In your “Edit my Profile” page (accessible by clicking on your avatar in the top right hand corner of screen), you can select “Last Viewed Project” as your “Welcome Tab” in the “Default Pages” section. If you do this, each time you will login, AceProject will immediately display the task list of the last project […]
Category: Projects
All project related questions, be it for project assignments, tracking, templates, etc.
How do you copy a project from a template project?
If you create a project (or have created one in the past) which you would like to use as a template to create new projects with, the first step in the process is to mark this project as a template. Here’s how. Select Home -> Projects -> Projects. Click on the project Number link to […]
How is the Actual Project Hours field value calculated?
Actual Project Hours represent the total number of hours users entered in their time sheets on the project but without specifying a task. Only time items with an “In progress”, “Submitted” or “Approved” status are taken into account. Rejected time isn’t.
What is the Next Task Number?
The “Next Task Number” field allows you to specify the Number field value of the next task to be created in the current project. Thereafter, the task numbers will automatically be incremented by one each time. Should you wish to leave “holes” voluntarily in a task series, you may increase the Next Task Number accordingly.
How do I copy a project’s structure and tasks?
A project’s structure (Task Groups, Task Types, Task Priorities, Task Statuses) can be copied to another project upon the creation of a new project only. A project’s structure and tasks cannot be copied to an existing project. You will find detailed instructions on how to create new projects using a template in this help topic. Learn more about project templates.
What do the fields in the Estimates and Actuals sections of the Edit Project page represent?
Following is a description of each of these fields. In the Estimates section The Task Hours field is a computed field and shows the sum of the estimated hours on each task in the project. You may also provide a value for the Project Hours field for whatever time you believe will be required that […]
What do the fields in the Estimates and Actuals sections of the Edit Project page represent?
Following is a description of each of these fields. In the Estimates section 1. The Task Hours field is a computed field and shows the sum of the estimated hours on each task in the project. 2. You may also provide a value for the Project Hours field for whatever time you believe will be […]
In the Edit Project page, what exactly are Default Values?
Default values are used to set values automatically for certain fields when new tasks are created in the project. This can help save time by having AceProject automatically fill certain fields for you with the values that most commonly are used. The following default values can be defined in the “Edit Project” page: Task Estimated Start […]
What does the Expense Approval access right grant?
The Expense approval access right is used to grant the privilege to approve/reject expenses submitted by users assigned to the project. Furthermore, this access right enables a user to generate expense reports and, as a result, view the other user’s expenses in the project. In itself alone, the expense approval right does not allow the […]
Who can copy project templates?
Administrators and normal users with the “Can Open this Project” right on the project template can copy it.