Requirements After the Upgrade from P6 EPPM R8 or later

The following list summarizes the procedures to perform after the P6 EPPM upgrade:

Backup Procedures

User Name and Password Procedures

For security reasons, Oracle strongly recommends that you replace the default database users' (admuser, privuser, pubuser, bgjobuser, and pxrptuser) passwords immediately after a manual database installation or an upgrade from P6 version 7.0. Do not use special characters in the database name, privileged user, public user, or PX reporting user name, for example: { } [ ] : ; < > , . ? ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) - _ | / \ ~ `
For instructions on how to replace the private database login, follow the instructions in Modifying Private Database Logins for P6 EPPM. For all other database user names and passwords, use the tools included with the database. The background job user has to be reset only for manual installations.
Oracle recommends using strong passwords. Strong passwords in P6 EPPM contain between 8 and 20 characters and at least one numeric and one alpha character. To further strengthen the password, use a mixture of upper and lower case letters.

Application Configuration Procedures

Install the new P6, P6 Professional, and any additional components.
From P6 EPPM Release 8, all recurring job service functions are hosted by P6. Due to this change, after upgrading to P6 EPPM Release 8 or later, you must configure Scheduled Services settings in the Primavera P6 Administrator to use recurring job services. See the P6 EPPM System Administration Guide for details.
Assign new or modified privileges to users. See information about security profiles in the P6 EPPM Application Administration Guide.

Security Procedures

For security reasons, Oracle strongly recommends that on-premises users replace the default Admin Superuser (admin) immediately after a manual database installation or an upgrade from P6 version 7.0 or earlier. See information on the default Admin Superuser in the P6 EPPM Application Administration Guide for guidelines on this process. See the P6 EPPM Application Administration Guide for details on the default admin superuser.

Last Published Friday, August 8, 2025