FAQ: What s New in Oracle s Primavera P6 Release 7.0

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1 FAQ: What s New in Oracle s Primavera P6 Release 7.0 General Integration Compatibility Licensing Architecture Features GENERAL Is What s New in Oracle s Primavera P6 Release 7.0 webcast available on-demand? Yes. This webcast is available here. Is P6 v7 already available to download through edelivery? Yes. Is there additional hardware cost to implement P6 v7? The hardware needs are similar to the previous version of P6. Is P6 v7 actually a 'P7' or an enhanced P6 version? The product name is P6, the version is 7.0. So previous versions, even going back to v5.0 can be upgraded to v7.0. I understand the drive to move schedulers to use the web, however most managers will be hard-pressed to give up their client. Are you updating the Project Manager client for P6 v7? Yes, the Windows desktop client has been updated for P6 v7 and we plan to continue enhancing it. Have the existing enhancement requests been incorporated in this new version? Most of the new functionality added has been a direct result of customer enhancement requests. How long will P6 v6 be supported? The support policy and durations of support are published on the Oracle website at If you have a current maintenance & support contract will this be a free upgrade? Yes. Can we get a manual on the new version? All documentation is available for download on Oracle's edelivery website. What kind of bugs have been fixed in P6 v7? There is a published list of resolved issues for P6 v7. It is available in the Support knowledgebase (solution id prim82774). Can we get the DVD of P6 v7 Please contact Support if you require physical media for P6 v Is UCM available as part of P6 v7 to be downloaded? If not, how can it be downloaded? Oracle Content Server 10gR3 is included in the Microsoft Windows and Linux platform versions of the media pack on Oracle's edelivery site. Please note there are license restrictions for this version of Oracle Content Server. When will the P6 v7 training materials (manual & database) be available?

2 Instructor Led and Live Virtual Training for P6v7 will include: Project Management in Primavera P6 Rel 7 Ed 1 Resource Management in Primavera P6 Rel 7 Ed 1 Project Management in Primavera P6 Web Access Rel 7 Ed 1 Classes will be available towards the end of CY2009. Visit Do you have a user guide available for P6 v7 Web Access? Yes, documentation and user guides are within the P6 Web Access Application. Are there updates planned for Primavera Earned Value Management (formerly Cost Manager) and related integration? There are no updates currently planned for Primavera Earned Value Management. INTEGRATION What about Microsoft Project Server integration with Portfolio Management (formerly ProSight)? Primavera Portfolio Management (formerly ProSight) currently provides integration with Microsoft Project Server and continues to support and develop the integration. What has been done in the way of integrating this version of the product with Oracle's PeopleSoft Project Costing module? Integrating P6 with PeopleSoft is part of our long term development plan. Will there be an app for the iphone and/or Blackberry? This can be accomplished today through the use of P6 Web Services along with the programming interfaces for the handhelds. There is not an out-of-the-box integration product. Does the new calendar view integrate with MS Outlook? The new calendar view does not have direct integration with Outlook. Through P6 Web Services, integration can be possible with Outlook. Any news regarding integration with Oracle ERP applications (EBS, PeopleSoft, JDE)? Yes. Oracle just released AIA PIPs for Primavera P6 integration to both EBS and JDEdwards. Integration with PeopleSoft is part of our long term development plans. Please explain the SharePoint integration features. The out-of-the-box integration is for leveraging SharePoint as a document repository. Custom integration can be used to leverage SharePoint for portlets and workflow. What are the plans to integrate with Primavera Earned Value Management (Cost Manager)? Primavera P6 currently has integration with Primavera Earned Value Management (formerly Cost Manager) which moves information from P6 into Primavera Earned Value Management. Are there any enhancements in the integration with P6 v7 and Contract Management v13? You can now add an activity in CM while connected to P6 schedule (where previously you had to disconnect - you could only select existing activities). Also we fixed an error on % comp coming over on Pay Resolution. What about Contract Management v12, does it integrate well? P6 and Contract Management are integrated.

