Users Can Open Projects in "Exclusive Mode" Without the Required Project Security Permissions in P6 Web Standard View

(Doc ID 2342429.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 03, 2018

Applies to:

Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management - Version 16.2.8.0 to 16.2.11.0 [Release 16.2]
Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Cloud Service - Version 16.2.8.0 to 16.2.11.0 [Release 16.2]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

ACTUAL BEHAVIOR

Users can open projects exclusively without the Project Security Permissions "Check In/Check Out Projects and Open Projects Exclusively" when using the Standard View in P6 Web.
The options are greyed out for these users when using P6 Professional or P6 Web Classic view.

EXPECTED BEHAVIOR

The Open Exclusively options are greyed out for user without the "Check In/Check Out Projects and Open Projects Exclusively" permissions.

STEPS

The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:

  1. Access P6 Web in standard view with a user that does not have the security permissions "Check In/Check Out Projects and Open Projects Exclusively".
  2. Select the projects tab.
  3. Select a project and use the Open drop down.
  4. Note the Open Exclusively option is not greyed out.

 

Cause

Sign In with your My Oracle Support account

Don't have a My Oracle Support account? Click to get started

My Oracle Support provides customers with access to over a
Million Knowledge Articles and hundreds of Community platforms