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Contents of the Link Projects/Organizations Screen

Use the fields and options to configure the Mass Link Projects/Organizations screen.

Project Orgs

Use this table to enter the project and organizations combinations that you want to validate.

Field	Description
Project Wildcard String	Enter a valid project for which you want to select organizations. You can enter wildcards in this field. For examples of the wildcard feature, click the Entry Options button.
Organization Wildcard String	Enter a valid organization that you want to validate for this project. Wildcards can be used in this field.
Project Count	To receive a count on the number of projects that are included in a given project wildcard string, highlight the table window row, then click the Project Count button. The number of projects that are valid for the organizations on the same row appears in the non-editable window.
Org Count	To receive a count on the number of organizations that are included in a given organization wildcard string, highlight the table window row, then click the Org Count button. The number of organizations that are valid for the projects on the same row appears in the non-editable window.
Possible Combinations	Costpoint derives the number of possible combinations by multiplying the project count by the organization count. This value does not display in the non-editable window until you have populated the Project Count and the Org Count fields.

Subtasks

Subtask	Description
Wildcard Option	Click this link to see a screen that provides examples for using the wildcard feature. The wildcards are % and _. The % wildcard denotes "any character, any length," while the _ wildcard indicates "any single character."
Sample Projects	Click this link to display the projects for the Project Wildcard String in the highlighted row in the Project Orgs table window. If you leave the starting point field blank, Costpoint displays all the projects in the wildcard string. You can limit the projects that you want to display by entering a starting character string. Costpoint displays the projects that begin with that same string as well as the projects that follow it. Note that this field does not use wildcards or work like a field that uses wildcards. It displays all projects in a given wildcard string beginning with a specified starting point. You can use this functionality to ensure that your project/account wildcard was set up properly.
Sample Orgs	Click this link to display the organizations for the Organization Wildcard String in the highlighted row in the Project Orgs table window. If you leave the starting point field blank, Costpoint displays all the organizations in the wildcard string. You can limit the organizations that you want to display by entering a starting character string. Costpoint displays the organizations that begin with that same string as well as the organizations that follow it. Note that this field does not use wildcards or work like a field that uses wildcards. It displays all organizations in a given wildcard string beginning with a specified starting point. You can use this functionality to ensure that your project/organization wildcard was set up properly.

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Contents of the Link Projects/Organizations Screen

Use the fields and options to configure the Mass Link Projects/Organizations screen.

Project Orgs

Use this table to enter the project and organizations combinations that you want to validate.

Field	Description
Project Wildcard String	Enter a valid project for which you want to select organizations. You can enter wildcards in this field. For examples of the wildcard feature, click the Entry Options button.
Organization Wildcard String	Enter a valid organization that you want to validate for this project. Wildcards can be used in this field.
Project Count	To receive a count on the number of projects that are included in a given project wildcard string, highlight the table window row, then click the Project Count button. The number of projects that are valid for the organizations on the same row appears in the non-editable window.
Org Count	To receive a count on the number of organizations that are included in a given organization wildcard string, highlight the table window row, then click the Org Count button. The number of organizations that are valid for the projects on the same row appears in the non-editable window.
Possible Combinations	Costpoint derives the number of possible combinations by multiplying the project count by the organization count. This value does not display in the non-editable window until you have populated the Project Count and the Org Count fields.

Subtasks

Subtask	Description
Wildcard Option	Click this link to see a screen that provides examples for using the wildcard feature. The wildcards are % and _. The % wildcard denotes "any character, any length," while the _ wildcard indicates "any single character."
Sample Projects	Click this link to display the projects for the Project Wildcard String in the highlighted row in the Project Orgs table window. If you leave the starting point field blank, Costpoint displays all the projects in the wildcard string. You can limit the projects that you want to display by entering a starting character string. Costpoint displays the projects that begin with that same string as well as the projects that follow it. Note that this field does not use wildcards or work like a field that uses wildcards. It displays all projects in a given wildcard string beginning with a specified starting point. You can use this functionality to ensure that your project/account wildcard was set up properly.
Sample Orgs	Click this link to display the organizations for the Organization Wildcard String in the highlighted row in the Project Orgs table window. If you leave the starting point field blank, Costpoint displays all the organizations in the wildcard string. You can limit the organizations that you want to display by entering a starting character string. Costpoint displays the organizations that begin with that same string as well as the organizations that follow it. Note that this field does not use wildcards or work like a field that uses wildcards. It displays all organizations in a given wildcard string beginning with a specified starting point. You can use this functionality to ensure that your project/organization wildcard was set up properly.