3 What EBS versions are targeted to be integrated with P6? The Oracle PPM Integration Pack for Primavera P6 and Oracle E-Business Suite works with the following products: Primavera P6 v7 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management, Oracle EBS Project Costing FP.M RUP 4, Oracle EBS Project Management FP.M RUP 4. Is there a capability to link to OBI? Custom integration to OBI can be accomplished now. We are planning to deliver a packaged integration between P6 and OBI in CY COMPATIBILITY Will P6 v7 be compatible with the upcoming Windows 7? We are currently testing P6 v7 with Windows 7. Once complete, we will update our tested configurations. Are there any changes/differences for those customers that are SQL server based? P6 v7 is tested with MS SQL 2008 and SQL What are the file compatibility problems when moving P3 schedules to P6? P3 schedules can be moved into P6. The online knowledgebase has information to help you convert. Is P6 v7 compatible with SQL 2008, Windows Server bit, and Contract Management v13? P6 v7 is compatible with all three: SQL 2008, Windows Server bit and Contract Management 13. Is P6 v7 compatible with Active Directory? P6 has been compatible with Active Directory and will continue to be. How does one convert from P3/SureTrak/legacy file types to Primavera XML? What version(s) of MS Project are supported? P3 and SureTrak files can be imported via the P6 Windows desktop client. MS Project XML and MPP files can be imported. Any API changes with P6 v7? Changes to the API are documented within the API's readme file. The biggest change is that JDK 1.5 is not supported - you must migrate to JDK 1.6. Other changes are minor. What browser requirement? Active X? MacOS? Linux? Supported browsers are IE 7, IE 8 and Firefox 3.5. These are tested on Windows XP and Vista. We do not use Active X components for any of the core functionality. Our tested configuration doc covers all of our supported platforms. Are all of the new capabilities available with an SQL implementation? All features are available with the approved platforms, which includes MS SQL Server. Will it be backwards compatible with previous versions, including P3? Yes. Import/export will work between versions.

4 Does P6 v7 import P3 projects with the original P3 formatting? There have been no changes made to the P3 import functionality in P6 v7. Is it possible to upgrade from P6 v5 to P6 v7 directly? Yes, you can upgrade your existing P6 database (version 5.0 and later) to P6 version 7.0. Please see the Primavera P6 v7 Administrator's Guide for complete information regarding upgrading your system. Will users still on v6.2 be able to open v7.0 project schedules? A user on P6 v7 can export their project and it can be imported by a user on P6 v6.x. Are there problems using a schedule created using Oracle Db when we have SQL or where the client is using SQL? There are no known compatibility issues between projects created on an Oracle DB versus a SQL DB and vice versa. Will importing P3 files require P3 installed on the client computer as is stated by the POINT articles? P3 or SureTrak needs to be installed. The needed component is Btrieve, which is installed by both P3 or SureTrak. Can you export P6 v7 into MS Project? Yes, P6 can export projects to MS Project. Can you export P6 v7 to Primavera Risk Analysis (formerly Pertmaster)? Yes. You will be able to export / import from Primavera Risk Analysis (Pertmaster). Are these embedded Oracle technologies backwards compatible to P6 v6.2? No. These technologies have only been tested and certified with P6 v7. When importing MS Project do you still have to strip out the MS Project resources? Resources do not need to be stripped out. In some cases you may choose to if you don't want them imported into P6. Will there be a 64bit version of P6? P6 runs on a 64 bit operating system and hardware. However, the Windows desktop client is still a 32-bit application. What 3rd party workflow solutions does P6 v7 integrate with? P6 v7 and its eventing and Web Services capabilities can be used with workflow solutions that work with the web services standards around eventing and business process automation. Does P6 v7 work with Windows XP? Yes, P6 v7 is compatible with Windows XP. For a P6 v7 default standalone installation, MS SQL Server Express 2005 has been replaced with Oracle 10XE. Is MS SQL Server Express 2005 still an option? If the standalone is already using MS SQL Server Express, it will continue to use it after upgrade to P6 v7. If it is a new install with no previous version, then Oracle XE will be installed. What version of JRE & IE are required? JRE 1.6 and IE 7 or IE 8

