The Overview tab in the
Opportunities hub provides a snapshot of the selected
opportunity: description and location, stakeholders in your enterprise, upcoming milestones for the
opportunity, and a variety of other characteristics of the
opportunity.
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Upcoming Milestones Timeline
The Upcoming Milestone Timeline allows you to view, edit, and track
project milestones that are associated with the selected
opportunity. The 7 most recent milestones are displayed. If there are no milestones scheduled for the
opportunity today and in the future, the text "No Milestones"is displayed. Click a point on the timeline to view details about the milestone, such as the date, name, and any notes related to the milestone. You can use the paging arrows to page through the timeline and view past and future milestones.
Field | Description |
Opportunity Title
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The name of the
opportunity displays above the tabs. If the name is too long to display completely, hover over it to display a tooltip containing the full name.
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Last modified
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These fields, located just below the
opportunity name, display the date the
opportunity information was last changed and the name of the person or process that made the changes.
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Primary
Client
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If a primary
client for the
opportunity,
Deltek prepopulates this field. If the
opportunity already has a primary
client, selecting this check box for a different
client changes the primary
client. (You cannot select Make primary
client if the
firm is not designated as a
client for the
opportunity in the Type column.)
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Location
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This field displays the street address and other location information associated with the
opportunity.
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Regular
Project
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If you win an
opportunity, this field displays the
project in which the actual work is being performed. If you create a regular
project from this
opportunity, this field is automatically populated for you.
You can view or edit this field depending on the following conditions:
- If you are awarded the
opportunity and you create a
project record from the
opportunity record, the
project number displays in this field.
- If you create a new
project but do not use the
Create Promotional
Project from
Opportunity option, you can enter a name in this field or use the lookup to select a
project.
- After you enter a
project in this field, you can click the
project number to open the
project record in the current browser window. Alternatively, right-click the number and then click the Open in new window option to open the
project record in a new browser window.
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Promotional
Project
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This field displays a promotional
project that tracks the costs (such as, time and expense) associated with pursuing and acquiring a
project. This field is available if you have the Accounting application.
If you created a promotional
project from this
opportunity using the Actions menu, then this field is automatically populated for you.
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You can view or edit this field depending on the following conditions:
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- If the
opportunity is now a
proposal and you created a promotional
project record to track and bill charges for
proposal generation, the promotional
project number displays in this field.
- If you create a new promotional
project, but do not use the Create Promotional
Project from
Opportunity option, you can enter a name in this field or use
Project lookup or Quick Find to select a
project.
- After you enter a
project in this field, you can click the promotional
project number to open the
project record in the current browser window. Or, right-click the number and then click the Open in new window option to open the
project record in a new browser window.
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Organization
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This field displays the
organization in your company that is responsible for the
opportunity.
An
organization is an individual business
unit for your company. During installation, you can change the default "organization" label for your enterprise. For example, you may want to call your
organizations business
units. If your
organization structure has multiple levels, the overall label you choose for
Organization Reporting will apply to the combination of levels that make up the individual
organizations at your enterprise. In addition, each
organization level has its own label, which you can also rename. By default, the individual levels of
organization structure are titled
Organization Level 1,
Organization Level 2, and so on.
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Description
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This field displays a description of the
opportunity.
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Currency
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If your enterprise uses multiple currencies, this field displays the currency code and description associated with the
opportunity. To change the currency, click
and select the new value. Changing the currency code does not change any amounts in currency fields. It is assumed that those amounts were entered in the correct currency. It may, however, change the currency symbol and how amounts are formatted.
If your enterprise does not use multiple currencies, the currency code field remains blank.
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Key
Employees
Use these fields to record the key
employee information for the
opportunity. After completing these fields, click the name to display an info bubble containing additional
employee information. Click
More in the info bubble to display the full
employee record on a separate browser tab. (If the row is in edit mode, you cannot display the info bubble. In that case, click anywhere outside the row to take it out of edit mode and then click the name.) To use the quick edit function to update these fields, hover over the field and click
next to the field.
Field | Description |
Project Manager
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This field displays the
employee who is the
project manager for the
opportunity.
In
Name on the Edit
Project Manager dialog box, select the
employee from the list. The
employee you select is also added to the Team Members grid on the Team tab and assigned the
project manager role.
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Principal in Charge
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This field displays the
employee who is the
principal in charge of the
opportunity.
In
Name on the Edit
Principal dialog box, select the
employee from the list. The
employee you select is also added to the Team Members grid on the Team tab and assigned the
principal role.
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Supervisor
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This field displays the
employee who is the
supervisor for the
opportunity.
In
Name on the Edit
Supervisor dialog box, select the
employee from the list. The
employee you select is also added to the Team Members grid on the Team tab and assigned the
supervisor role.
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Marketing Coordinator
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This field displays the
employee who is the
marketing coordinator for the
opportunity.
In
Name on the Edit
Marketing Coordinator dialog box, select the
employee. The
employee that you select is also added to the Team Members grid on the Team tab and assigned the
marketing coordinator role.
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Proposal Manager
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This field displays the
employee who is the
proposal manager for the
opportunity.
In
Name on the Edit
Proposal Manager dialog box, select the
employee. The
employee that you select is also added to the Team Members grid on the Team tab and assigned the
proposal manager role.
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Business Development Lead
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This field displays the
employee who is the
business development lead for the
opportunity.
In
Name on the Edit
Business Development Lead dialog box, select the
employee. The
employee that you select is also added to the Team Members grid on the Team tab and assigned the
business development lead role.
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Procurement Details Fields
To enter or change the values in procurement fields on the Overview tab, hover over the field, click
, and make your entry in the field that displays. You can also click
on the
Opportunities toolbar to open the Edit
Opportunity form and edit the procurement fields there.
Field | Description |
Master Contract
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If the
opportunity is work for which your enterprise is competing under an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract (IDIQ) or similar Master Services Agreement, this field displays that master contract.
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Solicitation #
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This field displays the request for
proposal (RFP) number for the
opportunity.
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NAICS
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This field displays the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and description for the
opportunity.
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