Release: P6 (version 7.

0)
Release Date: March 2010
Revision: 7.0.0.0.1
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CONTENTS
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NEW FEATURES
INSTALLATION INFORMATION
KNOWN ISSUES IN P6
ISSUES RESOLVED IN THIS VERSION
CONTACTING ORACLE PRIMAVERA
NEW FEATURES
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For a complete list and description of new Project Management module features,
refer to the "What's New in the Project Management module" topic
in the Project Management Help.
For a complete list and description of new Methodology Management module feature
s,
refer to the "What's New in the Methodology Management module" topic
in the Methodology Management Help.
Note: P6 is now compatible with Oracle Access Manager. For more information, ref
er to Solution ID 913727.1 in the Oracle Primavera Support Knowledgebase: http:/
/www.oracle.com/primavera/support.html.
Security Enhancements
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In P6 version 6.2.1, Oracle Primavera provided a stronger encryption algorithm f
or private
database login passwords. All private database login passwords created or modifi
ed
in P6 version 6.2.1 and later will use the new encryption algorithm. All private
database
login passwords created in 6.2 and earlier versions will continue to use the pre
vious
encryption algorithm until you reset or modify the existing passwords. Refer to
the
instructions for resetting existing passwords to use the new encryption algorith
m in
in the "Database Configuration" chapter of the P6 Administrator's Guide.
INSTALLATION INFORMATION
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For more information on on supported system configurations, refer to the latest
Tested Configurations file. The latest versions is available in a download from
the the Primavera Applications section of the Oracle Technology Network Document
ation site:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/index.html.
Note: If you will be choosing the Stand-alone option during the Client Modules i
nstallation, you must run setup.exe from a mapped drive.
KNOWN ISSUES IN P6 version 7.0
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None.
KNOWN DOCUMENTATION ISSUES IN P6 version 7.0
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Oracle 11g Client (32-bit)
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You are no longer required to install the Oracle 11g client (32-bit) when instal
ling P6 client modules on a 64-bit operating system. Ignore the sections, "Addit
ional Information for 64-bit Installations" in the "P6 Client Installation and C
onfiguration" chapter of the P6 Administrator's Guide and "Additional Informatio
n for 64-bit Operating Systems" in the Stand-Alone Technical Document (version 7
.0.0.0.0).
Oracle 11g Instant Client
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Although not fully supported for P6 version 7.0, you may choose to use Oracle In
stant Client to connect to your P6 database. Ignore the section, "Connecting to
Oracle Databases Using Oracle 11g Instant Client" in the Database Administration
chapter of the P6 Administrator's Guide, and refer to Solution ID 1066056.1 in
the Oracle Primavera Support Knowledgebase for the latest configuration informat
ion:
http://www.oracle.com/primavera/support.html.
Non-Default Ports for SQL Server
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If using a non-default SQL Server port, you can perform database administration
tasks in lieu of installing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Backward Compatibility Com
ponents on each client machine that requires full access to P6 Integration API f
unctionality. For more information, refer to Solution ID 1066057.1 in the Oracle
Primavera Support Knowledgebase:
http://www.oracle.com/primavera/support.html.
JRockit for Oracle WebLogic (64-bit)
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In the P6 Administrator's Guide, follow the instructions in the "Media Packs" se
ction of the Preface that detail how to obtain JRockit for Oracle WebLogic Serve
r 10gR3 (64-bit). Ignore the following statement in the "Installing WebLogic" se
ctions of the Installing P6 Progress Reporter and Installing P6 Web Access chapt
ers:
To use JRockit with 64-bit Windows servers, JRockit Real Time 3.0 for
Java version 6 (1.6.0_11) is required. Download this version from the
following website:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/jrockit/index.html
JBoss Port Conflicts
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When deploying P6 Progress Reporter and P6 Web Access from the same JBoss instal
lation, you must perform additional configuration steps to resolve listen port c
onflicts. For more information, refer to Solution ID 913959.1 in the Oracle Prim
avera Support Knowledgebase:
http://www.oracle.com/primavera/support.html.
ISSUES RESOLVED IN THIS VERSION
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For a list of issues from previous versions that are resolved in P6 version 7.0,

refer to Solution ID 913567.1 in the Oracle Primavera Support Knowledgebase:
http://www.oracle.com/primavera/support.html.
CONTACTING ORACLE PRIMAVERA
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To open new technical issues, track existing technical issues, and search the kn
owledgebase, go to https://support.oracle.com.
For the latest information on the support renewals process, go to http://www.ora
cle.com/support/index.html.
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