In the Project Description (v10.xx)
The project description of a project template is created either from scratch or by copying an existing project.
- Change the 'Status' field of the project description to 'Template' (code #01).
- In the 'Participants' section, fill in the lists with generic resources. By default, the names of such resources start with '%' and are easily recognizable.
- No need to fill in the 'Project Leader' field with a generic resource as this field is automatically replaced by the resource that creates the project from a template. However, if some tasks are assigned to the project leader, it is strongly recommended that all tasks in the project template are assigned to generic resources. Therefore, adding a generic resource like ‘% Project_Leader,' to the 'Project Leader Substitutes' list is recommended. This ensures that any replacement of generic resources also applies to the project leader assignments.
- Fill in the 'Classification' section and the 'Budget' section if it makes sense to pre-fill such information.