Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management Integration to Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management

Release Notes

Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management v1.9.1 Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management v8.2

Release 11.1.0.0.0

E39819-01

March 2013

Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management Integration to Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management, Release 11.1.0.0.0

E39819-01

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Preface

These release notes provide an overview of the enhancements, known issues, and other changes in Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management version 1.9.1 integration to Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management version 8.2.

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Audience

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Related Documents

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Conventions

Audience

This guide is intended for anyone installing or using Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management version 1.9.1 to Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management version 8.2.

Related Documents

For more information, see these Oracle documents:

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Implementation Guide

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Installation Guide

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Release Notes

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Release Notes

Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management (WAM) efficiently manages asset lifecycles, streamlines maintenance operations, maximizes supply chain performance, enhances safety, and improves regulatory compliance. It is a utility-specific solution, which allows utilities to improve work efficiency and infrastructure reliability while reducing maintenance cost and capital requirements. Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management captures the maintenance and failure history of assets in the enterprise and enables the user to plan project work and estimate effort, resources, and materials.

Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management is the leading Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) solution for project-intensive industries. It provides comprehensive project scheduling and tracking management to the utilities business enterprise. Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management provides the ability to manage resources and timelines visually through a feature-rich interface and has a web services interface for integrating other products.

Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management Integration to Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management is a new AIA Direct Integration product. This integration delivers powerful asset and project management functionality, enables utilities to excel at the management of critical infrastructure as well as complex overhauls, routine maintenance, and capital intensive projects. Utilities have the ability to plan a project in the Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management application and then send the project related work records to Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management for resource loading, leveling, and scheduling.

The integration benefits our utility customers to:

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Assess, prioritize, and select the best projects to invest in while managing contingencies and other risk factors.

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Improve management and integration of the engineering, procurement, and construction processes and reduce associated risk.

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Reduce shutdown times and improve productivity of internal and external resources.

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Manage with a limited pool of talent to maximize existing craft productivity and capture best practices for future projects and new hires.

Leveraging Oracle Application Integration Architecture (AIA), the solution provides what utilities need to implement sustainable, Services Oriented Architecture-based integrations. By utilizing best practices and best-in-class Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle delivers an adaptable end-to-end solution that improves enterprise control, reliability, and visibility for managing projects.

This document describes new or enhanced functionality in the 11.1.0.0.0 Media Pack release of the Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management Integration to Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management. Refer to Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management Integration to Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Implementation Guide for a comprehensive description of product functionality.

.Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management Integration to Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management is focused on the following key areas:

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Synchronize Craft and Rates

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Create Project

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Create Project

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Retrieve Project Details

Integration Flow

The following graphic shows the data synchronization flows that are included in this integration product:

Figure 1: Integration Processes

Note : All integration points are initiated by Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management. A basic assumption in this integration model is that scheduling will be done in Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management and not in Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management. This integration does not try to synchronize or resolve Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management and Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management scheduling methodologies.

Synchronize Craft and Rates

Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management sends Crafts and Craft Rates to the Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management to define the Resource and Resource Rates required by Primavera.

Create Project

Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management sends data for a project to Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management. This information sent from Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management is used to create a project structure in Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management. The information provided from Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management includes Project, Subproject, Work Order, Work Order Task, and Craft Assignment for a Work Order Task. Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management sends an acknowledgement back to Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management after the project creation is completed.

Update Project Details

Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management send data updates for a project to Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management. This information sent from Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management is used to update a project structure in Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management. The information provided from Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management includes Project, Subproject, Work Order, Work Order Task, and Craft Assignment for a Work Order Task. Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management sends an acknowledgement back to Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management after the project update is completed.

Retrieve Project Details

Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management can retrieve updated project details from Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management. Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management passes the Project ID to Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management and Primavera sends back the project details to Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management.

Certification on the Latest Application Releases

In order to enable your business to leverage the most current application versions and benefit from the latest innovations, Oracle has certified the Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management Integration to Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management with a minimum of the following application releases:

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Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management v1.9.1

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Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management v8.2

Refer to the Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management Integration to Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Installation Guide for specific edge application patch levels and other details.

Additional Resources

There are additional resources that can help your organization learn more about this release.

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Visit the My Oracle Support at https://support.oracle.com website at regular intervals to keep apprised of changes.

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For documentation, visit Oracle Technology Network: Oracle Documentation at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/index.html

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For training opportunities, visit Oracle University http://education.oracle.com/pls/