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Administrator Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Create Project Types

Create Project Types

Create sourcing projects and identify the types of project you want to create.
You can categorize your projects according to
Project Types
, enabling you to manage the sourcing projects in your
Pipeline
more efficiently.
  1. Access
    Settings > Customize Projects > Manage Project Types
    .
  2. Add a project type name and
    Project Type Short Code
    and click the
    Add New Project Type
    button.
  3. Select the new project type and click the
    Customize
    button.
  4. (Optional) In the
    Project Setup
    section, select Include project type on intake to enable your users to select the project type from the intake form.
  5. In the
    Stakeholder Lists
    , select the type of synchronization between the stakeholder list and the supplier-related activities of the project.
  6. (Optional) Add an
    Active Status
    for the project type or
    Edit
    or
    Delete
    existing active statuses.
  7. (Optional) In the
    Milestone Template
    section, add milestones for the project type. Strategic Sourcing adds milestones to the project in the order listed in the section.
  8. In the
    Customize Layout
    section, select which fields you want to display on the project type for the project and the intake form.
  9. In
    Manage Project Types
    , set a
    Default Project Type
    to control which project type initially displays when your users create a new project.
You can customize and sort your sourcing projects in to types and manage project statuses.