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prim80823:Unable to run Claim Digger / Update Baseline in P6.2.1

Primavera Capital Planning — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 00:15:20 +0000

Solution ID: prim80823

Unable to run Claim Digger / Update Baseline in P6.2.1

Status: Reviewed

Version(s): 6.2.1

Problem:	Unable to run Claim Digger on SQL 2005 listening on non-default port.
Problem:	Unable to run Claim Digger OR Update Baseline using Oracle Instant Client
Problem:	Help, About Primavera (System tab) shows an incorrect JDBC Connection URL
Cause:	SQL Server 2005 default Port is 1433, another port is being used.
Cause:	Oracle Instant Client is being used to connect to Project Management
Fix:	A new record can be added into the SETTINGS table that will override the JDBC URL found in Help, About Primavera window. See the examples below: SQL Server: INSERT into SETTINGS (namespace, setting_name, setting_value) values (‘Administrator_Settings’, ‘JdbcConnectionURL’, ‘jdbc:sqlserver://:;database=;’); = SQL Server Machine Name = SQL Listening Port = Project Management Database Name Oracle: INSERT into SETTINGS (namespace, setting_name, setting_value) values (‘Administrator_Settings’, ‘JdbcConnectionURL’, ‘jdbc:oracle:thin:@(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS_LIST=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=)(PORT=)))(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=)))’); = Oracle Server Machine Name = Oracle Listening Port = Oracle Instance Name

prim80805:API Sample Code to list all Activity Codes that are assigned to a Project.

Primavera Capital Planning — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:49:20 +0000

Solution ID: prim80805

API Sample Code to list all Activity Codes that are assigned to a Project.

Status: Reviewed

Version(s): 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.1

Problem:	API Sample Code to list all Activity Codes that are assigned to a Project.
Fix:	The following sample code will list all Activity Codes that are assigned in a specific project. In this example, it will list all Activity Codes assigned in project ‘APEX’: HashSet set = new HashSet(); BOIterator boiCodeAssignments = elm.loadActivityCodeAssignments(new String[]{“ProjectId”,”ActivityCodeTypeName”}, “ProjectId = ‘APEX’”,null); while (boiCodeAssignments.hasNext()){ ActivityCodeAssignment codeAssignment = (ActivityCodeAssignment)boiCodeAssignments.next(); set.add(codeAssignment.getActivityCodeTypeName()); } Iterator iter = set.iterator(); // Loop through the list of Unique Codes while(iter.hasNext()){ System.out.println(“\t”+ iter.next()); }
Fix:	The following sample code will list all projects that contain Activity Code Assignments along with a list of the Activity Codes that are assigned in each project: EnterpriseLoadManager elm = mySession.getEnterpriseLoadManager(); HashSet hashset = new HashSet(); String currentProj = null; BOIterator boiActCodeAssignments = elm.loadActivityCodeAssignments(new String[]{“ActivityCodeTypeName”,”ProjectId”}, null, “ProjectId”); while( boiActCodeAssignments.hasNext()){ ActivityCodeAssignment codeAssignment = (ActivityCodeAssignment)boiActCodeAssignments.next(); if(currentProj == null){ currentProj = codeAssignment.getProjectId(); System.out.println(currentProj); } if (currentProj.equals(codeAssignment.getProjectId())==false){ Iterator iter = hashset.iterator(); // Loop through the list of Unique Codes while(iter.hasNext()){ System.out.println(“\t” + iter.next()); } hashset.clear(); currentProj = codeAssignment.getProjectId(); System.out.println(currentProj); } hashset.add(codeAssignment.getActivityCodeTypeName()); }

prim80793:Can P6 6.1 and P6 6.2 be installed on the same computer?

Primavera Capital Planning — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:46:42 +0000

Solution ID: prim80793

Can P6 6.1 and P6 6.2 be installed on the same computer?

Status: Reviewed

Version(s): 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.1

Problem:	Can I run P6 6.1 and P6 6.2 on the same computer?
Problem:	Can P6 6.1 and P6 6.2 Project Management be installed on the same workstation?
Fix:	Installing multiple versions of P6, for example both version 6.1 and version 6.2, has not been tested by Oracle \| Primavera and is not a supported configuration.

prim80788:Cannot paste into Notebook Topic Description in P6 6.2 Web after right clicking on the Activity and selecting "Edit Activity Notebooks".

Primavera Capital Planning — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:45:17 +0000

Solution ID: prim80788

Cannot paste into Notebook Topic Description in P6 6.2 Web after right clicking on the Activity and selecting "Edit Activity Notebooks".

