Enter the basic details for the project:
Note:
The Collaborative Space is shown in which the
project is created.
Source Project. The project whose details are
copied over.
Type. Shows as Project Space. If alternate types or
subtypes are defined for your system, click to
select a subtype. You can select only one subtype. The type selected
determines the policies made available in the Select Policy field and
corresponding attributes on the page. The type chooser is available only
when there is more than one type. If there is only one project type, this
field becomes a read-only field showing the project
type.
Name. Enter the name of the new
project. Click Autoname to have the system assign the
project name.
Project Date. The date on which
the project is estimated to start or finish, based on the value of the
Schedule From field. To change the date, click .
When using a start date, the default is today's date. Depending on how you
add tasks to the project, the tasks may take on this date by default. For
example, if you add tasks from scratch, they automatically have the same
estimated start date as the project. For more information
about estimated start dates, see About Tasks.
Policy. Select the
policy to govern the project. The policies in the list are for the Project Type
selected. If the type only has one policy, this field is read-only.Note:
If you
select a custom policy, you must add the custom policy to the
DomainAccess.xml file to successfully create the
project.
Project Visibility.
- Company. If a company visible project is created
when you are logged in with a particular Organization/Collaborative
Space, the project gets that Organization/Collaborative Space. All users
who belong to that Organization are given access to the project,
regardless of the Collaborative Space.
- Members. If a member visible project is created
when you are logged in with a particular Organization/Collaborative
Space, the project gets that Organization/Collaborative Space. All users
who belong to that Organization/Collaborative Space are given access to
the project.
Note:
Once a project is created, you cannot change its
visibility.
Note:
This field is not available when creating projects
in a 3DBaseline environment.
Base Currency.
The currency in which financial data is stored. The base currency applies to
budgets, benefits, resource requests, and forecasts. The base currency is
set at project creation time and cannot be changed after creation.
On premises only: The base currency is set in the
emxCommon.Currency.Triangulation property in the emxSystem.properties
file.
Note:
If you want to see the project's functionality in
another currency, then set the user's Currency Preference to that
currency as described in Web App Preferences.
Description. Type a brief description of the
project.
Copy Options. Choose these items in
the copy:
- Related Projects
- Bookmarks
- Financial Data
- Constraints
Schedule From. Select an option from the
list:
- Project Start Date. Schedule the project based on
when you start.
- Project Finish Date. Schedules the project based
on when it must be finished.
Default Constraint. The default constraint type
for project tasks. If this is set to "As Soon As Possible" the constraint
type for tasks defaults to "As Soon As Possible." Otherwise, the default
constraint for tasks is "As Late As
Possible."
Calendar. Click to
select one or more calendars for the project. If only one calendar is
selected, it becomes the default calendar. If more than one calendar is
selected, none of the calendars become the default, in which case you must
set the default calendar from the Project Properties page. Project
scheduling uses the default calendar. If a project does not have a default
calendar connected, the system calendar is used for scheduling. The system
calendar has 5 workings days and 8 working hours per day with Saturday and
Sunday as non-working days.
Business Unit. The business unit. Click to
select a business unit.
Program. Select one or more programs to be associated with the project.
Click and
then search for the programs. The search results list programs from
collaborative spaces associated with the logged-in user.
Business Goal. The business goal
that this project fulfills. Since only the host company can work with
business goals, the field is only shown for host company employees. To
associate a business goal with the project, click . The
search results list business goals from collaborative spaces associated with
the logged-in user.