Configuring Sync Actual This Period in Services Settings

If you are running services and P6 on the same server, you should keep the defaults. If you want to sync actuals immediately, you should set the Interval low (for example, 10s) and the Concurrent Threads high (for example, 20). Remember that if the server is actively synchronizing actuals, all users will experience delays in the application.

To set your sync actual this period settings:

Open the Primavera P6 Administrator.
In the Configurations drop-down list, select your configuration.
In the sidebar expand Services, then expand Publication and select Job Services.
Select Sync Units.
Under Sync Actual This Period:
1. Select Enabled to enable the service. Clear this field to disable the service.
  If you enable this service, P6 automatically recalculates actual units and costs for ThisPeriod.
2. In the Execution Interval field, select the amount of time to wait before checking for any jobs. The service will poll the job service table and the execution interval will determine when it starts.
  The default value is 5 minutes.
  
  Enter a value between 1 second and 24 days.
3. In the ActivityThreshold field, determine if the SyncActualThisPeriod service will run simultaneously or as a job service.
  If the number of activities in a project is over the activity threshold, the SyncActualThisPeriod will run as a job service and add an entry to the job service table. The SyncActualThisPeriod service will poll the job service table, and the execution interval will determine when it starts. If the number of activities in a project is under the activity threshold, it will run immediately and will not add an entry to the job service table.
  
  The default value is 8000.
  
  Enter a value between 1 and 2147483647.
4. In the Concurrent Threads field, enter the number of processes used for this service on this server. A value of 0 indicates that that this job will not run on this server.
  The default value is 2.
  
  Enter a value between 0 and 20.

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