Updating Parameters

When updating items and sub-items that have been published in the sub-items mapping mode, the actual content of the sub-items list and their data modification can be controlled by the update categories found on the sub-items configuration tab of the Project Management Bridge Administration & Configuration form.

If these categories have not been assigned values, the corresponding update server defaults found on the sub-items mode defaults step of the Bridge Server Settings Wizard will control the WBS structure and data modification.

These independent, binary categories (or server defaults) control the following updating operations:

• Create a sub-item for each new WBS element: If yes (or checked), for each new WBS element in P6, a new sub-item matching this WBS will be created in PPM. Any data contained in this WBS element will also be updated to the corresponding fields in the matching sub-item.
• Remove a sub-item on removal of its corresponding WBS element: If yes (or checked), sub-items who no longer have matching WBS elements will be deleted, together with all of their data.
• Update categories of existing items and sub-items: If yes (or checked), any existing data for PPM items and/or their sub-items already mapped to projects or WBS elements will be overridden by the current project and/or WBS element data.