To connect the Bridge to an MS Project Server, complete the following steps:
- Sign in to Primavera Portfolio Management as an administrator.
- From the Tools menu, select Bridge Console….
The Bridge Console screen displays.
- In the Add menu, select Primavera P6….
The Bridge Server Settings wizard displays.
- In the General step, enter the following information to add a P6 Server:
- Server Name: Enter the name of the P6 Server.
- P6 Web Services URL: Enter the URL of the P6 Web Services for the P6 Server.
- P6 Web Access URL: Enter the URL of the P6 Web user interface.
- Description: Enter a description of the P6 Server.
- User Name: Enter the P6 user name for a user with full access to the P6 Server.
- Password: Enter the password of the user with full access to the P6 Server.
- Authentication: Select the same authentication method that was used when P6 Web Services was installed.
- Select HTTP or HTTPS protocol to communicate between P6 and PPM.
- If you chose HTTPS and Username Token Authentication, then select Settings.
The Authentication Settings dialog box displays.
- Message security: Select the method for method security. Choices include:
- Server certificate thumbprint: Enter the thumbprint of the SSL certificate that should be used for the signing and encrypting of the messages.
- Select OK.
- Select Finish.
- Repeat the above sequence to add multiple P6 Servers as needed.
Note: If P6 Cloud is on different domain than Primavera Portfolio Management then make changes to the Web Configuration settings documented in the Knowledge Base article, Doc ID 2289259.1.
For more information on these details and the available configuration choices, see the Primavera Portfolio Management Bridge for Primavera P6 User Guide.