Status: Reviewed

Version(s): 6.2, 6.2.1

Problem:	Cannot paste into Notebook Topic Description in P6 6.2 Web after right clicking on the Activity and selecting “Edit Activity Notebooks”.
Problem:	Cannot paste into Notebook Topic Description.
Problem:
Fix:	This issue is an existing Enhancement Request
Fix:	WORKAROUND: 1. Right click the Activity, and click details. 2. Go to Notebook. 3. Click the Notebook Topic. This view allows paste to work.

prim80787:How to move the standalone setup from one workstation (Machine A) to a server (Machine B) that will be using Full SQL 2005

Primavera Capital Planning — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:42:40 +0000

Solution ID: prim80787

How to move the standalone setup from one workstation (Machine A) to a server (Machine B) that will be using Full SQL 2005

Status: Reviewed

Version(s): 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.1

Problem:	How to move the standalone setup from one workstation (Machine A) to a server (Machine B) that will be using Full SQL 2005.
Problem:	How to move the P6.* standalone setup from one workstation (Machine A) to a server (Machine B).
Problem:	Move Standalone to Client / Server setup.
Problem:	Move P6 Standalone Installation.
Fix:	1) Backup the database(s) from the old workstation. The following solution will provide a set of instructions to backup/restore SQL databases: Solution ID: prim54984 How to backup and restore a SQL 2005 Express Database 2) Create privuser/pubuser account 3) Restore the database and resync the privuser/pubuser account(s) : The following solution will provide a set of instructions to backup/restore SQL databases: Solution ID: prim54984 How to backup and restore a SQL 2005 Express Database 4) If your restored database name is not pmdb$primavera, you may need to reconfigure your database alias to point to the new database name. The following solution will provide a set of instructions to create a database alias: Solution ID: prim31108 How to create a database alias for Project Management Note: The solution can also be used when configuring a database alias to Methodology Management.

prim80782:Integration API Error: com.primavera.bo.security.BoSecurityException: User does not have edit wbs access to the obs

Primavera Capital Planning — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:41:44 +0000

Solution ID: prim80782

Integration API Error: com.primavera.bo.security.BoSecurityException: User does not have edit wbs access to the obs

Status: Reviewed

Version(s): 5.0, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.1

Problem:	Error: “com.primavera.bo.security.BoSecurityException: User does not have edit wbs access to the obs”
Problem:	A non-Admin Superuser with privileges to an EPS node but anything less than privileges to a project beneath it is unable to change the project’s responsible manager through the Integration API.
Fix:	This issue is an existing Enhancement Request.

prim80781:Is it possible to install P6 Web Access JBoss java application server as a service on a Linux machine so that is starts up when the OS boots up?

Primavera Capital Planning — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:40:22 +0000

Solution ID: prim80781

Is it possible to install P6 Web Access JBoss java application server as a service on a Linux machine so that is starts up when the OS boots up?

Status: Reviewed

Version(s): 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.1

Problem:	Is it possible to install P6 Web Access JBoss java application server as a service on a Linux machine so that is starts up when the OS boots up?
Cause:	It is currently not possible to install P6 web application JBoss java application server as a service on a Linux machine.
Fix:	This issue is an existing Enhancement Request.
Fix:	Workaround: Please refer to http://www.jboss.org/community/wiki/StartJBossOnBootWithLinux for a guideline on how to configure Linux to launch JBoss on boot up.

prim80769:Can Actual This Period Units / Cost be stored accross a range financial periods buckets at one time.

Primavera Capital Planning — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:38:41 +0000

Solution ID: prim80769

Can Actual This Period Units / Cost be stored accross a range financial periods buckets at one time.

Status: Reviewed

Version(s): 5.0, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.1

Problem:	Can Actual This Period Units / Cost be stored across a range of financial periods?
Problem:	Can Actual This Period Units / Cost be stored across a range of financial periods buckets rather than one at a time?
Problem:	Can Actual This Period Units / Cost be stored linearly over a range of financial periods?
Fix:	The ability to store Actual This Period Units and Costs over a range of financial periods is an existing Enhancement Request.

prim80763:How to create privuser or pubuser account in a new SQL Server 2005 environment using SQL Managment Studio

Primavera Capital Planning — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:32:37 +0000

Solution ID: prim80763

How to create privuser or pubuser account in a new SQL Server 2005 environment using SQL Managment Studio

