Overview
Use this page to specify general default options.
Screen Elements
Starting Day of Week
First day of week for calendars list
Use the arrow to choose a day. The start day of the week affects how all days in a week are displayed in profiles, spreadsheets, and other layouts in which a weekly timescale can be displayed. For example, if Wednesday is selected as the starting day of the week, the week is displayed as WTFSSMT.
Note: When using View Calendar or going to Calendar views in Enterprise Data, the First day of week for calendars setting is ignored.
Activity Duration
Default duration for new activities field
The default duration for new activities in all projects. Having a default duration simplifies the process of adding new activities.
Codes
Code separator character field
The character that separates hierarchy levels in roles, resource codes, project codes, cost accounts, issue codes, activity codes, and risk categories; it is also the default separator for WBS codes in all new projects.
Specify how to display code values options
Determines whether to show the code value name or code value description when displaying code values in the grid.
This option does not change the way that code values are displayed in the Project Statistics portlet, My Issues portlet, Capacity Planning page, Portfolio Analysis page, and Status Updates page.
Industry Selection
Select the industry to use for terminology and default calculation settings in the P6 Professional module list
Use the arrow to choose the type of industry in which you use this application. The industry you choose causes P6 Professional to use terminology and default settings for calculations that most closely align with the selected industry.
Engineering and Construction: Determines the use of terminology and default settings for calculations aligned with the engineering and construction industries.
Government, Aerospace, and Defense: Determines the use of terminology and default settings for calculations aligned with government and with aerospace and defense industries.
High Tech, Manufacturing, and Others: Determines the use of terminology and default settings for calculations aligned with high-technology, manufacturing, and other industries.
Utilities, Oil, and Gas: Determines the use of terminology and default settings for calculations aligned with the utility, oil, and gas industries.
Note: Until an industry is selected P6 Professional users will see a message each time they log in which explains that this option has not been set.
Password Policy
Enable option
Determines whether to enable the password policy.
Use the Password Policy to authorize a password that is 8-20 characters long and that contains at least one letter and one number.
Online Help
Online Help URL for P6 Professional field
The help URL that will allow users to access help for P6 Professional. If this field is left blank, the Online Help option will not be available and Local help will always launch when the F1 key or Help shortcut are used.
Leave the default URL to launch the version of the help hosted by Oracle when Online Help is selected from the Help menu.
Remove the URL to disable the Online Help option from the Help menu for all users. Users will only be able to access the local version of the help.
Specify a new URL location to launch when Online Help is selected from the Help menu.
Using the hosted version ensures that you always have the most current help content.
Always launch the Online Help for the F1 shortcut key and context sensitive help option
Switch on this option if your users have access to the internet and need to be able to see the most up to date version of Help. If this option is switched off, accessing Help via the F1 key and Help shortcuts will always show local help. This option is off by default.
P6 Professional Applications
Always launch the Online Help for the F1 shortcut key and context sensitive help option
Switch on this option if your users have access to the internet and need to be able to see the most up to date version of Help. If this option is switched off, accessing Help via the F1 key and Help shortcuts will always show local help. This option is off by default.
Run in Secure Global Desktop environment option
Switch on this option if you want P6 Professional users to run the application in Secure Global Desktop.
Note: If this option is selected, P6 Professional users will not be able to see database details and system information on the System tab of the About page.
Enable offline mode option
Switch on this option if your users need to be able to use offline mode. If this option is switched off, you cannot change assign the Enable Work Offline global security profile privilege.
Exception Site List
Lists the websites you have specified that users can launch from user defined fields (UDFs), projects websites, Team Member Web, or Notebook topics. Click Edit Site List to modify the list.
Getting Here
- Click Administration.
- On the Administration navigation bar, click Application Settings.
- On the Application Settings page, click General.