Deltek Open Plan Help

Using the Help Search
Using the Help Search
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Contents of the Project Tab

Use the fields and options to configure the Options dialog box Project tab.

Contents

Field Description
Show Process Log Message Only if Errors Occur During Processing

This option controls whether you are always prompted to view a log produced by operations such as time analysis and resource scheduling:

  • If this option is selected, Open Plan prompts you to view the operation log only if errors occur during processing. This is the default setting.
  • If this option is cleared, Open Plan always prompts you to view the operation log regardless of whether errors occurred during the process.
Create New Projects Using Default Project

This option controls whether new projects are created as copies of a default project. If this option is selected, Open Plan opens the default project when you create a project. After you have entered information for the new project, you can save your changes using the Save As command on the File menu.

  • Selecting this option enables two drop-down lists:
    • File Type: You can select Project or Project Template.
    • File Name: You can select the file name from the list.
  • If this option is cleared, Open Plan does not open a default project when you create a project.

New Activities Only

Field Description
Default Duration

Use this field to specify a default activity duration at the system level for all new projects.

You can enter a number with or without a unit (for example, 1w for 1 week). If you do not include a unit, Open Plan assumes that the unit is Days.

Open Plan populates the Default Activity Duration field on the Project Properties Preferences tab with this value and applies it to all new projects created after the value is set.

For steps to set the default activity duration at the system level, see Set the Default Activity Duration at the System Level.

Calculate dates even if TA is turned off

Select this option to set Open Plan to automatically run Time Analysis when you create activities.

Open Plan calculates the dates using a start date of Time Now and adds an activity bar to the Gantt chart.

This option requires you to have permission in EPM SA to run Time Analysis.

For steps to automatically run Time Analysis when you create activities, see Automatically Run Time Analysis for New Activities.