Navigate in Budgeting and Planning from a Project Context

To navigate in Budgeting & Planning from a Project context, complete the following steps.

  1. In the navigation homepage, enter the Project ID directly into the project ID text box, and click Find. The application navigates to the project number entered and displays that structure in the project navigation area.

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Alternative Navigation — Click directly in the project navigation area to find projects. Highlight the top level project ID, which will expose the lower levels of the project structure, from left to right, in list boxes that show project segment IDs. As you highlight a segment ID, B&P adds all lower level segment IDs as far down as the structure goes.

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The project ID segments that are selected in the project navigation fields will determine the content of the level down and active level reports.

  1. Click the arrow image\img00008.gif to navigate back to higher levels in the list box. Each click of the arrow moves you to the next higher level.

  1. After selecting a project at the top level, click the View Structure icon image\img00009.gif to open a tree- listing of all lower level project IDs, including titles.

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  1. Click the magnifying glass image\img00012.gif to open the Search Project dialog box.

  1. Click Select next to the project you want to view.
  1. Click Reset Selections to remove the filter.

  2. Click the Leave Window Open checkbox if you want the search grid to remain open after you have selected a project.

  3. Click the module with which you want to work. The module you click determines what options appear in the Reports & Actions field.

  1. Click the Management Context you want to use: Project, Organization, or Administrative. The context filters the information seen.

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  1. Select a report in Reports & Actions. A brief description appears as your cursor hovers over a report name.

  1. Click a title to open a report.

  1. The contract/project information field displays pertinent information about the contract or project highlighted in project navigation:

It also lets you know if a budget exists at each level of the project segment.