Configuring Eventing in P6

If you want events to occur when business objects are created or updated, or when an operation is performed, you must configure Eventing page in the Application Settings of P6.

To configure the Eventing page:

  1. Launch P6.
  2. On the "" Navigation Menu, expand "" Administration, then click Application Settings.
  3. On the Application Settings page, click Eventing.
  4. Click the General tab.
  5. In the Eventing section:
    1. Select Eventing.
    2. Set additional settings as appropriate for your implementation. See Eventing Settings for details on available settings.
  6. In the Directory Services section:
    1. In the Provider URL field, enter the URL of the JNDI provider for the Connection Factory.

      For example:

      • If you are using a standalone server: t3://<Host_Name>:<Port>
      • If you are using a cluster: t3://<Host_Name_1>:<Port_1>,<Host_Name_2>:<Port_2>
    2. In the Initial Context Factory field, enter the class name of the initial context factory for the JNDI connection. For example, weblogic.jndi.WLInitialContextFactory.
    3. In the Lookup Name field, enter the lookup used to test the directory connection. This can be the JNDI name of the JMS connection factory created earlier or the JMS destination.
    4. In the Security Principal field, enter the principal to connect to the JNDI provider. If you are using WebLogic, this is the name of a WebLogic user.
    5. In the Security Credentials field, enter the credentials to connect to the JNDI provider. If you are using WebLogic, this is the password for the WebLogic user you entered in the Security Principal field.
    6. In the Security Level field, enter the security level to use when authenticating to the directory service.
  7. Click the Configuration tab.
  8. In the Business Objects section:
    1. Expand a business object type and configure the options to determine the type of notifications you will receive.
      • Select or clear the Create option for an object to determine whether you will receive a notification when that object is created.
      • Select or clear the Update option for an object to determine whether you will receive a notification when that object is updated.
  9. In the Special Operations section:
    1. Expand an operation type and select or clear the Enabled option for each operation to determine if it is enabled or disabled.
  10. Click Save and Close.