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Program Properties

The Program: Properties: Main - General page provides a number of links that allow you to define a wide variety of program characteristics.

You can define many of the same properties for a program that you can for a project. Following are descriptions of the subtabs and options available from the Program: Properties: Main - General page:

Main

This is the default Program Properties page. From this page you can use the following links on the content menu:

General

Edit the basic properties you defined on the Create Program page, as well as define a few additional, general characteristics.

Schedule

Define the program's start and finish dates.

Risk

Rate the risk level for a number of program characteristics.

Budget

Define the program's simple budget and forecast. You can use the Program Dashboard page to view program-level and subproject budget data. You cannot financially enable a program. However, you can use this page to create a simple budget.

Financial

Enable this program for transaction processing.

Subprojects

Add subprojects (i.e. projects) to the program.

Dependencies

Identify dependencies between portfolio investments.