Primavera P6 Professional Free Trial: Easy Install Guide for Beginners

Downloading and Installing Primavera P6 Professional Version 24.12 - Made Easy!

Overview

This guide walks you through downloading and installing the latest Primavera P6 Professional 24.12 version for Windows. This version is provided as a free 30-day trial through Oracle’s eDelivery platform, ideal for training, evaluation, and non-commercial use.

STEP 1: VISIT edelivery.oracle.com!

1. Open a web browser & navigate to edelivery.oracle.com.
   

STEP 2: CREATE AN ORACLE ACCOUNT

1. Click "Create Account" if you don't already have one.

1. Complete registration:
   • Provide your email, personal details, and company information (if applicable).
     
   • Verify your email and set a password.

Important: An Oracle account is mandatory to access the software download.

STEP 3: SEARCH FOR PRIMAVERA P6 PROFESSIONAL

1. Log into your Oracle account.
   
2. Use the large search bar on the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud.
   
3. Type in:➔ Primavera P6 Professional
   
4. Click Search.
   

STEP 4: SELECT THE CORRECT VERSION

1. Look for:➔ Primavera P6 Professional Release 24.12
   
2. Ignore other packages like EPPM or DLP unless specifically required.
3. Click Select on Primavera P6 Professional Release 24.12.
   

STEP 5: ADD TO CART AND ACCEPT TERMS

1. The software will be added to your cart.
   
2. Hover over "View Items" at the top-right and click Continue.
   
3. Read and accept the license agreement:
   • You are agreeing to a 30-day trial license.
4. Click Continue again.
   

STEP 6: DOWNLOAD THE SOFTWARE

1. Locate the application zip file (you don't need database or API files).
   
2. Right-click the download button and choose "Save link as".
   
3. Save the file to your Desktop or preferred folder.
   

STEP 7: EXTRACT THE FILES

1. Right-click the downloaded zip file → select "Extract All".

1. Inside the extracted folder, locate another zip (Release 24.12).

1. Again, extract this inner zip file.
   

STEP 8: INSTALL PRIMAVERA P6

1. Open the extracted P6 Professional Setup folder.

1. Double-click the setup.exe file.
2. During installation:
   • Choose Typical Install.
     
   • Uncheck "Replace existing versions" if you wish to retain previous installations
3. Click Install and wait for completion.
   

STEP 9: CONFIGURE THE DATABASE (SQLite)

1. After installation, a prompt will appear.
   
2. Select to run Database Configuration (do not run Upgrade Utility).
   

To set up a new database:

• Click Add.
  
• Select SQLite as the database type.

• Choose "Add a New Standalone Database and Connection".

• Database Alias: Suggestion → pmdb_2412

• Click Next.
  
• Admin username: adminPassword: admin (or a custom password for better security).
  
• Click Next.

• Choose a location for the database file or accept the default.
• Optional: Check Load Sample Data to preload sample projects.

1. Save the database configuration.
   

STEP 10: LAUNCH PRIMAVERA P6!

1. Go to Start Menu → Oracle - Primavera P6 → Primavera P6 Professional 24 x64. Start Menu-
   

Oracle – Primavera P6 -

Launch Primavera P6 Professional 24 x 64 -

1. Log in with:
   • Username: admin
   • Password: admin

STEP 11: SELECT THE INDUSTRY TYPE

1. Upon first launch, a popup may appear ("Industry not set").
   
2. To fix:
   • Go to Admin → Admin Preferences.
     
   • Navigate to the Industry Tab.

• • Set Industry to Engineering and Construction.

Congratulations!

You have now installed and configured Primavera P6 Professional 24.12 successfully. You are now ready to start planning, scheduling, and managing projects!

If you have any questions, please call us at (985) 781-9190!