Project priorities

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Project priorities group projects by importance for lists and reports.

This screen allows you to create new or modify existing Project Priorities. Project Priorities provides a way to group projects into priorities (i.e. High, Medium, Low, etc.), for reporting purposes.

Tip: New systems come pre-populated with common Project Priorities.

Project Priority List #

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Options and field descriptions #

List Order – Specify the order in which to display Project Priority items in a drop-down list. A smaller number entered here (1 being the smallest) will display the item at the top of the drop-down list while a larger number (999 being the largest) will display the item at the bottom of the drop-down list.

Name – A name for the Project Priority.

Accounting ID – This optional field simplifies the exporting of data to an accounting package. When supplied, the Accounting ID acts as a code or cross-reference to related data located within an external accounting package.

Use this as the default project priority – Specifies whether or not the selected Project Priority will be the default Project Priority for new projects. Only one Project Priority can be the default for data entry.

Creating a Project Priority #

  1. Browse to Admin, select Projects, and then select Project Priorities.
  2. Select New to create a new project priority or select an existing project priority from the list.
  3. Provide an list order for determining the sort order in drop-down lists.
  4. Provide a unique name for the project priority.
  5. Provide any additional data in the remaining optional fields.
  6. Select Save.

Active and archived records #

MindSalt uses Active and Archived. Archived records stay in your account but do not appear in active lists. To archive a record, open its three-dot menu and select Archive. When a record can be copied, Copy is in the same menu.

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