You must specify a responsible manager for each node in the EPS to enable security rights and privileges; P6 EPPM uses the uppermost level of the OBS to which you have access as the default for all nodes. You can change the responsible manager (OBS element) for each level of the EPS.
Caution: Users assigned to an OBS that is assigned to the root EPS have access to all nodes beneath the root.
To assign OBS elements to the EPS:
- Click Projects.
- On the Projects navigation bar, click EPS.
- On the EPS page, select an EPS node, double-click the Responsible Manager field, and click the browse button.
- In the Select Responsible Manager dialog box, select the appropriate OBS element and click OK.
Notes:
- The users associated with the responsible manager will have access rights to the selected EPS node and all nodes/projects within that branch. The specific data that can be accessed within the projects depend on the project profile that corresponds to the OBS element.
- If more than one user is responsible for the same node of the EPS, you must assign each of those users to the corresponding OBS element.
Tips
- Once the EPS and OBS structures are defined and security is implemented at the EPS level, project managers can begin to add their own projects to the hierarchy. To further control security within projects, project managers can assign specific OBS elements to WBS levels.
- If the Responsible Manager field is not available in the table, open the Customize Columns dialog box and add Responsible Manager to the Selected Columns list.
- You may also assign an OBS element to the EPS from the General detail window on the EPS page.