5 Is this version compatible with Primavera Portfolio Management v7.5 (formerly ProSight 7.5)? No. P6 v7 is not compatible with Primavera Portfolio Management v7.5 (formerly ProSight). P6 v7 will be compatible with Portfolio Management v8, which is scheduled for release in CY LICENSING Is the latest version also an Apache licensed software release? P6 is not covered under the Apache license agreement. P6 is sold based on a commercial license. Can the Outlook calendar be used by team members that are involved in projects but do not have a Primavera license? Individuals that access P6 information through alternate interfaces such as Outlook, only need a P6 Web Services license. How does a 3rd party user get access to the software, are there any pieces of software they are required to purchase in order to participate? Yes, 3rd party access requires a P6 Web Services license. Do you still need a minimum of 10 licenses to use the web? Minimum for initial purchase of P6 Web Access (Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management) is 10. Will P6 v7 be available as a single user version? Yes, P6 Professional Project Management v7 is available as single user. What extensibility is allowed for embedded limited use Oracle licenses? i.e. WebLogic, UCM, etc. The limited-use Oracle products are intended only for use with Primavera products. An organization can purchase full use licenses to extend the use of the technology. Do all web users need a named license to participate? Yes. Is the Oracle Workflow/Business Process engine (BPEL?) included with the Primavera Enterprise license? The Oracle Workflow Business Process engine must be purchased separately. How much is the cost for the P6 Web Access License? Please contact your Sales Representative regarding pricing for our products. How many users can the "free" WebLogic server run with? The restricted use license of WebLogic does not specify a maximum user count. Is WebLogic free licensing backward compatible to P6 v6.2? No. Is the Web Access version bundled with Windows desktop client version or can you license the Web Access version separately?

6 Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management includes both the Windows desktop client and Web Access. Primavera P6 Professional Project Management includes the Windows desktop client only. Please contact your Sales Representative for additional information on our product offerings. Heard that you removed the license from P6 v7, how do you control licenses with logins? We have added a license count total to the Users dialog to help organizations track the amount of licenses assigned. What is the cost of using WebLogic with P6 v7 and Contract Management? Limited use license of WebLogic are available at no cost for use only with P6 and CM. Is Primavera Earned Value Management (formerly Pertmaster) now fully included in the desktop app or is it an add-on? Primavera Earned Value Management (formerly Pertmaster) is still an add-on. Do parties accessing P6 Web Access have to have separate licenses? Yes, each user accessing P6 requires an application user license. How is the license file applied? Starting with P6 v7, a license file is no longer required during the P6 installation and configuration process. ARCHITECTURE Can I access Primavera P6 v7 from the web anywhere or do I need a loaded version on my PC? P6 can be accessed from the web without needing to install. Do viewers have to have P6 loaded onto their computer? P6 web users just need a browser. How does the UCM differ from the ERD/PMDB? UCM is for content management, storing documents for the projects. PMDB is the P6 transactional database, ERD is the reporting/analytics P6 database. Is P6 v7 Web Access a zero footprint app? Primavera P6 Web Access requires Java JRE 1.6 on the client machine. P6 Web Access can automatically install the JRE. What architecture needs to be put in place to switch to P6 Web Access tool? The P6 v7 Administrator's Guide provides a complete summary of the tested configurations and hardware requirements. The Administrator's Guide is available in the documentation download for P6 v7 on Oracle's edelivery website. What has been done to improve the response time of the P6 Web Access tool? Will user's experience latency? There are options such as compression of data and applets to help P6 web communication on high latency networks. What type of information can be ed from P6 v7?

7 There are built-in capabilities for project initiation workflow, document review, issues, resource assignments, and timesheets. In addition, other items can be ed using the new eventing architecture. Are there any SQL Database changes in P6 v7? There are schema changes to the P6 database. This pertains to both Oracle and MS SQL Server databases. Is SDK still supported? Yes. Did you incorporate Flex technology in P6 v7? No. We currently don t have plans to incorporate Flex technology. What version of Java does this run on? The P6 Web Access and the Windows desktop client both require Java 1.6 Will the upgrade to the desktop client require changes to the database? Yes. There are schema changes associated when upgrading to P6 v7 from previous versions. P6 v7 uses Oracle XE database in standalone mode. What's the limit of Oracle XE? Oracle XE is limited to one CPU and also has memory limitations. As updating a schedule incurs many data points created - can you shut off the auto notification? Yes, events can be turned off through P6. In addition, further filtering could be accomplished through the system that is consuming the P6 events and creating the actual notifications. Does the trigger of an event only interface with Outlook ? What about corporate Google mail? Can you block access to activities at the user level? Yes, between the security profile privileges and the new activity field level security, an organization can limit which activities an individual can edit, and what pieces of data for this activity they can edit. FEATURES Are early and late date fields populated with the data date similar to the current version when actual dates are applied? There has been no change to this functionality. Is "necking" available in the Windows desktop client? Or just in the Web Access tool? Yes, bar necking is available in the client. Can you group and sort using the activity coding? Yes. Is it possible to open multiple projects simultaneously in P6 v7 Web Access? (Allowing visibility of multiple projects at the same time at the activity level?) Yes, opening multiple projects simultaneously in the Web Access was added in P6 v6.2. Can I show different fonts for different rows in the activity table?

