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   <Header>
      <Title> Dati principali</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e372181">
         <Level1>Functions and features</Level1>
         <Level2>Dati principali</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e372187">
         <Level1>Dati principali</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <ConceptSection>
      <Paragraph>In General Project Data, the master data used in <GUIRef href="/baanerp" role="package">LN</GUIRef> is centralized for use
		across projects. Most of these tables are used for grouping, sorting, and
		reporting projects, and also as various dimensions for financial
		postings.</Paragraph>
   </ConceptSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <List>
         <ListItemHead>
            <Link href="/baanerp/tp/onlinemanual/000307" role="manual" Update="No">Projects</Link>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>The project data
			 defines all aspects of the project. The project status is important for
			 following the right course throughout the project lifecycle.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>Project-PCS relationships</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>Link a project to a PCS project in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti" role="package">Produzione</GUIRef>. A PCS project
			 can be used to produce a generic item, customized item, or standard item. The
			 relationship between the two project codes is established when you specify a
			 PCS project item on a material budget line in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp" role="package">Progetti e commesse</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>Project interim results</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>View the <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#FinancResult_tp" role="glossary">interim financial results</Link> of a selected project. Interim
				results are the temporary financial resultsduring a project. You can transfer
				these results to the profit and loss account. Two interim result types
				exist:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>Interim Result Costs (transactions associated with
				costs)</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Interim Result Revenues (transactions associated with
				revenues)</ListItem>
            </List>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <Link href="/baanerp/tp/onlinemanual/000033" role="manual" Update="No">Plans</Link>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>You can specifiy the <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#000326" role="glossary">activity structure</Link>, schedule, and start and end dates. You can maintain
			 alternative plans for a single project. The active plan is the plan that you
			 use to track your progress.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>Update work authorization status</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>You use a formal authorization procedure to begin work on a
			 specific element or activity. This process ensures that the authorized work is
			 done at the right time and in the proper sequence.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>Project - Documents</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>You can maintain details for project-specific documents.
			 Documents are grouped by the defined <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#DocumeTypes_tp" role="glossary">document type</Link>.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>Project - Third Parties</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>You can maintain project-specific details of third parties.
			 A third party is a person or organization with an indirect or non-contractual
			 interest in a project, for example, a government body or regulatory
			 agency.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <Link href="/baanerp/tp/onlinemanual/000092" role="manual" Update="No">Extensions</Link>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>Extensions are specific agreements within or in addition
				to the initial contract. An extension is an agreement that is outside the
				initial contract with the sold-to business partner. Extensions can be assigned
				to the bottom-up budget. The relation to the budget is defined in the initial
				budget and/or the budget adjustment detail lines. There are four extension
				types:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/domains/ptc.stlt#additional.work" role="option">Modifica ambito</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem> 
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/domains/ptc.stlt#provision.entry" role="option">Importo provvisorio</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem> 
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/domains/ptc.stlt#risc.settl" role="option">Compensazione fluttuazione</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/domains/ptc.stlt#quan.settl" role="option">Quantità da saldare</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
            </List>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>Project deliverables</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>Depending on the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/pdm/tppdm6100m000#tppdm600.btpr" role="manual">Budget per</GUIRef> setting at the project level, you can
			 define deliverables for an element or activity. If the project is budgeted by
			 element and controlled by activity, you must link an activity to the element
			 project deliverable.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>Labor</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>You use <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#Labor_tp" role="glossary">labor</Link> codes to control the costs for a specific labor
			 code or for a group of labor codes. The labor rate determines what cost and
			 sales rates are used in budget lines and in hours registration.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>Sundry costs</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>Sundry cost objects can be standard or project-specific. The
			 cost object is related to a control code for cost-controlling
			 purposes.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>Update project prices and rates</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>You can globally update rates and prices of
			 project-specific cost objects and labor rates. This covers cost objects of the
			 types labor, subcontracting, equipment and sundry cost.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <Link href="/baanerp/tp/onlinemanual/000013" role="manual" Update="No">Revenue codes</Link>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>You can specify project-specific revenue. <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#RevenuCode_tp" role="glossary">revenue codes</Link>. These codes relate to a particular
			 project only. Revenue codes are used to group invoiced amounts that have the
			 same invoice type, so that you can analyze revenue history.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <Link href="/baanerp/tp/onlinemanual/000014" role="manual" Update="No">Surcharges</Link>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>You use surcharges to calculate the indirect costs of the
			 budget in the Budgeting module and/or the actual indirect costs of the budget
			 in the Project Production Control module.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>Convert project and budget currency</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>You can run a currency conversion for:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>
                  <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#000036" role="glossary" Update="No">Project currency</Link>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem>Budget line currency</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Both currencies</ListItem>
            </List>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <Link href="/baanerp/tp/onlinemanual/000378" role="manual">Utilizzo delle procedure di progetto</Link>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>A project procedure includes the required steps to execute a
			 project. You can specify the steps required to apply and execute project
			 procedures, such as updating <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#000040" role="glossary">budget status</Link>, generating <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#ControData_tp" role="glossary">control data</Link> and so on.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>