Project Status (tipcs2102m000)

Use this session to list or maintain the project status.

You can maintain project data in the detail session and/or in the Project Details (tipcs2130m000) session.

Note

Projects of the Budget type are not listed.

 

Project

A collection of manufacturing and purchasing actions that are performed for a particular customer order. A project is initiated to plan and coordinate the production of the to be manufactured items.

For a standard-to-order production, the project is only used to link the item with the customer order. A project can also include these:

  • Customized item data (BOMs and routings)
  • Project planning (activity planning)
Note

Projects of the Budget type are not listed.

Reference

Displays the reference data of the project. For instance, the number of a customer's sales order. You can search for project data using the reference.

Project Status

Indicates the current progress of the project.

Allowed values

Possible values

Project Stage

Indicates the current execution stage of the project.

You can enter project stages using the Project Stages (tipcs2110m000) session.

Start Date

The desired or planned start date for the project. This date is used or calculated with the Generate Network Planning (tipcs4210m000) session.

You can only enter a start date if:

  • The project is of the type main or single.
  • The Forward planning method is selected in the Project Details (tipcs2130m000) session.

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Completion Date

The desired or planned completion date for the project. This date is used or calculated with the Generate Network Planning (tipcs4210m000) session.

You can only enter a completion date if:

  • The project is of the type main or single.
  • The Forward planning method is selected in the Project Details (tipcs2130m000) session.

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Search Key

An alternative form of a description used for convenience during searching. Typically, it is an abbreviation, an acronym, or a mnemonic alternative to a full description.

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Project Type

A way to characterize projects.

A project can have one of these types:

  • Main Project: the project structure is composed of subprojects
  • Subproject: the project is a subproject to a main project
  • Single Project: the project is a stand-alone project and is not part of a main project/subproject structure
Project Employee

The person who is in charge of the execution of the project.

Sold-to Business Partner

The business partner for whom the project is carried out.

Note

Allows you to quickly retrieve project data.

Definitively Closed

If this check box is selected, the project is definitively closed and can no longer be reopened.

All financial transactions must be completed during pcs project closure for the actual calculation to take place. If transactions are missing, pcs project actual costs cannot be calculated accurately.

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