Links Tab of the Cost Analysis View

The Links tab of the Cost Analysis view allows you to view, enter, or modify a list of links associated with control accounts. This tab is related to the Link Center form. All links that are associated with a control account in Link Center also displays on this tab and vice versa.

All tabs of the Projects Form View share the same toolbar. For more information, see Projects Overview.

You can use the FileExtensions.xml file to prevent users from uploading certain file types (for example, .bat, .ps1, .dll). For more information, see Denylist Folder.

Links Grid

This grid displays all links associated with the control account.

Grid Toolbar

Option

Description

Links

Click the drop-down arrow to display the following options:

  • Print — Select this option to open the Print Preview form with the Links Tab grid's contents displayed.

  • Export to Excel — Select this option to open the Microsoft Excel application with the Link Tab grid's contents displayed.

New

Click this button to create a document link. Clicking this button displays the New Link dialog box.

Associate

Click this button to associate the selected control account with an existing link. Clicking this button displays the Link Search dialog box, which allows you to search for and select the link. You can select more than one link from the dialog box.

A link associated with the control account is also associated with the project to which the control account belongs after saving the control account.

Remove

Click this button to remove the association of the link with the control account. Deleting a link’s association with the project removes that particular association only.

Save

Click this button to save the changes made to the Links grid. Clicking this button only affects link changes for the selected control account.

Grid Columns

Field Name

Description

Name

This column displays the name of the link associated with the control account.

Path

This column displays the complete path of the link.

Description

This column displays the description for the link.

What do you want to do?

Associate a link with a project

Associate a link with a control account

Add a SharePoint link

Add a Server Link to the Links tab

Remove an association of a link and an area

Create a document link in projects


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