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Define Program General Properties

The Program: Properties: Main - General page is the default page you see when you open a program. This page displays all of the fields you defined when you first created the program on the Create Program page, as well as additional fields you can complete and links you can use. You can edit any of the fields available on this page.

To define the program's general program properties

1. Open the program for which you want add or edit General Properties.

   The Program: Properties: Main - General page for that program appears.

2. Complete the following General fields:

   Program Name

   Required. Enter a unique name for the program (up to 80 characters).

   Program ID

   Required. Enter a unique ID for the program (up to 20 characters).

   Description

   Enter a description of the program (up to 254 characters).

   Manager

   This fields defaults to the name of the user creating the new program. Click the Browse icon to select another user.

   Page Layout

   Required. The page layout for the program.

   Risk

   The stoplight in this field indicates the program's risk status, as defined by your selections on the Program Properties: Main - Risk page and on the Project Risks/Issues/Changes: Risks page.

   Values:

   • Green = Low Risk
   • Yellow = Medium Risk
   • Red = High Risk.

   Note: If you do not complete the fields on the Program: Properties: Main - Risk page or the Program: Risks/Issues/Changes: Risks page, then this field does not display in color.

   Alignment

   The stoplight in this field indicates the program's alignment status.

   Active

   Clear this field when you want to deactivate the program. The program will no longer appear in the list of active programs.

   Program

   Since you are currently in an open program, this field will be selected.

   Template

   Select this field when you want to use this program as a template for other program.

   Add to My Projects

   Click this link to make this program available from the My Projects section of your Personal: General page. After you click this link and add the program, the link's name changes to [Remove from My Projects]. Click this link to remove the program from the list in the My Projects section of the page.

   Copy from Template

   Click this link to copy tasks, task estimates, and staff assignments from a template into the current project.

   Organizational Breakdown Structures

   Use this link if you want to associate a business unit or security OBS with the project.

   Open in Open Workbench

   Click Go to open the project in Open Workbench.

3. Click Save.

More information:

Create New Programs

Risks (Project)

Risks, Issues, and Change Requests

Copy Project Template Data into Projects