P6 Data Sources Node

The P6 Data Sources node is located under the Standards & Libraries node. The P6 Data Sources node enables you to access the following information, based on your permissions:

• Data source

  Captured from P6 Summary Sheets, for use in Cost Sheets or Cost Sheets Templates.

  Examples of P6 Data Sources: Current Schedule Summary, Original Baseline Summary, Sanctioned Baseline Summary

• Dataset for the attribute "Type" for P6 Summary Sheets

  Note:

  Unifier allows a maximum of 12 P6 Data Sources to be integrated, with Current Schedule as one of the 12 P6 Data Sources must be named.

P6 Data Sources Permissions

The P6 Data Sources node appears under the Standards & Libraries node, when in Admin mode. The following permissions are available for the P6 Data Sources:

• Create

  Users with Create permission have full access to the P6 Data Sources node and is allowed to create data sources, modify existing data sources, and delete and view all data sources.

  If a user has "Create" permission, the remaining two permissions are enabled automatically.

• Delete/Modify

  User with Delete/Modify permission will not be able to Create data sources.

  If a user has "Delete/Modify" permission, the "View" permission is enabled automatically.

• View

  User having View Permission will not be able to Create, Modify or Delete, but will only be able to View the different data sources.

P6 Data Sources Log (Main menu)

File

New: To create a new Data Source

Open: To open a Data Source

Note:

Data Sources must have unique names.

Edit

Delete: To delete a P6 Data Source

If the P6 Data Source has been published already, you cannot delete it.

Publish: To publish Data Source properties

Note:

You cannot edit the name of a Data Source.

View

To find a Data Source.

Help

To access online help and documents.

P6 Data Sources Log (Toolbar menu)

New

To define a new P6 Data Source, using the New window.

Open

To open a defined P6 Data Source.

Delete

To delete an existing Data Source, one record at a time.

Publish

To make the P6 Data Source available to be added as Cost Sheet columns. You can select and Publish more than one Data Source at a time.

Note:

After a Data Source is published, it appears as a "single" Data Source within a Cost Sheet or Cost Sheet Template that have the option of "Enable P6 Sources" selected in the properties. Unpublished Data Sources are not available as Cost Sheet "Single" Data Sources.

Find

To find a Data Source

P6 Data Sources Properties Window

• Name

  Text (maximum 120 characters). This content of this field is from P6 and maps to the P6 Project Name.

• Description

  Editable field allowing you to enter a description (maximum 500 characters).