Configuring General Settings

Perform the steps below to configure general application settings including calendar and activity duration defaults, to enable the optional password policy setting, and to change the location for online help.

To configure general settings:

  1. On the "" Navigation Menu, expand "" Administration, then click Application Settings.
  2. On the Application Settings page, click General.
  3. On the General page:
    1. In the Starting Day of Week section, click the list and choose a day of the week.
    2. In the Activity Duration section, double-click the field and type the duration.

      Note:

      Include the time unit in the field. For example, 5.0d for 5 days.

    3. In the Code section:
      • Double-click the field and type a separator.
      • Select how to display code values.
    4. In the Industry Selection section, click the list and choose an industry.
    5. In the What's New Dialog section, select whether users see a description of new features when they log in for the first time after an upgrade.
    6. In the Password Policy section, clear the option to disable the policy.

      Note:

      • You cannot change passwords if you are running P6 EPPM in LDAP or SSO authentication mode.
      • When the Password Policy is enabled, the password must be between 8 and 20 characters and contain at least one number and one letter. The policy is enabled by default.
      • When the Password Policy is disabled, the password must be between 1 and 20 characters. The application does not allow blank passwords.
    7. In the Online Help section:
      • Double-click the field and type the URL.
      • Select the option to ensure that the most up to date help files are available for users.
    8. In the P6 Professional Applications section:
      • Select the option to ensure that the Update Baseline, Schedule Compare, and XML Import features are performed by P6 Professional using the API.
      • Double-click the field and type the URL.
    9. Click Save and Close.

Tip:

Triple-click a field to select an entire URL.