Should I Install P6 PPM or P6 EPPM When Installing Primavera P6 on a Single Workstation?
Some technical considerations to help you decide which Primavera P6 version is right for you
This is a very common and puzzling question for someone who is installing P6 on a single workstation and is only going to have a single user – should I go with P6 Professional, also known as Primavera Project Portfolio Management (PPM), or P6 Enterprise, also known as Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM)?
Drawbacks of each approach
If installing P6 EPPM, these are the problems you will encounter:
- You will need to install Weblogic and the P6 Web to gain access to administrative functions, such as managing your EPS and code structure. The P6 client doesn't show those options when connecting to an EPPM database – you also need the web components to run some jobs, such as summarizing projects.
If installing P6 PPM, these are the problems you might encounter:
- P6 PPM doesn't include Primavera Team Member, Web Services, P6 Professional Cloud Connect or Enterprise Reports, and no customizable dashboards.
- Some operations in P6 EPPM are delegated to the server and will be completed faster if the client is not in a location with good connectivity to the database server.
From a licensing perspective, we believe you are better off buying the EPPM license – it includes a PPM license and it only cost 10% more than the PPM license by itself. If you buy a PPM license and then later want to switch to EPPM, you have to buy a new license.
We recommend that clients always install P6 EPPM on an Oracle XE or Oracle Standard One database. In most cases, the P6 client will suffice to do all day-to-day operations in a PPM or EPPM installation.
For additional information, please check out this article in the Oracle knowledge base (login required) or contact us.
About the Author
Ravi Wallau - Integration Specialist
Ravi started working with computers as a child, programming with BASIC language on his MSX, a platform once popular outside of North America. In 1998, Ravi started an internship where he further developed his programming skills. After one year, this internship became his first job, where he gained experience developing industrial automation systems.
Over time, Ravi has worked in many different industries and programming languages, developing banking, integration and mobile solutions in C/C++, Java, Visual Basic and C # for a variety of platforms.
From 2007 to 2011, Ravi moved from Brazil, his native country, to Canada with the desire to live and learn another culture, as well as gain experience working in diverse environments.
Since 2009, Ravi has been an important part of the team at Emerald Associates. He has participated in key integration projects with major clients, such as CL&P, Suncor and Nexen, acting as the key technical lead in all phases of the projects. Ravi is also a key contributor at Emerald Associates in the development of unique in-house products such as TAPS, P6-Reporter (previously EP-datawarehouse), CAPPS, P6-Auditor and P6-Loader.
Ravi is a dedicated and insightful developer, one who prides himself on the quality of his work. He truly strives to provide optimal functionality so that each piece of a complex integration system fits together to give the end-user what they really need and more.
