Overview
Use this detail window to assign tools privileges to the selected global security profile.
Screen Elements
Privileges list
The security privileges available to the selected profile.
Privilege option
Determines whether the selected privilege is assigned to the global security profile.
Administer Global External Applications option
Determines whether the profile will enable users to create, modify, and remove entries in the list of global external applications in P6 Professional.
Administer Global Scheduled Services option
Determines whether users have the privilege to modify settings on the Global Scheduled Services dialog box. You can modify the following publishing services if you have this privilege: Publish Enterprise Data, Publish Enterprise Summaries, Publish Resource Management, Publish Security. With this privilege, you can enable the service, choose how often the service will run, and at what time the service will run.
Administer Project Scheduled Services option
Determines whether the profile will enable users to set up the Apply Actuals, Summarize, Schedule, and Level scheduled services to run at specific time intervals.
Edit Global Change Definitions option
Determines whether the profile will enable users to create, modify, and remove Global Change specifications available to all users in P6 Professional.
Import P6 Professional XER and MPX option
Determines whether the profile will enable users to import projects, resources, and roles from XER and MPX formats using P6 Professional. To create new projects when importing, users must also have the 'Create Project' project privilege assigned to their profile. Users must be an Admin or Project Superuser to update a project from an XER file.
Import XLS option
Determines whether the profile will enable users to import projects, resources, and roles from XLS files into P6 Professional and P6. P6 Professional users must also be a Project Superuser to update a project from XLS format. P6 users do not need to be a Project Superuser, but do require the Add/Edit Activities Except Relationships privilege.
Import XML option
Determines whether the profile will enable users to import projects from P6, P6 Professional, and Microsoft Project using XML format. To create new projects when importing, users must also have the 'Create Project' project privilege assigned to their profile.
Enable Work Offline option
Determines whether the profile will enable users to work offline in P6 Professional configured to a database with a P6 Pro Cloud Connect alias. To work offline, the database alias must have the Enable Client-side Cache option selected. To see this privilege, select the Enable offline mode option in the General pane of Application Settings.
Getting Here
- Click Administration.
- On the Administration navigation bar, click User Administration.
- On the User Administration page, click Global Security Profiles.
- On the Global Security Profiles page, click the Tools detail window.