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New Connection Dialog Box of the Integration Wizard-Primavera

Use this dialog box to create a new connection for importing data from Primavera.

Contents

Field Description
Connection Name This field allows you to enter a name for the new connection. The connection name must be unique and must not exceed 59 characters.

Connection Properties

This group box allows you to enter the connection properties for the type of configuration you selected.

Field Description
Cobra Database Select this option to instruct Cobra to look for all schedule data in the same ODBC data source to which Cobra is connected.
Note: If Cobra and Primavera do not use the same database, you must specify the username and password information of the Windows data source used to connect to the Primavera database.
Data Source Use this option to select the Windows data source to which you are connecting.
  • User name Use this field to enter the user name required to connect to the selected Windows data source.
  • Password: Use this field to enter the password to connect to the selected Windows data source.
Connection String Select option if you want to use a connection string to connect to the schedule data source. If you enter the password as part of the connection string, Cobra remembers the value and encrypts it when it is saved in the connection file.
Attention: For more information on connection strings, see https://www.connectionstrings.com/.
SQL Server Database Oracle Database
Syntax 
Driver=xx;Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword

where

xx = ODBC driver

Server = Server name

Database = Database name

Uid = Username

Pwd = Password 

Driver={xx};Dbq=<DBNAME>;Uid=<>;Pwd=<>;

where

xx = ODBC driver

DBq = Database name

Uid = Username

Pwd = Password

Example 
Driver={SQL Server Native Client 11.0};Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword; 
							 
Driver={Oracle in OraClient12Home1_32bit};Dbq=COBRA12CI;Uid=IWACTABLE;Pwd=IWACTABLE;
Load daily time-phased data Select this option to enable the fields necessary to establish a connection to the Primavera API containing the time-phased data you want to load.
  • Primavera User: Use this field to enter the user name required to connect to the Primavera API.
    Note: The user specified for the integration API must be a Primavera user who has been given Named User rights to the Integration API. The Integration API database connection must be set up using the API tools before it can be used.
  • Password: Use this field to enter the password for the specified user to connect to the Primavera API.
  • Primavera API Location: Use this field to select the path where the Primavera API file is located.
    Note: The Primavera API file path must be on the same machine that runs the Integration process. In an n-tier or a client/server deployment, this is the application server. In a stand-alone deployment, this can be a local machine