This functionality allows you to connect to more than one project from one or more external Primavera P6 systems. The user can import data from more than one project at a time from one or more systems without having to reconfigure the Schedule Systems and Project Data Systems in SmartPlant Foundation each time, which could lead to data mismatch. Instead, you create more Schedule Systems and Project Data Systems that represent different projects from one or more external Primavera P6 sources. This functionality is useful if you have many projects within a Primavera P6 system, or if you have more than one Primavera P6 system.
Configure user
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In SmartPlant Foundation Desktop Client, go to Administration > Configuration Role Assignment.
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Assign the Engineer or Super User role to the user that will be configuring the Primavera systems.
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In the Configurations pane of the dialog, set the configuration to Configuration Top. See Create and manage role assignments for more information.
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After you assign the role, log in as that user before proceeding.
Reset scope
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Select Query Scope at the bottom of the Desktop Client.
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Clear all boxes in the Query scope section.
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Under the Create scope section, select only the Scope Not Set box and clear any other boxes.
Create a new SPC System Configuration design document
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In the Desktop Client, create a new SPC System Configuration design document. See Create a new design document for more information.
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Name the document New System Name Mappings.
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New System Name Mappings is case-sensitive. There is a 31-character limit for your new system name.
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The new configuration document name should be unique.
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Select SPC System Documents as the Document Category.
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Select Configuration as the Document Type.
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Attach a mappings file. If you don't have a mappings file ready to use, you can create a copy of an existing mappings file and rename it according to a system name. See Attach the mappings workbook and XML files to the Primavera Schedule Web Mappings configuration document and Configure schedule mapping for import for more information on mappings files.
A mappings file has an XML Source file and an Excel workbook file. The XML Source
file and the Excel workbook should have the same name as the SPC Configuration design
document. Name the XML Source file New System Name Mappings.xml. Name the Excel file New System Name Mappings.xlsm. -
Sign off the configuration design document. See Sign off a document for more information.
Do not share configuration documents between Project Data Systems. You will create
a Project Data System later in this process. Only use the design document for this
Project Data System.
Set scope
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Select the Query Scope button at the bottom of the Desktop Client.
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Select the desired plant in the Query scope and Create scope sections.
Create and configure a new Project Data System and a new schedule system
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Create a new Project Data System. See Create new Project Data Systems for configuring multiple Primavera systems for specific instructions. If you have already created a schedule system, select it from the Schedule System drop-down box. Otherwise, leave it blank for now.
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Create a new schedule system. See Configure the Primavera Web Services schedule system for information on how to create a new schedule system.
You must run the Hotfix 12 load files before you can create a new schedule system.
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Fill out the Project Data System box with the new Project Data System you created in step 1.
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Right-click the Project Data System and select the Update menu.
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Verify that the Schedule System box is filled out with the correct schedule system.