Use subprojects to group related projects together under one master project. You can associate any number of projects to a master project by adding the subprojects to the master project. For example, the "Database Reconstruction" project might contain subprojects entitled "Oracle", "Sybase", and "Foxpro". Data is not shared between the subprojects and the master project, or between the subprojects themselves.
The ability to establish subproject links means you can create plans and track and analyze an individual project in detail while viewing, summarizing, and analyzing the progress of several projects at the master project level. You can use master projects with subprojects to perform top-down planning and to share resource availability across projects.
Subprojects are allocated at 100% to the master project, and participate in the master project's baseline and earned value metrics. You cannot change the allocation percentages.
When you add or remove subprojects to and from your master project, the subproject is also added to your project's hierarchy as a child investment. You can view a list of your child investments, services, and ideas on the Project: Hierarchy: Financial Rollup page.
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