The P6 Data Sources node is located under the Standards &Libraries node. The P6 Data Sources node enables you to access the following information, based on your permissions:
- Data source
Captured from P6 Summary Sheets, for use in Cost Sheets or Cost Sheets Templates.
Examples of P6 Data Sources: Current Schedule Summary, Original Baseline Summary, Sanctioned Baseline Summary
- Dataset for the attribute "Type" for P6 Summary Sheets
Note: Unifier allow a maximum of 12 P6 Data Sources to be integrated, with "
Current Schedule" as one of the 12 P6 Data Sources must be named.
P6 Data Sources Permissions
The P6 Data Sources node appears under the Standards &Libraries node, when in Administration mode. The following permissions are available for the P6 Data Sources:
- Create
User with Create permission have full access to the P6 Data Sources node and is allowed to create new data sources, modify existing data sources, and delete and view all data sources.
If a user has "Create" permission, the remaining two permissions is enabled automatically.
- Delete/Modify
User with Delete/Modify permission will not be able to Create new data sources.
If a user has "Delete/Modify" permission, the "View" permission is enabled automatically.
- View
User having View Permission will not be able to Create, Modify or Delete, but will only be able to View the different data sources.
P6 Data Sources Log Window (Main menu)
File
New: To create a new Data Source
Copy: To copy a Data Source
Open: To open a Data Source
Note: Data Sources must have unique names.
Edit
Delete: To delete a P6 Data Source
If the P6 Data Source has been published already, you cannot delete.
Properties: To edit the Data Source properties
Note: You cannot edit the name of a Data Source.
View
To find a Data Source.
Help
To access online hep and documents.
P6 Data Sources Log Window (Toolbar menu)
New
To define a new P6 Data Source, using the New window.
Open
To open a defined P6 Data Source.
Delete
To delete an existing Data Source, one record at a time.
Publish
To make the P6 Data Source available to be added as Cost Sheet columns. You can select and Publish more than one Data Source at a time.
Note: Once a Data source is published, it appears as a "single" Data Sources within a Cost Sheet or Cost Sheet Template that have the option of "Enable P6 Sources" selected in the properties. Unpublished Data Sources are not be available as Cost Sheet "Single" Data Sources.
Find
To find a Data Source
P6 Data Sources Properties Window
- Name
Text (maximum 120 characters). This content of this field is from P6 and maps to the P6 Project Name.
- Description
Editable field allowing you to enter a description (maximum 500 characters).