Status: Reviewed

Version(s): 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.1

Problem:	How to create privuser or pubuser account in a new SQL Server 2005 environment using SQL Managment Studio.
Problem:	Change privuser /or pubuser password in SQL Management Studio (express).
Cause:	When moving the project management databases from one server to another these users do not exist unless another project management database is on that server or they were manually created.
Fix:	Using the SQL Server Management Studio to create the users: Step 1) Open up SQL Management Studio (express). Step 2) Login to SQL Server Management Studio (express) as the ‘sa’ user. NOTE: Default password: ‘Prima123Vera‘ from a standalone installation of SQL Express. 3) Expand ‘Security’ >> ‘Logins’. 4) Right click on ‘Logins’ and select ‘New Login’. 5) Type the name of the Login name you are trying to create in the Login name field. (IE: privuser,pubuser). 6) Select SQL Server authentication. Type the password in the ‘Password’ and ‘Confirm password’ field. (Password = Login name). Login name: pubuser Password: pubuser Login name: privuser Password: privuser 7) Uncheck the “Enforce Password Policy” option. 8) Click ‘Ok’. 9) Repeat if needed for additional user(s).

TwitterVB – A .NET Twitter Library

Primavera — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:14:33 +0000

TwitterVB is a .NET library that allows desktop and web applications to communicate with Twitter.

TwitterVB includes a working implementation of OAuth for desktop and web applications.
TwitterVB also includes a working implementation of xAuth for transferring your application from Basic to oAuth
TwitterVB supports Twitter’s new “retweet” and “list” functions.
TwitterVB can upload photos to TwicPic and TweetPhoto.
TwitterVB provides access to Url shorteners like TinyUrl and Tr.Im.
TwitterVB is 100% .NET code, implemented to be compatible with version 2.0 or higher of the .NET Framework. Despite its name, TwitterVB can be used with ANY .NET-compliant language (C#, C, Delphi, etc).
TwitterVB is the library that drives Quitter, a Twitter client that runs in a command window.

http://twittervb.codeplex.com/

prim80757:Can UDF field show up automatically in My Issues Portlet?

Primavera Project Management — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:41:06 +0000

Solution ID: prim80757

Can UDF field show up automatically in My Issues Portlet?

Status: Reviewed

Version(s): 6.2

Problem:	In P6 web, can UDF fields show up automatically in My Issues Portlet?
Cause:	In order to view UDF fields end user must select fields in the customize section.
Fix:	This issue is an existing Enhancement Request.

prim80753:Is it possible to import invoice data from Contract Manager?

Primavera Contract Management — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:33:46 +0000

Solution ID: prim80753

Is it possible to import invoice data from Contract Manager?

Status: Reviewed

Version(s): 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.1

Problem:	Is it possible to import invoice data from Contract Manager?
Problem:	Import invoices from Contract Manager.
Fix:	This issue is an existing Enhancement Request.

prim80752:Errors for PROCEDURE ADMUSER.PV_OPEN_PROJECT:

Primavera Project Management — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:17:12 +0000

Solution ID: prim80752

Errors for PROCEDURE ADMUSER.PV_OPEN_PROJECT:

Status: Reviewed

Version(s): 6.2.1

Fact:	Oracle 9i is not a tested configuration for P6.2.1 and the (:= set) statement is not recognized by Oracle 9i.
Problem:	Errors for PROCEDURE ADMUSER.PV_OPEN_PROJECT:
Problem:	When upgrading from P6 to P6.2.1 manually on an Oracle 9i platform the orpm_src.sql script fails to compile
Problem:	Upgrade fails on projidlist := set(projidlist); or projid_array := set(projid_array);
Problem:	Warning: Procedure created with compilation errors Errors for PROCEDURE ADMUSER.PV_OPEN_PROJECT: 112/17 PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol “SET” when expecting one of the following: ( – + case mod new not null avg count current exists max min prior sql stddev sum variance execute forall merge time timestamp interval date pipe The symbol “SET” was ignored.
Fix:	Upgrade the Project Management schema using a tested Oracle Version. For a list of tested configurations of the P6.2.1 Suite, refer to the following solution: Solution ID: prim77535 Tested Configurations for 6.2.1

prim80751:Cannot merge a reflection back to the source project

Primavera Project Management — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:15:36 +0000

Solution ID: prim80751

Cannot merge a reflection back to the source project

Status: Reviewed

Version(s): 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.1

Problem:	Can a reflection be merged back after importing to another database?
Problem:	Can a copy of a project be merged back to the source project?
Problem:	Cannot merge a reflection back to the source project.
Fix:	When imported to another database or making a copy of the project, the “source_proj_id” is NULL, therefore, cannot be merged back. WORKAROUND: Create a reflection from the source project and open only that project. Export the copy or reflection that won’t merge to XER format. Import the XER back as Update Existing to the created reflection.

prim80746:Does an Oracle database require OLAP (On-line Analytical Processing) to work correctly with Contract Manager?

Primavera Contract Management — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:14:37 +0000

Solution ID: prim80746

Does an Oracle database require OLAP (On-line Analytical Processing) to work correctly with Contract Manager?

