Setting Up Shell Data

You can select the shells that you want to use for analysis. Shells are called projects in Construction and Engineering Analytics.

To add shell data:

1. Sign in to Primavera Unifier with administration privileges.
2. In the navigation pane, select Analytics.
3. In the Name column, select Shells and click Open.
4. In the top section of the Data Mapping tab, specify the following information:
   1. In the Data Source column, select the Data Element (DE) for each predefined, read-only field listed in the Name column.

      The Name column, displays which represent the fields used in CIC Analytics.

   2. In the User Defined Attributes section of the Data Mapping tab, click Add.
   3. In the Add User Defined Attribute window specify values for the following properties of the attribute:
      • Data Type: Select the data type of the attribute as any one of the following: String (default), Date, Numeric
      • Source: Select the data source as Main Form or Details Form.
      • Name: Select the user defined string to be associated with the name. You can add up to 100 names (User Defined String Fields 1 - 30)
      • Data Source: Select the data source to be associated with the custom field.
      • Label: Defaults to the data element label selected in the Data Source list. Modify the label if necessary.

        Note:

        If the label is absent, Analytics displays the value instead. Also, Analytics displays the label, which has the Value/Label pair, in the case of Data Elements (DEs).
   4. Click OK.