| Solution ID: prim14163 |
| Can default settings be changed for new projects? |
| Status: Reviewed |
| Version(s): 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.0, 4.1, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.1 |
| Problem: | Can default settings be changed for new projects? |
| Problem: | Ability to define default settings for new projects |
| Problem: | Global project settings |
| Problem: | Ability to set global project setting for new projects |
| Problem: | To be able to change the settings of Projects so that all future projects keep the same default settings for Duration Type, Percent Complete, Activity Type, Cost Account and Calendar. (e.g So that the all future Projects will have activities’ Duration Type default to Fixed Duration and Units/Time.) |
| Cause: | For example: ”When updating Actual Units/Cost”, the default is ”Add remaining to actual” and would like to always use ”Subtract Actual from At Completion”. |
| Fix: | The default Calendar for a new project is determined by what is chosen for the Default Global Calendar. Go to the Enterprise menu (Project Management) or Dictionaries menu (Contractor), select Calendars and check mark the desired default Global calendar. This selection will be used as the default calendar for new activities, the next time a new project is created.
Note: Changing the default Global Calendar could also affect some calculations, such as the Summary Duration. |
| Fix: | This issue is an existing Enhancement Request. It will be considered for a future release Workaround: Use a dummy project with the desired Project Settings, then ‘Copy and Paste’ this empty project rather than creating a new project. |
