Overview
Use this page to view a list of all the issues for the currently open projects or portfolios. This page helps you manage issues in the following ways:
- View issue status and priority
- Send email about issues to multiple recipients who have configured their My Preferences settings to automatically receive issue notifications
Screen Elements
Add button
Adds an item to the table. If you have more than one project open, clicking Add opens the Select Project dialog box to enable you to specify which project the issue is related to.
Full Screen
Expands the current work area so it fills the entire display.
Customize View
Opens the Customize View dialog box.
Prints the Grid View.
Search
Searches the view or dialog box for data matching the criteria entered into the box.
Issue table
Row Actions menu
Add Issue: Adds an issue and associates the new issue with the selected project. This option is only available when you group your view by Project.
Collapse All: Collapses the selected grouping band.
Delete: Deletes the selected issue.
Email Issue Details: Opens the Send Email dialog box with details of the issue pre-filled in the Subject and body of the email. You can specify recipients of the email and add, delete, or edit text in the Subject and body of the email before sending.
Expand All: Expands the selected grouping band.
Applies To field
The activity, WBS element, or project associated with the current issue.
Associated Project field
The project associated with the issue.
Identified Date field
The date the issue was identified.
Description field
A detailed summary for the item.
The description provides more information than short names or titles. It can give background information or establish a purpose for the item. These details help differentiate between items with similar names and are especially useful in multi-user environments.
Identified By field
The user name of the person who identified the issue.
Issue Count field
The number of issues in the group.
This field always shows a value of 1 at the issue level.
Issue Name field
The name of the project issue.
In P6 Professional, issues which are automatically generated by the threshold monitor are named after the threshold parameter that triggered the project issue.
Owner field
The resource who is responsible for the issue.
Priority field
The level of importance assigned to the issue.
Resolution Date field
The date the selected issue was resolved.
Responsible Manager field
The organizational breakdown structure (OBS) assigned to the issue.
If the field is editable and you have edit privileges, you can select a different responsible manager.
Status field
The current status of the issue.
Note: In addition to the columns listed above, you can also display columns for Issue Codes and User Defined Fields in the issue table.
Download
Enables you to download the view as an Excel file. For hierarchical data, the top level and any expanded levels are downloaded. For flat lists, all columns are downloaded.
Show/Hide Tabs
Enables you to configure which tabs are shown and hidden.
Issue detail windows:
General Detail Window of the Issues Page
Codes Detail Window of the Issues Page
Related Documents Detail Window of the Issues Page
Related Issues Detail Window of the Issues Page
UDF Detail Window of the Issues Page
Tips
- When sorting by a specific issue column in the List format, an up-facing triangle indicates the column is sorted in ascending order, and a down-facing triangle indicates the column is sorted in descending order.
- To add, edit, or delete an issue, you must have the required security privilege.
Getting Here
- Click Projects.
- On the Projects navigation bar, click Issues.