8 The font will be the same for all rows. What is defining what activities are in the list? User defined filters define which activities are displayed in the view. Can you get the duration out in elapsed days regardless of calendar type? If you type hours does it convert them in days? Durations are always calculated based on work time on a calendar. If a 7 day work week calendar is assigned, the desired effect of elapsed days can be accomplished. If display preference is set to days, and users types in hours, it will be converted to days. Has the 1 minute issue between a finish milestone and a start milestone been fixed? Yes, this was resolved in P6 v6.2 What happens with the float when the calendar is different? 8 hr, 10 hr. 12 hr.? Float will also be converted between days and hours based on the activity calendar. Can Progress Spotlight show previous months? Progress Spotlight is designed for showing future work periods. Will we be able to control user access to user-defined data fields? For activities yes, you can control which UDFs they can modify. Is there a progress zig zag line in the Windows desktop client? Yes, progress line is also in the Windows desktop client. In the calendar view are you able to display activity names? Yes. There is an option in the Customize Activity View pop-up to show either Activity ID or Activity Name. Also, the hover display shows Project ID, Project Name, Activity ID, and Activity Name. Is the calendar view available on the Windows desktop client tool? No, the calendar view that displays activities is only offered in the P6 Web Access tool. Are the graphical options like the Progress Line, Colored Bars, Bar Necking and the Calendar View in the P6 Windows desktop client as well as the Web Access tool? Progress Line is same for both Web Access and the Windows desktop client. Colored Bars can be achieved in both Web Access and Windows desktop client. The Web Access Color By Activity Code makes is easy to color bars based on code values. Bar Necking is same for both Web Access and Windows desktop client. Calendar View is only in Web Access. Have you added P3 style Graphic reports? Not all reports from P3 have been added but many have. In the P6 Windows desktop client you are able to plot cost (or units) over time with both periodic usage bars and/or cumulative curves. Can the network logic view be time phased? The network logic diagram in P6 Web Access cannot be time phased. Was the zero total float constraint added to P6 v7? No. This is part of our long term development plans. In the calendar view - can activities be grouped by WBS? Activities are not grouped in the calendar view.

9 Can activity resources be displayed in the calendar view as well? Resource assignment details can be displayed in either a floating window or tab in the calendar view. What is the max number of projects that can be viewed at one time? There is no maximum amount of projects that can be opened. There is a maximum of 15,000 activities that can be opened. Users can open multiple projects of more than 15,000 by applying a filtered View during Open Project. Are Steps supported in the P6 Web Access tool? Yes. Steps are supported within the P6 Web Access tool.. The P6 Web Access tool was limited to 3 fields to filter on and there is no boolean capability. Has this been improved? Activity filtering has been expanded to up to 10 line items. Advanced filtering capabilities that include boolean logic is part of our long term development plans. Can you open multiple projects in different windows in the Windows desktop client version? Multiple projects can be open, but there is only one activity window. Can you use activity codes and activity ID codes for grouping, without WBS? Will these codes populate from an existing P3 project? Activity codes (including Code ID and Code Description) can be used for grouping without the WBS. Activity IDs cannot be used for grouping, but can be used for sorting. Activity codes will populate from P3 projects. Is there multi- project scheduling in the Web Access tool? Yes, the P6 Web Access tool supports multi project scheduling. Has the activity limit for schedules for P6 v7 been increased? There is no limit to the amount of activities in a project. P6 Web Access limits the amount of activities viewed to 15,000. Can we get different colors on bars in the Windows desktop client view as well? The ability to color-code bars based on activity code is only available in P6 v7 Web Access. What dates are used to generate the progress line and is this changeable? The progress line represents the variance between select criteria in the current project versus a baseline project. On the Progress Line tab of the Bar Chart Options dialog box, you may set options for the line s appearance, its baseline for comparison, and whether it is based on start or finish date variance, or progress points based on remaining duration or completion percentage. Will I be able to print a Gantt view which shows a legend, baseline version, logo etc? This can be done in the P6 Windows desktop client. This is part of our long term development plans for P6 Web Access. Has there been improvements to the P6 Web Access printing functionality? The printing has been improved. You now have the ability to print from an A4 size to E-size plotter pages. The new calendar means that the hrs/wk is now an activity setting based on calendar and not set at the app level, is that correct?

