Creating a program

A program is a group of related projects that are centralized and managed together to achieve benefits that may not be available when the projects are managed individually.
To perform this task, you must have the required security permission. For more information about security permissions, see User security settings.
To create a program:
  1. Ensure the WBS Grid viewlet is available in your view. From the WBS tree, use one of the following options to create a program:
    • Click the Create button.
    • Click the Program icon .
    Note: The Create button is disabled if you do not have the security permission to create a program.
    A new program row is added to the WBS Grid.
  2. In the WBS Grid viewlet, click Save.
  3. Optional: To enter the program dates and duration, ensure the WBS Schedule Gantt viewlet is available in your view. By default, the program start date and finish date are the program creation date, and the duration is one day.
    Note: You can enter the planned program dates and duration as long as the program does not contain any child projects. After you add child projects to a program, the program dates and duration fields are disabled, and are aggregated from the dates and duration of the child projects.
    Double-click the following fields and enter the details (if you enter any two of these fields, the third field is calculated and displayed):
    • Start Date: start date for the program; must be earlier than the finish date. By default, the start date is the current date. If you enter the Finish date and Duration, the Start date is calculated and displayed.
    • Finish Date: finish date for the program, must be later than the start date. By default, the finish date is the same as the start date. If you enter the Start date and Duration, the Finish date is calculated and displayed.
    • Duration: duration in number of days for the program; calculated as the number of days between the Finish date and the Start date. By default, the duration is one day. When you specify the Start date and Finish date, the Duration is calculated and displayed. If you modify the duration, the program finish date is adjusted to match the duration.
    The Effort field is non-editable for programs. By default, the effort is 8 hours. After you add projects to the program, the effort is calculated based on the duration of the projects, and the working hours specified in the project calendars.

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