| # 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 especially for a particular customer order. A project is initiated by a customer order for items having a To Order order policy. The purpose of a project is to plan and coordinate the production of these items. For a standard-to-order production, the project is only used to link the item with the customer order. Otherwise, a project can include: Customized item data (BOMs and routings) Project planning (activity planning) A budget is a special type of project. A budget is used to plan and estimate, not to carry out production. 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. Related topics Network planning Project types 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. Related topics Network planning Project types 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. Related topics To use search keys 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. Note The status becomes definitively closed when the financial transactions that relate to the PCS project are removed. |