If you are running services and P6 on the same server, you should keep the defaults. If you want to sync actuals immediately, you should set the Interval low (for example, 10s) and the Concurrent Threads high (for example, 20). Remember that if the server is actively synchronizing actuals, all users will experience delays in the application.
To set your Sync Actual This Period settings:
- Open the Primavera P6 Administrator.
- In the Configurations drop-down list, select your configuration.
- In the sidebar select Services/Job Services.
- Select Sync Units.
- Under Sync Actual This Period:
- In the Enabled field, select whether to synchronize actuals and ActualThisPeriod values. If you select true, the setting recalculates actual units and costs for ThisPeriod. Choose if you do not want to synchronize actuals and ActualThisPeriod values.
- In the Execution Interval field, enter the amount of time the service will wait before checking for any SyncActualThisPeriod jobs. The SyncActualThisPeriod service will poll the job service table, and the execution interval will determine when it starts.
The default value is 5m.
Enter a value between 1s and 24d20h31m23s647.
- In the ActivityThreshold field, determine if the SyncActualThisPeriod service will run simultaneously or as a job service.
If the number of activities in a project is over the activity threshold, the SyncActualThisPeriod will run as a job service and add an entry to the job service table. The SyncActualThisPeriod service will poll the job service table, and the execution interval will determine when it starts. If the number of activities in a project is under the activity threshold, it will run immediately and will not add an entry to the job service table.
The default value is 8000.
Enter a value between 1 and 2147483647.
- In the Concurrent Threads field, enter the number of processes used for the SyncActualThisPeriod service on this server. A value of 0 indicates that the service is not available on this server.
The default value is 2.
Enter a value between 0 and 20.