Status: Reviewed

Version(s): 11.1, 12.0, 12.1, 12.1 sp1

Problem:	Does an Oracle database require OLAP (On-line Analytical Processing) to work correctly with Contract Manager?
Fact:	OLAP is an optional Oracle database tool for optimization.
Fix:	Contract Manager does not require an Oracle database to use OLAP.

prim80739:Calculated Column producing ‘Error’ or the wrong value.

Primavera Risk Analysis — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:13:45 +0000

Solution ID: prim80739

Calculated Column producing ‘Error’ or the wrong value.

Status: Reviewed

Version(s): 8.2, 8.5, 8.6

Problem:	Calculated Column producing ‘Error’ or the wrong value.
Problem:	When importing from P6, calculated columns which use other column values (e.g. COL10) are producing ‘Error’ or the wrong calculated value.
Problem:	A calculated column contains the value ‘Error’.
Cause:	This happens when the column being referenced (e.g. COL10) is itself referencing a Task User Field (e.g. P70 Start) and is due to there being too many Task User Fields.
Fix:	Workaround: Reference the Task User Field directly instead of the column. This simplifies the number of references. Example: Where (COL13-COL10) is the sum of (Start – P70 Start), The Task User Field Would be used instead of the column making it: (COL13 – @USERFIELD(“P70 Start”))
Fix:	This known problem in Primavera Risk Analysis (Pertmaster) is currently under review and may be corrected in a future release.

prim80733:Can access rights for dictionaries be set at the project level?

Primavera Contract Management — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:12:26 +0000

Solution ID: prim80733

Can access rights for dictionaries be set at the project level?

Status: Reviewed

Version(s): 12.1, 12.1 sp1

Problem:	Can access rights for dictionaries be set at the project level?
Problem:	Restrict access rights to dictionaries based on project.
Problem:	A user with no access to any projects in a group can still modify dictionaries for that group if he/she has access rights to define dictionaries.
Fix:	This issue is an existing Enhancement Request.

prim80721:Is OpenOffice.org tested and supported with the Software Development Kit (SDK)?

Primavera Project Management — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:10:19 +0000

Solution ID: prim80721

Is OpenOffice.org tested and supported with the Software Development Kit (SDK)?

Status: Reviewed

Version(s): 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.1

Problem:	Is OpenOffice.org tested and supported with the Software Development Kit (SDK)?
Problem:	Open Office
Problem:	Error: “BASIC syntax error. Symbol expected.” when trying to use Primavera SDK utilities in OpenOffice.org Calc:
Problem:	Error when trying to load projects with the SDK utility Dictionary.xls. Error: This following Basic script could not be found: library: ‘Standard’ module: ‘GetProjects_Click’
Problem:	Error when trying to load the SDK tables in OpenOffice.org Base:
Problem:	Error: “Row 0: ct was open.”
Problem:	Error: “Row 0: ation is not allowed when the object is closed.”
Fix:	OpenOffice.org is not tested and supported with the SDK.

prim80709:SQL Server 2005 Express uninstall fails with Windows Installer error.

Primavera — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:21:40 +0000

Solution ID: prim80709

SQL Server 2005 Express uninstall fails with Windows Installer error.

Status: Reviewed

Version(s): 6.2.1

Problem:	SQL Server 2005 Express uninstall fails with Windows Installer error.
Problem:	Error when attempting to uninstall SQL Server 2005 Express: Windows Installer cannot be correctly accessed. This error can occur if you are running Windows in safe mode, or the Windows Installer is not correctly installed. Contact your support for personnel assistance.
Fix:	This error can happen if the Windows is in safe mode. If you are sure that Windows has been started in normal mode, the Windows Installer executable may need to be registered. Go to Start, Run. Type cmd then hit (This will open up the command prompt). In the command prompt typr the following: > msiexec.exe /register then hit The uninstall should run through successfully.

prim80703:Resource units per period calculated incorrectly.

Primavera Risk Analysis — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:19:02 +0000

Solution ID: prim80703

Resource units per period calculated incorrectly.

Status: Reviewed

Version(s): 8.1, 8.2, 8.5, 8.6

Problem:	Resource units per period calculated incorrectly.
Problem:	Units/period figures are multiplied by one million.
Problem:	Resource units per period are greatly increased when entering figures directly in “Units/period” field of the task details.
Fix:	There is a known issue with units per period being calculated incorrectly if a period (.) is used as the thousands separator for the plan. When entering figures directly in the “Units/period” field of the task details, they are multiplied by one million. If the separator is set to a comma (,) the issue should not occur (Plan \| Plan Options \| Currency Tab). This known issue in Primavera Risk Analysis is currently under review and may be corrected in a future release.