Working with the P6 Team Member for iOS App

The P6 Team Member for iOS app is a native iOS application, or app, you can download to your iPhone or iPad. The primary function of P6 Team Member is to support remote updates to the status of your tasks. Task data is retrieved from and sent to your organization's central P6 server.

The app requires private network access from each mobile device to your organization's hosted Team Member Web Services. For example, your administrator may take care of setting up your access behind a firewall and may require that you establish virtual private network (VPN) access from your device to the server.

You should be familiar with the following concepts:

P6 Team Member Main Areas

The app includes three main areas: the app menu, the Task List, and the Details area.

Main areas in P6 Team Member for iOS. The following table describes each labeled item.

Table of P6 Team Member Main Areas

Item

Description

item one

App menu: To access the app menu, tap App Menu in the toolbar at the top of the Task List or swipe right on the Task List. In the app menu, you can select Task List views, set the app to run offline or online (iPad only), change application and server settings, and view information about your P6 Team Member installation. To exit the app menu, tap the App Menu icon again or swipe left on the Task List.

 

item  two

Task List: The Task List lists tasks that your project manager has assigned to you. Each task is represented by a row that includes its name, percentage complete, and other information.

 

item  three

Details area: The Details area includes details and available settings associated with a task. To access the Details area, tap any task in the Task List. In the Details area, you can update task information and star tasks. Tools available in the toolbar also allow you to send task-related email and photos and read and post comments.

 

Icons in P6 Team Member

The following tables describe P6 Team Member icons. Refer to separate Help or User's Guide topics for details about functions and settings.

App Menu and Task List

Task List View Count

Task count

Open/close app menu

TaskLocked

Task locked for editing

UnderdueProgressGauge

Task progress indicator, not overdue

Task progress indicator, overdue

Task progress indicator, overdue

Milestone, not overdue

Milestone, not overdue

Milestone, overdue

Milestone, overdue

UnreadComment

Unread discussion comments

Task starred

Details

Undo

Undo unsaved changes to corresponding task

Send email about task

Discussion

Discussion, no unread comments

UnreadComment

Discussion, unread comments

Send email with photo

Star task

Item count

Item count

Other

Adding Step

Add step (Steps)

related_tasks_hasresources

Associated resources (Related Tasks and Documents)

Action

Open document in another app (Documents)

Discussion Compose

Compose new discussion comment (Discussion)


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Last Published Monday, February 03, 2014