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   <Header>
      <Title>Function: Project evaluation and closing</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2268723">
         <Level1>Project evaluation and closing</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>The objective of this business function is to close projects.
		Before the project is closed, commitments and actual costs must be processed.
		After a project is closed, purchase orders can no longer be generated. A
		project must be closed before it can be archived or deleted. Prior to archiving
		the project, clusters can be generated for performing service and
		maintenance.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Process: Evaluate and close project, process
		(MPR08a)</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>In this process, you can confirm project issues, set the status
		of the project to Closed, evaluate the project, create clusters for life-cycle
		maintenance and finally either delete or archive the project
		issues.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListItemHead>Close the Project</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>The objective of this process is to close projects. Before you
		  can close projects, you must process the projects’ commitments and actual
		  costs. After you close the project, you can no longer generate purchase orders,
		  although you can still view some information on project performance while the
		  project is in progress. After you close a project, you can no longer post
		  financial transactions to that project.</ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>Create clusters</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>You must create the As-Built structure of Project Product
			 for service and maintenance. The resulting clusters consist of the
			 element/activity structure and all the material resources that are used to
			 build the Project Product.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>You can use these clusters to perform the installation,
			 warranty service, and life-cycle maintenance.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>Archive or delete the project</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>You can only archive projects after the projects are closed.
		  Projects are usually archived annually. If archiving is not required, you can
		  also delete the closed projects.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Assumptions:</GUIRef>
         </ListIntro>
         <ListItem>ERP Enterprise Project will serve as the supporting
		  functionality.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">IT support:</GUIRef>
         </ListIntro>
         <ListItem>ERP Enterprise Project</ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Process: Evaluate and close project, product
		(MPR08b)</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>In this process, you can set the project to Closed, Evaluated,
		and then either Archived or Deleted.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>The objective of this process is to close and/or archive
		projects. Before the project is closed, the commitments and actual costs must
		be processed. After the project has been closed, purchase orders can no longer
		be generated, although some information on project performance can be viewed
		while the project is in progress. After a project is closed, you can no longer
		post financial transactions to that project.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>Projects can only be archived after the project is closed.
		Archiving is usually performed annually.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Assumptions:</GUIRef>
         </ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Manufacturing Project Control will serve as the supporting
		  functionality.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">IT support:</GUIRef>
         </ListIntro>
         <ListItem>ERP Enterprise Manufacturing, Project Control System</ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>