This section describes how to enter general information about the new value list, including the list name and description.
- Open the Bridge Server Settings Wizard, as described in Step 1. The General step of the Bridge Server Settings Wizard is displayed.
- In the Status area you can view the status of the servers that are currently defined.
- In the Synchronization area, you can define the frequency of the synchronization:
- Check the Sync every checkbox and enter the number of weeks/days/hours between synchronizations.
- You can view and edit the date and time of the Next Sync by selecting the necessary date from the pop-up calendar and selecting the hour from the drop-down list.
- Select a Sync Time Out value. The value in this dropdown signifies the time span for which the system will wait for the sync job to complete before it stops the job (in case of a manual sync) or stops the job and restarts the job (in case of a scheduled sync).You can select from the following options:
- 15 min
- 30 min
- 1 hour
- 3 hours
- 6 hours
- 12 hours
- 23 hours
- Unlimited
- Click Test to test the connection with the defined server.
- Click Log to open the Project Management Server Log Report window. In this window you can review the PM Bridge – MS Project interactions logged by Primavera Portfolio Management
The Project Management Server Log Report includes the following columns: Time, Event, Object Name, Status, User, Error Code, and Description.
- In the Server Name field, enter the name of the server with which you would like to synchronize.
- In the MS Project Server URL field, enter the URL of the server with which you would like to synchronize.
Note: Make sure that the name and URL you supply are unique in the system and that the server is not mapped to another Primavera Portfolio Management server.
- In the Description field, enter an (optional) description for the defined server.
- In the Access to MS Project Server area, select either Forms Authentication or Windows Authentication from the Authentication drop-down list. Enter the User Name and Password that will be used to access the server.
- Click Next to proceed to the next step, Entering General Defaults Information.