version 8.2

INSTALLING AND MANAGING DATABASES WITH
PRIMAVERA P6 PRO RELEASE 8.2
1. Go to edelivery.oracle.com

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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!

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