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Navigate Here: Projects > Add Project or Projects > Browse Projects; click the Add icon

 

You can add a new project on the Add Project page.

 

Add Project

 

To add a project, fill in the following fields:

 

The required fields are noted with an asterisk (*).

 

Project ID*: The ID of the project. Project ID is automatically generated but can be manually entered. It must be unique.

 

Parent Project: The parent project of the current project.

 

Project*: The name of the project. It can be unique or repeatable, according to configuration.

 

Is Annual Project: Specify whether or not this is an annual project by selecting either True or False.

 

Department*: Browse and select a department where the project falls under by clicking Magnifier. Options can be configured in Dropdown List Management.

 

Service Department: Select a service department where the project falls under. Options can be configured in Dropdown List Management.

 

Department Ranking Priority: Select a priority to assign to the project. Options can be configured in Dropdown List Management.

 

Project Intent: Select an intent of the project. Options can be configured in Dropdown List Management.

 

District: Select a district where the project is located or will take place. Options can be configured in Dropdown List Management.

 

Account Number: The account number of the project.

 

Primary Fund Group: Select a fund group to attach to the project.

 

Currency*: Select a currency of the project. It will be populated automatically with the default currency of the selected Department, if the Department has no valid default currency, it will be populated automatically with the Default Organization Currency. You can also change it manually. This field will become read-only when project contains financial data (such as financial scoping, budget or FR etc.).

 

Program*: Select a program where the project falls under. Options can be configured in Dropdown List Management.

 

Subprogram: Select a subprogram where the project falls under. A subprogram is related to the program selected above. Options can be configured in Dropdown List Management.

 

Contact Person: The contact person of the project.

 

Phone Number: The phone number of the contact person specified above.

 

Project Type: Select a project type for the project. Options can be configured in Dropdown List Management.

 

Page Number: This page number is a reference number used in the reporting section of the application, particularly the Project Index Report. For example, you may want run a large report with many projects listed. So a Project Index Report may be required for this report to help organized and list the projects.  It will call the Page Number field that is supplied here for the project.

 

Upload New Project Picture: The picture size is limited to 1MB. Click the Browse button to browse and select a file to upload to the project. The project image will be embedded into several different versions of the project description reports.

 

Project Location: The location of the project.

 

Location Description: A detailed description of the project location.

 

Address: The address of the project location.

 

Zip Code: The ZIP code of the project location. The ZIP code must be in the format of "#####" and only contain numbers. Any other format will not be accepted. You may also click the View Map button to view the project location on the map in GIS. To view the map a valid Address and Zip Code is required.

 

Project Description: The description for the project.

 

Project Justification: The justification for the project.

 

Proposed Project Funding Source: A description of the proposed funding source.

 

Operation Impact: A description of the operational impact.

 

Other Information: A description of any additional information required on the project.

 

Funding Status: Whether this project has been funded or not.

 

Click the Save button to save the new project and the system will go to the Browse Planning Projects page.

 

Click the Save and Add Another Project button to save the new project and add another one.

 

Click the Save & Go to Project Management Page button to save the new project and go to the Scoping tab of the project to estimate the project's financial cost. By default, the system will automatically assign all the System scoping areas for the current user to scope.

 

Click the Reset button to clear the latest input.

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