Primavera P6 Installation Instructions For Windows 10 Users 1
IMPORTANT: READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY AND FOLLOW THEM EXACTLY. The following is provided for your convenience only. Ten Six Consulting do not offer technical support for the installation process of P6 Professional. If you are experiencing difficulties downloading or installing Primavera P6 Professional evaluation software, please contact Oracle. Prerequisites: you have already downloaded the Primavera P6 Professional installation media zip file from the Oracle e delivery cloud at: https://edelivery.oracle.com/ See the Ten Six instructions for downloading the correct media files from Oracle at the following URL: https://tensix.com/wp content/uploads/2017/12/downloading Primavera P6 Professional Revision 4.0 2017.pdf 2
Installing Primavera P6 Professional R17.12 or later The V971400 01.zip media delivery file will be a different number with each released of Primavera P6 Professional. These instructions we written using a 2017 zip file V971400 01.zip, however the principles are identical for later versions. Unzip your V971400 01.zip to your Downloads or other convenient folder on the computer. The installation media image will create the following folder structure: C:\Downloads\P6_Pro_R(version number) HOW TO: Unzip the V971400 01.zip File: 1. Locate the V971400 01.zip file using the Windows file Explorer. 2. Click on the Extract tab. 3. Click the Extract All tab to extract the Primavera P6 Professional installation files. 4. In the Extract Compressed (Zipped) Folders dialog, select a destination path. 3
5. Click Extract. 6. You will see the files being extracted. 7. The P6 installation files will be in a folder named P6_Pro_R1712. For example, if you chose to extract it to your downloads directory it would be located in a folder similar to the following: C:\Users\TenSix\Downloads\V971400 01 You have now unzipped the Primavera P6 Professional installation files and can proceed to the next steps that show you how to install the program. 4
IMPORTANT: Read the following instructions carefully and follow them EXACTLY. If you deviate from these instructions the installation may not work. These are provided for your convenience only. Ten Six Consulting do not offer technical support for Primavera P6 Installations. HOW TO: Install Primavera P6 Professional on your Windows 10 Computer 1. Using your Windows file explorer, locate the Setup.exe file in the P6_Pro_R1712 folder and right click on it. 2. Select the Open option from the menu. You can also double click to start the installer. 3. In the Welcome to P6 Professional dialog, go with the default Typical installation option and click OK. 5
4. In the Ready To Install Primavera P6 Professional dialog, click Install. 5. Depending on your UAC (User Account Control) setting, you may be prompted to allow the program to make changes to your system. Click Yes to allow. Note: to find the UAC settings in Windows 10, do a search in the Settings dialog for UAC. The installer may also prompt you to install certain prerequisite programs on your machine. These include Java, the DHTML Editing Component and Microsoft.NET Framework 4 (x86 and x64). If prompted, allow the installer to proceed with these installations. 6
Possible Prerequisites You may be prompted to install certain prerequisite applications if they are not already on your machine or are out of date. 6. If you do not already have Java on your machine, you may be prompted to install it. Click Install. 7. When the Java installation is completed, click close. 7
8. After any necessary prerequisites are installed, the Primavera P6 client installation will start. 9. Once the install of the client is complete, the following database options dialog appears. 10. Select the Run Database Configuration option (typically this is the default). 11. Click OK. 8
12. In the Select Driver Type dialog, choose the P6 Pro Standalone (SQLite) option. 13. Click Next. 14. In the Configure P6 Professional Standalone Connection, select the Add a new standalone database and connection option. 9
15. Click Next. 16. In the resulting dialog, enter and confirm a password for your system. This will be the password you use to login to P6. VERY IMPORTANT: Be sure to make a careful note of this password. It will be used for all the database passwords and the P6 administrative user once you login. Write it down on the following line: My P6 Admin Password is: 17. In the next you will need to confirm the location of the SQLite database and make sure you also check the Load Sample Data option. 10
18. In the Sample Data dialog, check the option to load the sample data as part of your P6 installation. Training Note: If you are loading this in order to participate in a Ten Six online or on site training class, the sample data must be loaded. 1. Click Next. 2. In the Connection Successful dialog, click the Finish button. 11
Primavera P6 Professional is now loaded on your computer along with the SQLite database and sample data. Some of the prerequisites installed may cause the installer to prompt you that a restart of the computer is required. If so, click Yes to restart your machine. Getting Started with P6 Primavera P6 Professional can now be started from the Start menu s All apps option. We also recommend that you Right click on the P6 Professional menu item and Pin it to your Start menu or Taskbar. This will make the program easier to access in the future. 12
Now run the application to be sure the installation has worked correctly. To do so click on the P6 Professional menu item in the Start menu or Taskbar. When prompted, enter the admin password you specified during installation. Upon the first login, you will be prompted to set the appropriate industry for your organization. You will need to make this change in the Admin Preferences area of P6 Professional as show in the following figures. In the Admin Preferences dialog, click on the Industry tab and select your desired industry sector option. 13
This will determine the terminology and default settings P6 uses for subsequent sessions. Training Note: If you are participating in a Ten Six Primavera P6 Professional online or on site training class, please select the Engineering and Construction option. 14