Import a Primavera P6 File Through Web Services
Use these steps to link to and import a Primavera P6 file through web services.
To link to and import a Primavera P6 file through web services, complete the following steps:
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Click
to display the drop-down menu.
- Click Open to open an existing workbook or click New to create a new workbook.
- Select the S1 // Projects tab.
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In the Get External Data From group, click the
Oracle Primavera drop-down arrow, and select
Single or Multiple Projects from P6 Web Services.
- If you already have at least one profile defined, the Project Selection dialog box displays. If this is the case, skip to step 8.
- If you do not have any profiles defined, the Edit Profile dialog box displays. Continue to step 5.
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On the Edit Profile dialog box, enter or select the following information:
- Profile Name
- Use HTTPS
- Host Name and Port
- Database
- Username and Password
- Click Test to confirm that the information is correct.
- Click OK to accept the settings. The Edit Profile dialog box closes and the Primavera P6 Web Services Project Selection dialog box displays.
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On the Project Selection dialog box, for your profile, do one of the following:
- Keep your current profile (Acumen displays the last profile you used).
- Use the Select your profile field to select a different profile.
- Click
Add to add a new profile using the Edit Profile dialog box.
- Click
Edit to edit the existing profile using the Edit Profile dialog box.
- Click
Delete to delete the currently selected profile in which case you will need to select or add a profile before continuing.
- Use the EPS or Flat View tabs to select the projects you wish to import.
- Click OK to close the dialog box. Acumen adds links to the projects in the Projects pane.
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After you add your project links, you can choose to:
- Add snapshots to projects.
- Convert snapshots to projects.
- Merge multiple data sources into a single dataset.
Post-requisites: When you have completed the steps, your next task is to import your project data.