Create a named user for Primavera Integration API

Set Up a Named User for the Primavera Integration API (Primavera v6.x or P6 v7)

Use the following step-by-step at the server console where the Estimate Primavera Integration Server will be installed.

Step by Step — Set a Named User (P6 version 6.x or 7)

  1. Launch Primavera Project Management. From the Primavera menu, select Admin, and then Users to open the Users dialog box.

  2. Highlight the Admin login name in the list of users.

    You can also choose a special user designated for use by the Estimate Primavera integration. This is the user that is specified in Job Properties for every job configured to send updates to Primavera. You can avoid permission problems by making this user an Admin Super User. The special user does not need access to any module besides the Integration API.

  3. In the bottom portion of the dialog, select the Licensing tab.

  4. Select the Named User check box in the Integration API row.

  5. Click Close to exit the dialog box.

Set Up a Named User for the Primavera Integration API (P6 v8 – P6 v15.1)

Use the following step-by-step in a web browser.

Step by Step — Set a Named User (P6 v8 – v15.1)

  1. Launch the Primavera P6 Web Application. At the top of the screen, choose Administer. Then select User Access.

  2. Highlight the Admin login name in the list of users.

    You can also choose a special user designated for use by Estimate Primavera integration. This is the user that will be specified in Job Properties for every job configured to send updates to Primavera. You can avoid permission problems by making this user an Admin Super User. The special user does not need access to any module besides the Integration API.

  3. In the lower portion of the dialog box, view the Module Access tab.

  4. Double-click the Access check box in the Integration API row.

  5. Click Save.