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Project Tools Window
The Project Tools window shows the records of these quantities associated with an element contained in the model:
- Decision - a choice made on a requirement of the element
- Event - an action taken on a requirement of the element
- Issue - a failure of the element to meet a requirement
- Task - an item of work on the element assigned to a resource to meet a requirement
- Effort - effort expended in work on the element
- Risks - risk associated with the element
- Metrics - metrics measured for an element
A separate tab of the Project Tools window or - for Issues and Tasks - report list displays for each of these quantities.
Access
Ribbon |
Construct > Project Management and as required, one of:
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Keyboard Shortcuts |
Click on the required Project item on a diagram or on the 'Details' tab of the Inspector window, then press |
Context Menu Options
You can add or delete individual items in any of the tabs of the Project Tools window, using the window context menu options.
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Add New |
Create a new Decision/Event item, using the '<type> details for <element type> <element name>' dialog, in the same way as you create Maintenance items. Create a new Risk/Metric/Effort item, using the '<type>' dialog. |
Resource Allocation Effort Management Risk Management Metrics |
Modify Selected |
Update the selected Decision/Event item, using the '<type> details for <element type> <element name>' dialog. Update the selected Risk/Metric/Effort item, using the '<type>' dialog. |
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Create as New Element |
Create a new element based on the Project Decision/Event item, in the same way as you generate elements from Maintenance items. |
Create Elements From Maintenance Item |
Print List |
Print the list of items. |
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Delete |
Delete the selected item from the list. |
Notes
- Click on an element in the Browser window to switch to the project management items for that element in the Project Tools window
- Columns in the item list can be reorganized, added, removed, grouped, filtered and sorted using the options provided in the List Header facilities
- Right-click on the list to view the context menu, which you can use to also add and delete items in the window
- You can move Decision and Event items between elements; see the Move Decisions/Events Between Elements Help topic