A project profile is a role-based profile that limits privileges to specific project data, such as baselines, the WBS, and expenses. P6 does not require that each user be assigned a project profile; however, users cannot access projects unless they are assigned a project profile or the global profile, Admin Superuser.
You can create an unlimited number of project profiles in P6. In addition, P6 provides a predefined project profile called Project Superuser. The Project Superuser profile allows complete access to elements within a project. For security reasons, limit the Project Superuser assignment to only those individuals who require access to all project data.
Project profiles are applied to users via OBS assignments. P6 requires that all EPS and WBS elements, and projects, are assigned a responsible OBS. The combination of the project profile/user assignment to an OBS assignment, and the OBS assignment to the EPS/WBS, determines which projects and data the user can access. The default profile is automatically assigned when an OBS is assigned to a user.
Tip
- When defining each project profile, some privileges are structured hierarchically. In other words, if a user is granted add or delete privileges, that user automatically has edit, assign, and view privileges. If a user is granted edit privileges, that user is automatically granted assign and view privileges. If a user is granted assign privileges, that user is automatically assigned view privileges.
- See Assigning OBS Elements and Project Profiles in P6 EPPM for more information on assigning users to OBS elements.