Working with a Colleague? Use F10 and F5 Hotkeys

Written on July 28, 2016. By Tracy Mah

As a database-driven software, Primavera® P6 doesn’t exactly come with a “Save” button. Your Primavera P6 Client (both Professional Windows Client and Web Access Client) “communicates” with a database that […]

Posted in Database, Primavera

The Benefits of a Database Driven Project Management Solution

Written on December 8, 2015. By CPM Solutions

There are more and more project management tools becoming available as online services or as software packages. They offer the same service as each other – to plan and manage your […]

Posted in Database, Project Management

Is it Just Me or Did My XER File Just Get Bigger?

Written on July 30, 2015. By CPM Solutions

Some of you have probably started running into this problem back in May where XER project files are getting larger in size (beyond 10MB) and it is a lot slower […]

Posted in Database, Export/Import, Installation/Admin, Primavera

How to Install the SDK for Primavera P6

Written on June 25, 2015. By CPM Solutions

Are you an automations engineer and like do-it-yourself projects? Perhaps you’re an advanced planner and scheduler with a technical background, who would like to develop a faster and easier way […]

Posted in Database, P6, Primavera

P6 SDK Import Tools

Written on February 13, 2015. By CPM Solutions

Here are some useful P6 SDK import excel tools for those who are considering to install this feature with their P6 client. These tools will help speed up the project […]

Posted in Database, Export/Import, Free Resources, P6, Primavera

Q&A: “Does P6 support MS SQL Server 2000?”

Written on April 9, 2013. By CPM Solutions

P6.0 does support MS SQL Server 2000. But since P6.1 or later, Primavera does not run on MS SQL 2000 any longer. You will have to upgrade to MS SQL […]

Posted in Database, Primavera

Q&A: “Does P6 support MS SQL Server 2008?”

Written on April 9, 2013. By CPM Solutions

Primavera does officially support MS SQL 2008, but Primavara does not support MS SQL 2012. We have run many tests against MS SQL Server 2008 running on Windows Server 2008 and found […]

Posted in Database, Primavera

Q&A: “Oracle database creation issue in P6.1 when Oracle is running on Windows Server 2008”

Written on April 9, 2013. By CPM Solutions

Your Problem: “Below is the screenshot of the error I get when trying to create the database. It seems like the GUI is unable to connect to the Oracle database. What […]

Posted in Database

Q&A: “How do I make letter templates work on MS Office 2007?”

Written on April 9, 2013. By CPM Solutions

If you install MS Office 2007 in the server in which Primavera Contract Manager is installed, you will come across some problems. First, Microsoft Word will step responding. Second, you […]

Posted in Contract Manager, Database