Connecting Primavera Risk Analysis to a P6 EPPM Cloud Database for Cloud

To connect Primavera Risk Analysis to a P6 EPPM cloud database:

1. Open Primavera Risk Analysis.

   Note: If you have Primavera Risk Analysis open, you must close any open plans before you can connect to a P6 EPPM Cloud Database.

2. Click File.
3. On the File menu, select Primavera and then click Connection Wizard.
4. In the Primavera P6 Connection Wizard dialog box, complete the following:
   1. Select P6 Cloud and then click Next.
   2. Enter the required information in the following fields:
      • Apache CFX Location: The path to the Apache CXF application.

        Note: You must install the services framework Apache CXF version 2.2.7 in order to connect to P6 EPPM Web Services. You can download Apache CXF from http://archive.apache.org/dist/cxf/2.2.7. After launching the site, you must select the download files that correspond to the windows operating system (for example, apache-cxf-2.2.7.zip). Extract the file to a folder on your local machine.

      • Java JRE Location: The file path to a version of JRE that is supported byP6 EPPM. For more information about supported versions of JRE, see Tested Configurations.
      • Web Services URL: The Web Services URL that can be found on the Cloud Welcome page.
      • Proxy Host: Enter the proxy host address if your company uses a proxy to connect to the internet. If you do not use a proxy, leave this field empty.
      • Proxy Port: Enter the proxy port number if your company uses a proxy to connect to the internet. If you do not use a proxy, leave this field empty.
      • Authentication Method: Select either Username Token Profile or HTTP Cookie. You can determine which authentication method that you need to select based on the P6 EPPM Web Services URL from Web Services Instructions... on the Primavera Portal.

        If the URL is https://pgbu-vbe2-p6.oracleindustry.com/p6ws-token, select Username Token Profile.

        If the URL is https://pgbu-vbe2-p6.oracleindustry.com/p6ws, select HTTP Cookie.

   3. Click Next.
   4. If necessary, complete the following:
      • Set the Java Heap Size. Java Heap Size is an optional setting to define the Java Heap Size when importing large projects. By default this is set to 512Mb and should remain on this setting unless errors occur importing large projects.
      • Select Always display import log.
      • Select Use these connection setting for all Primavera Risk Analysis users.
   5. Click Next.
   6. Click Finish.

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Last Published Monday, September 27, 2021