Project configuration steps - Master data

Projects use some specific master data which can be found managed in General/Projects.

Therefore, it is recommended to setup theses data before starting to work on projects.

Field	Purpose	Comments
General/Projects/Activity Priorities	This function enables to manage the prioritization attribute, which is used to categorize the project activity priority (e.g. "Low", "Medium" and "High").	The categorization may be used to highlight, sort, filter, project activities.
General/Projects/Activity Statuses	This function enables to manage the possible statuses of project activities.	The status may influence the possibility of entering timesheets on project activities. This is set through the Disable for TS parameter (if set, no timesheet can be entered for project activities in this status).
General/Projects/Activity Types	This function enables to define the possible types for a project activity (e.g. "Analysis", "Implementation", "Test").	The categorization may be used to highlight, sort, filter project activities.
General/Projects/Cost Occurrences Categories	This function enables to defines the possible types for a cost occurrence (e.g. "HW", "SW", "Services", etc.).	The categorization may be used to highlight, sort, filter cost occurrences. However, it has to be noted that budgeting cost occurrences in estimations is done based on these categories (e.g. "100" for "HW").
General/Projects/Issue Priorities	This function enables to define the possible priorities for a project issue (e.g. "Low", "Medium", "High").	The categorization may be used to highlight, sort, filter project issues.
General/Projects/Risk Proximity	This attribute is used to categorize project risks proximity (e.g. "Immediate", "Soon (months)", "Late (year)").	The categorization may be use to highlight, sort, filter project risks.
General/Projects/Issue Subjects	This function is used to define the topics to which a project issue may be related.	The categorization may be used to highlight, sort, filter project issues.
General/Projects/Milestones	This function is used to manage (create, update, delete) the possible types of project milestones (e.g. "Start", "Closure", etc.).	For project milestones it requires to define the allowed types of project milestones predecessors. In projects, It won't be possible to create a milestone of a specific types if its temporary predecessor is not belonging to an allowed type.
General/Projects/Project Types	This function enables to define the possible types for a project (e.g. "Regulatory", "Business critical", etc.).	The categorization may be used to highlight, sort, filter projects.
General/Projects/Project Classes	This function enables to define the possible projects classification.	The categorization may be used to highlight, sort, filter projects. For each project class it is possible to associate a set of project semaphores which will be used instead of the standard definitions (see General/Projects/Semaphores next).
General/Projects/Semaphores	This function enables to manage generic project semaphores.	Generic project semaphores are used in reports if specific project semaphores for each project class (see General/Projects/Project Classes) are not defined.
General/Projects/Categories	This function enables to define the possible projects categorization.	The categorization may be used to highlight, sort, filter projects.
General/Projects/Delivery Impact	This function enables to define the possible project delivery impacts (e.g. "Low", "Medium", "high").	This categorization may be used to highlight, sort, filter project deliveries.