Schedule Statuses
Project schedule statuses are used to identify the stages of a project, for example, Planning or Construction. These values populate the Schedule Status drop-down menu on the Project module's Edit Project Details page.
To open the Project Schedule Status page:
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Open the Administration Menu page.
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Under the PROJECT ADMIN heading, click Schedule Statuses.
To add a schedule status:
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In the Schedule Status field, enter the name of the schedule status.
This is the value that will be displayed to users.
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Click ADD.
Once you have created a schedule status, you can further define it or edit it. To edit a schedule status:
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In the Schedule Status field, select the schedule status to edit.
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To change the name of the schedule status, enter a value in the Rename field.
All historical information will reflect the new value.
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To change the display order, enter a value in the Tab Order field.
The Tab Order indicates the position, in menus, where this value will be listed. Lower numbered values are displayed toward the top of the list. Values will the same tab order will be sorted alphabetically.
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To change the status, select a value in the Status field.
Schedule status values with a status of Inactive are not displayed to users. However, inactivating a schedule status does not affect the existing projects that utilize it.
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Click UPDATE.
Schedule status values that have not been used can be deleted from the system.
Schedule status values that have been associated with a project cannot be deleted, but they can be inactivated to prevent users from accessing them.
To delete a schedule status:
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In the Schedule Status field, select the value to delete.
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Click DELETE.
A dialog box opens asking you to confirm your choice.
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Click OK.