{"id":7654,"date":"2014-11-07t16:20:07","date_gmt":"2014-11-07t21:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.deco-dalles.com\/?p=7654"},"modified":"2019-10-09t13:23:05","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09t17:23:05","slug":"primavera-p6-84-should-you-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.deco-dalles.com\/primavera-p6-84-should-you-upgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"primavera p6 professional 8.4 is out: should you upgrade?"},"content":{"rendered":"

a few days ago, oracle released the latest updates to the primavera p6 suite under version 8.4. \u00a0at first, this seemed just like another\u00a0version update with a few enhancements and bug fixes. but after i took a closer look, primavera p6 professional 8.4 ushers in some major architecture and feature changes for p6 professional standalone users.<\/p>\n

let’s see what’s new to understand what i mean.<\/p>\n

what’s new in primavera p6 professional 8.4<\/h2>\n

here’s what’s new in p6 8.4.<\/p>\n

sqlite supported in new standalone mode<\/h3>\n

in 8.4, oracle is announcing support for a new database – sqlite<\/a>. what is sqlite?<\/p>\n

sqlite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional sql database engine. sqlite is the most widely deployed sql database engine in the world. the source code for sqlite is in the public domain.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

sounds good right? oracle xe was such a pain. maybe…<\/p>\n

now on fresh installs of p6 professional 8.4, when you choose to install in “standalone<\/strong>” mode, you’ll get primavera p6 with sqlite as the db.<\/p>\n

but there’s a catch.<\/p>\n

the new standalone version of p6 removes some features and functionality<\/strong> that you’d normally see in previous versions.<\/p>\n

what functionality is removed?<\/h3>\n

the new standalone version of p6 is now truly “stand alone”. it is a single-user installation, with only 1 user and no multi-user features. prior to 8.4, if you installed p6 as a standalone install, you’d essentially get “enterprise-multi-user-p6” installed on a pc. now, oracle believes there’s no need for the following features:<\/p>\n