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Oracle Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition v14

By : Stephen Kelly
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Oracle Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition v14

By: Stephen Kelly

Overview of this book

Oracle's Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition is a document management, job cost, and field controls solution that keeps construction projects on schedule and on budget through complete project control. "Oracle Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition v14" explains the concepts behind the core modules and how to use them."Oracle Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition v14" makes this complex application understandable. You will understand the concepts behind the core modules and how to use them. This book starts with some basic introduction to Contract management and then covers the advantages and disadvantages of using a spreadsheet in managing information on a project. The book then covers in detail the concepts involved with how it works from a 30,000 foot view and explains the concept of how Oracle Primavera Contract Management is diametrically opposed to a spreadsheet mentality. The book also covers the aspects of how Oracle Primavera Contract Management manages the money and contractual relationships on a project.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
Oracle Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition v14
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
5
There Is a Better Way
Index

Understanding the hierarchy


There are two basic types of hierarchies we need to consider when using PCM. There is the project hierarchy and the monetary hierarchy . Each of these structures allows for the rolling up of information to the various levels within the hierarchy. Security is not based on either of these hierarchical structures as it is assigned by the user at the project level only.

Project hierarchy

The project hierarchy is developed using the project tree on the opening screen of PCM. PCM can hold up to nine different tree configurations as required by the organization. It is a simple way to organize your projects into a hierarchical structure. The following screenshot is an example of a project hierarchical structure:

All projects are part of a project hierarchical structure. There can be very simple structures and very complex ones. Large, multinational companies can have a complex project hierarchical structure. Each project (which the Project Management Body of Knowledge Guide...