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9. Projects: the list

The Report column. Ready means a period is waiting that you can report on. If it says anything else, the previous period has not been finalized yet — see c

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Button or filterWhat it does
+ New ProjectOpens the project form (below).
Search fieldSearches by project name and customer name.
All customersLimits the list to a single customer.
FilterApplies the search field and customer filter.
Status tabsActive Projects, Draft, Active, On Hold, Completed, Cancelled and All (incl. closed).
My Projects / All ProjectsOnly projects you are attached to, or everything you are allowed to see.
Column headersProject, Status, Budget Used, Monthly Fee, Period and Report are clickable to sort; another click reverses the order.
Trash icon (header)Goes to Deleted projects: view and restore deleted projects.
CheckboxesTick projects; a bar with bulk actions appears at the bottom.
Change StatusBulk: Set to Draft, Activate, Put On Hold, Mark as Completed, Cancel Projects.
Set Series IDBulk: put the ticked projects into the same recurring series.
DeleteBulk delete, after confirmation.
ClearClears the selection.

The Report column. Ready means a period is waiting that you can report on. If it says anything else, the previous period has not been finalized yet — see chapter 13.

New project: the fields

FieldExplanation
Type of projectThe kind, and with it the calculation rules: Retainer (fixed amount per period, hours count against a monthly budget), Support subscription (SLA), Fixed price, Prepaid hours, Time and materials, Subscription or Internal. If you choose nothing, all fields remain visible.
Project NameRequired. This name appears on the report.
Customer + NewThe customer. With + New you create one on the spot.
DescriptionWhat the project is about.
StatusUsually starts as Draft; once Active, everyone can log time on it.
Start Date / End DateThe duration. An end date is not required.
CurrencyEuro or dollar. The monthly amount is in that currency; hourly rates stay in euros and are converted using the average exchange rate of the previous month.
Monthly FeeThe fixed amount per period (for retainer and subscription).
Fee rolloverWhether unused budget rolls over to the next period.
Initial rolloverAn opening balance for the first period of a series.
Included hours / Overage rateFor an SLA: how many hours the subscription includes and the rate above that.
Contract amountFor fixed price: the total contract sum.
Hourly rateThe default rate of this project (see the pricing ladder in chapter 1).
Billing frequencyMonthly, bimonthly, quarterly, semi-annually, annually or a custom number of days.
Invoicing CompanyWhich of your companies sends the invoice. Also determines the fallback rate.
Team MembersWho may log time on this project. You set permissions per member later.
Make this a recurring projectEnables automatic renewal (chapter 11).