The PM Bridge synchronization feature allows the administrator to synchronize data between the project management system and Primavera Portfolio Management, both immediately and at pre-determined intervals.
PM Bridge uses a specially defined Synchronization User, which the synchronization process uses to access data in PPM. For more information, refer to Setting the Synchronization User.
There are several ways for updating data between Primavera Portfolio Management and PM servers:
- Publishing – Creates and updates projects in the project management system based on existing Primavera Portfolio Management items. Refer to Data Mapping and Data Flow for P6 Bridge.
- Updating – Updates Primavera Portfolio Management items with information from the projects in the project management system. Refer to Data Mapping and Data Flow for P6 Bridge.
- Importing – Creates new items in Primavera Portfolio Management based on existing projects from the project management system. Refer to Importing Projects.
- Synchronization – Updates the project management system with data from PPM and updates PPM fields with data from the PM system.