10 Yes. P6 v7 provides a system-wide option to convert durations between hours, days, weeks, months, and years based on new calendar settings. In addition to the existing Admin Preference, each calendar will have its own settings for the number of hours in a day, week, month, and year. There will be a new option to determine if the conversion is based on the Admin Preference settings or each calendar s settings. Can you assign your user preferences based on layout? For example, could one layout be saved to show hours and another layout be saved to show days? The preferences for displaying hours or days is still specific to their user preferences. Have you enhanced the graphics capability specifically around S curves? In the Windows desktop client, we added spreading over late dates in the Activity Usage Histogram. How is Total Float of a Summary Bar computed when the activities within a group belong to various calendars? The total float is still calculated the same. If viewing the total float in days, it will convert the hours to days based on the project calendar if all activities are in the same project. Can you display baseline information on the calendar along with activity information? No. This is part of our long term development plans. Can we show multiple data date lines when multiple projects are open? Only one data date line is displayed in the Gantt chart. Are the Web Access activity bar enhancements available to the Windows desktop client? The zig zag progress line and bar necking are in the Windows desktop client. Other bar enhancements to the Windows desktop client are part of our long term development plans. Does the activity calendar in the Windows desktop client have the ability to grey out nonworking days? Not currently, this is part of our long term development plans. Can you explain the use or importance of the progress zig-zag line? The progress line can be shown on the Gantt chart to graphically communicate variances in project progress. The progress line can be displayed with activity current bars and display schedule variance. In addition, the progress line can be drawn on top of baseline bars, plotting the progress point of each activity on its baseline bar. The progress line shows where the progress should be relative to the data date. Benefit: The new progress line makes it easy to see, at a glance, which activities are ahead of schedule, on schedule or behind schedule. Is there line numbering capabilities? Line numbering is part of our long term development plans. As an Owner or Construction Manager who receives multiple XER files from its subcontractors or vendors/suppliers to integrate into my master integrated schedule, have you addressed how P6 automatically overrides your global data (activity codes, calendars, costs, resources, etc.) with the receiving global data? Yes, it is recommended to use the Primavera XML format which adheres to security settings and can lock down the global data during import.

11 Have you considered changing the import so that it will give you the option to automatically convert global data, such as global calendars, to project level calendars if you don't have rights to create globals? This is part of our long term development plans. When importing MS project or other projects will this corrupt our global coding structure? Importing from MS Project can update global data. There are some options to control some of the global data import, such as resource dictionary. Will there still be a P3 import and export capability Yes, the capability still exists in the Windows desktop client. Can you also export data to Excel? Yes, several of the views allow exporting the data to Excel. What are the export formats? From the P6 Windows desktop client you can export data to P6 XER, P3, Microsoft Project, Primavera XML, Microsoft Excel and CSV formats. From P6 Web Access you can export data to Primavera XML, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Project file formats. When importing data from MS Project or Excel in the Web portion, is there granular security to guard against pollution in the database? P6 Web Access import now has templates that can be used to map data from Excel or Project. Excel does not update global dictionaries. Does the Excel import in P6 Web Access work for resource planning? There is no ability to import from excel into the resource planning spreadsheet. However, this is exposed via the API. Can you import a P3 project in P6 Web Access? Not directly, but it could be imported via P6 Windows and then accessed via P6 Web Access. Can you import from Excel into P6 v7 what is the XML interface? Yes, you can import from Excel. The XML interface is the preferred method of exchanging project information between different P6 installations. When exporting & importing, the baselines are not being exported/imported in P6 v Has this changed for P6 v7? Including baselines when exporting and importing projects is part of our long term development plans. Is XER of projects still enabled? Yes. When I export project in XER format, how do you restrict some of the information? Information in an XER cannot be restricted. When exporting the native file, do baselines carry over as well? When hiding activity field data, can resources and resource values be hidden as well? Baselines do not automatically export with a project. The new activity field level security also applies at resource assignment level. The feature impacts which fields an individual has rights to edit.

