Project Fields Policy

The Project Fields policy controls which fields are available for entry and viewing in the project work plan. To make sure you take full advantage of Project Management, some options are always selected.

Options in this policy are described as follows.

Option	Description
Allow project managers to override these settings?	Whether or not project managers can edit this policy in their projects.
Schedule Fields section
Scheduled Start	The scheduled start for a task. It is always selected.
Scheduled Finish	The scheduled finish for a task. It is always selected.
Scheduled Duration	The scheduled duration for a task. It is always selected.
Scheduled Effort	Allows you to specify scheduled effort per task. This option is controlled by the Cost and Effort policy.
Actuals Fields section
% Complete	The amount of the task that has been completed. It is always selected.
Actual Start	The date when work on the task actually begins. It is always selected.
Actual Finish	The date when work on the task actually ends. It is always selected.
Actual Duration	The actual duration of the task, calculated based on the Actual Start and Finish.
Actual Effort	Allows you to specify actual effort values for each task. This option is controlled by the Cost and Effort policy.
Estimated Remaining Effort	Allows you to specify an estimated remaining effort value for each task. This option is controlled by the Cost and Effort policy.
Estimated Finish Date	Allows you to specify an estimated finish date for each task.
Additional Fields section
Service	Allows you to track, categorize, and analyze business services for a task. To use this option, Service and PFM Project field groups must be included in the request type you selected in the Request Types Policy.
is required	Allows you to make the Service field a required field.
Activity	Allows you to assign an activity to a task; used primarily for cost capitalization.
Role	Allows you to specify a role for each task.
Milestone Display section
Major Milestones	Allows you to identify tasks as "major milestones" that appear on the Project Overview page.