{"id":34677,"date":"2016-04-26t16:49:26","date_gmt":"2016-04-26t20:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.deco-dalles.com\/?p=34677"},"modified":"2019-10-18t10:54:54","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18t14:54:54","slug":"primavera-p6-16-1-released-complete-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.deco-dalles.com\/primavera-p6-16-1-released-complete-details\/","title":{"rendered":"primavera p6 16.1 is released! everything you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"
this month marked oracle’s latest release of primavera p6 16.1, their flagship project management software. there are some new features to discuss and some changes. if you’re on an a single-digit version (version 6, 7 or 8) don’t forget about oracle’s new versioning approach<\/a>\u00a0– version 16.1 isn’t truly 8 releases ahead of v8. you can get the low-down on all versions from our version history page<\/a>.<\/p>\n since primavera p6 is really 2 applications<\/a>, let me update you on both primavera p6 eppm (web tool) first, then the ever-popular primavera p6 professional (windows tool).<\/p>\n i know many p6 professional users who have tried to use eppm might be groaning right now, but in truth oracle primavera is\u00a0moving closer to web-based version of p6 we can love (or just use). here’s why:<\/p>\n oracle had started in previous versions of primavera p6 eppm to distance itself from java, technology that rendered eppm unusable to many and annoyingly slow for most. with the replacement of java for fleet-footed html5, we’re starting to see improvements in performance that are significant.<\/p>\n in version 16.1, oracle has replaced the following views with html5 versions:<\/p>\n to give you a feel, here’s the old activities screen:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n and here’s the new 16.1 version:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n oracle does stipulate that most of the functionality<\/em> is now in the html5 view. however, it is possible to switch back to the classic java view (if necessary).<\/p>\n while i’m happy to see performance improvements through html5, if the old java-applet classic views are still available, i’m drawing the conclusion that java is still lurking around, to the dread of many it administrators.<\/p>\n some features that are not yet available in the html5 views, that will still rely on java are:<\/p>\n with the lack of these key features in the faster html5 views, especially import\/export and printing, i’m would still recommend holding off if your company is considering an upgrade.<\/p>\n p6 eppm 16.1 has a new resource assignment view, but it is missing the resource assignment spreadsheet. so you still can’t see how your resource hours are spread.<\/p>\n however, oracle has included an enhancement to the timescale in the team usage view. previously you couldn’t get a daily view, only weekly was available, but now you can see your graph by days.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n p6 professional has the popular global change<\/a> tool to make massive replacements across a project. p6 eppm has global search and replace. and primavera p6 eppm 16.1 has some enhancements to this area as well, making it much more usable.<\/p>\n here’s a catchall of the other new features and enhancements<\/p>\n <\/p>\n and now what you’ve been waiting for – the new goodies in\u00a0primavera p6 professional 16.1.<\/p>\n let me warn you – it’s not overwhelming.<\/p>\n oracle continues to focus 90% of its efforts on updates to p6 eppm \/ mobile apps<\/a> and 10% of efforts on its flagship popular primavera p6 professional (aka the windows tool). now that you have the warm and fuzzies, let’s get into, because there are 2 things that are worth the wait.<\/p>\n wow!\u00a0two new fields are now available to primavera p6 16.1 users (both p6 eppm and p6 professional) – successor details & predecessor details.<\/p>\n these fields show predecessor\/successor, relationship type and lag in the activity columns. we all know how hard it is to find lag time<\/a> in a project. well, it just got a whole lot easier! these 2 new fields put the lag information and relationship type in full view.<\/p>\n have a look. the video below helps you compare visually the original “successors” field, and the new “successor details” field.<\/p>\nwhat’s new in primavera p6 16.1 – p6 eppm first.<\/h2>\n
java replacement with html5<\/h3>\n
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what’s new in primavera p6 professional\u00a016.1<\/h2>\n
new relationship fields –\u00a0successor details & predecessor details<\/h3>\n