12 When logging into P6 v7, do you require the client to house all employee names as resources in the P6 Windows desktop client? User administration is performed in the Windows desktop client. All users must be defined before they can log into P6. Users can be added through external directories. In the P6 Windows desktop client version, has security been changed so that I can force new passwords every 60 days. Can we also force an Alphanumeric password? There is a password policy that requires at least 8 characters, and a numeric and alpha character. LDAP integration also helps with password policies. Can team members update activities in real time to P6, or is there an approval step by the Project Leader or scheduler? This is real-time to P6. However, the team member could be updating a Reflection project, in which case, there would be an approval process by the scheduler. Can security limit user editing of one user defined field or does security grant access to all codes? Yes. P6 v7 enables true field level security for activity data. In P6 v7, is there a way to determine who is working on a specific project or activity at any time? From the P6 Windows desktop client, users can see who is within an opened project by using the option within File, Open Projects. Does the P6 Web Access user need to be the same User ID for the Windows desktop client version? Yes, the same user name and password is used for both P6 Web Access and Windows desktop client version. Can adding activity codes on the fly be restricted via the security? If a user s security restricts them from adding code values to the dictionary, they will not be able to add new values to the dictionary through the new feature of adding 'codes on the fly'. Can you stop users from assigning constraints? Yes, through the new activity field level security in the P6 Web Access tool. Is there an audit trail available in field level security? P6 provides database level auditing that is not tied to the activity field level security. Can you now control user logins with the P6 v7 Web Access tool? User administration is still handled via the P6 Windows desktop client, however this is part of our long term development plans. Are the User Restricted view(s) linked to something like a role that are in turn assigned to specific users? In this way various 3rd party groups could easily set up with differing access. The User Interface Views which can restrict access in P6 Web Access are assigned to users. A view can be assigned to one or multiple users. When a date moves out by X days on a started activity, how can we get the resource date to move the same X days with the activity date? Ensure that the resource assignment is set to 'Drive Activity Dates'

13 Have there been any advancements in Cost/Resource loading? i.e. Labor rates. Ability to produce a cost estimate from schedule? The P6 Windows desktop client can display a usage profile for resource cost or units based on scheduled dates. Does P6 v7 have the ability to send timesheets to end users? Timesheets (Progress Reporter) is still a core module within the suite. Is there any improvement to the resource rates capabilities? No changes have been made to resource rates in P6 v7. This is part of our long term development plans. Are resource-level holiday schedules (to support projects with resources in multiple countries) available? An unlimited number of calendars are available in Primavera P6 to accommodate different work patterns. You can create different calendars and assign your activities and resources to them. Are any enhancements planned, for resource management capabilities? There have been no changes made to the resource management functionality in P6 v7, however this is part of our long term development plans. Can you manually load cost buckets to P6 v7? P6 v7's future period bucket planning feature enables you to manually enter and edit resource assignment data for activities in periods, and they can have cost associated with them. Can you customize the y-axis in the resource profile graph? No, the y-axis cannot be customized. Is there a way to sync resource dates and activity dates automatically? Yes, set the resource assignments to 'Drive Activity Dates' Can you limit the number of hours a resource can charge to an activity? There is a Progress Reporter (timesheet) administration option for limiting the number of hours entered for each day within the timesheet. Are there any new tabular reporting enhancements? There have been enhancements to native views that can serve as reports. There have been no changes to the Report Wizard. The reporting wizard and charts and graphs in the past weren't as robust as we would have preferred. Should we download to Excel to use their Charting/graphing capabilities? Our strategy for P6 is to continually enhance our native views for printing/reporting and also provide more integration to solutions that are designed to provide rich reporting and graphics. We recommend you explore each of these options to determine which is best for you. Do we have the report designer in P6 Web Access? No. However, this is part of our long term development plans. Will we be able to copy and paste a section that automatically changes the Activity ID like we did in SureTrak? Yes, when copying and pasting activities, P6 Windows desktop client prompts you with options to renumber Activity IDs.

