| Solution ID: prim20596 |
| How to create a Primavera Contractor database for Contractor CD with (c) 2004 date. |
| Status: Reviewed |
| Version(s): 4.1 |
| Problem: | How to create a Primavera Contractor database. |
| Fix: | Navigate to the Database folder on the CD. Double click on ConfigAsst.exe
Choose ‘Create a new Primavera database’, enter the Product key and click ‘Next’.
Choose ‘Microsoft SQL Server or MSDE’ and check the ‘Include sample project data’ box. Click ‘Next’.
Choose ‘Project Management Database (PMDB). Clilck ‘Next’.
Choose ‘Create database and load application data’. Be sure the ‘Load license key file’ box is checked. Click the folder button and browse to the CD and select the ‘pmdb.lic’ file located on the root of the CD. Click ‘Next’.
Enter the SQL Server administrative username and password (The Admin Name is ‘sa’ by default. The Admin password was defined when installing MSDE). Enter the Server Name (This is the full computer name and can be found by right clicking on My Computer and selecting ‘Properties’. For Windows 2000, select the ‘Network Identification’ tab. For Windows XP, choose the ‘Computer Name’ tab. Localhost can also be used as the Server Name.) Click ‘Next’.
Manually enter the Database name of ‘PCONDB’ (This is the only database name that Contractor will be looking for). Click ‘Next’.
Choose ‘YES, I want to create database tables and structure’. Click ‘Next’.
Structure is being created……..
Click ‘Next’ to Load Application Data
Loading Application Data…….
Click ‘Finish’ to complete the database creation. |