14 Is there a way to assign Intelligent IDs in P6 v7? Activity IDs do not have rules or logic built into them. We recommend using activity codes to support the logic. Does the renumbering Activity IDs capability take sort order into account or is there a convention as to which activities are assigned sequential Activity IDs? Yes, it will be renumbered based on current sort order. How much OOTB functionality is available for workflow? Does this still require custom development to use Web Services? There is OOTB workflow for project initiation and document reviews. Additional workflows require custom development. How does an external application see the 'event' that occurs in P6 v7? The external application would subscribe to P6 events through standard Web Services interfaces. Are the workflow functionalities outlined here available in P6 Windows desktop client or just P6 Web? Workflow functionality is part of the P6 Web Access, Integration API and Web Services. Does P6 v7 support collaboration for project documents and workflows? Yes. P6 v7 has built in project documents and collaboration support. How do the individual projects relate back to the EPS structure in the P6 Windows desktop client? The EPS structure is common to both the Web Access and Windows desktop client versions. Projects are organized in the EPS. Can you download P6 v7 without changing your EPS system setup in v6? Yes, upgrading your v6 to v7 will maintain the data structures such as EPS. Can access security be applied to steps such that only certain users can access certain steps on an activity.i.e. to prevent an activity being progressed to 100% without being approved? Security is not per step. The reflection process assists in approving status changes. When are you going to improve your earned value graphics? This is part of our long term development plans. What about EVM? There are a number of capabilities throughout the Web Access and Windows desktop client for tracking Earned Value (EVM). For ANSI compliant EVM, Oracle Primavera's Cost Management solution should be considered. Do we have the reflection capabilities in P6 Web Access? P6 Web Access cannot create or merge reflection projects in P6 v7. However, end users are able to open and status reflection projects via the Web. Are you able to do time stamped status reports? The feedback field per activity can be used for a time stamped status per activity. Is the % complete available on the summary line?

15 Currently the % complete is not shown. Most % complete types are available to be summarized to the grouping levels within both the activities view and portfolios view. Can you do future bucket planning in the Web Access version? Future bucket planning in the Web Access is part of our long term development plans. You are able to do high-level 'bucket plans' in the Web Access version using the resource planning spreadsheet. This spreadsheet allows for project/wbs level resource and role assignments and is used primarily for resource forecasting. Is claim digger still a feature in P6 v7? The claim digger functionality is still included in the P6 v7 product. Does P6 v7 still have the web publication capabilities? Yes, ability to publish a project to a website is still available in P6 v7 using the Windows desktop client. Can I assign relationships to a WBS element like in MS Project or other PM-tools? Relationships can be created with WBS Summary activities. Is revenue associated with a project in the development roadmap? Providing more cost/revenue tracking is part of our long term development plans. Have modifications been made to the printing capabilities providing a more professional output? Enhanced printing is part of our long term development plans. What type of improvements have you made to the reflections? There have been no changes made to the reflection functionality in P6 v7, however we have included improvements to this feature on our road map for future versions of P6. In P6 v7, are financial periods still defined at the database level rather than by project? Yes, still per P6 instance. Any updates to MM? Will it still be maintained? MM was not updated in P6 v7. However, it is compatible with v7. Long term plans call for incorporating MM into the core P6 product as a templates based functionality. Can you change data date for multiple open projects when scheduling in the Windows desktop client, as you can in Web Access version? For the Windows desktop client, the fill-down is still the method for changing the data date for multiple projects. Can a dashboard be edited by someone other than the creator? Can the creator designate the access to another user to edit dashboards? Yes. Dashboard can be edited once they are pushed out to the users. Is there a benefit to upgrading to P6 v7 if we do not currently use the P6 Web Access? Yes, a number of improvements have been made to the planning and scheduling client. These include: Work Day Definition Grouping/Summary Duration Calculations Adding Code Values on the Fly Copy Baseline

16 Improved Feedback and Communication Activity Usage Histogram Activity ID Renumbering.