1. Implementing Project Financial Management and Grants Management
  2. Considerations for Setting Up Project Numbering

Considerations for Setting Up Project Numbering

You have more flexibility to set up project numbering using the Configure Project Numbering task in the Setup and Maintenance work area.

You can either specify a default configuration that determines project numbering for all your projects. Or, have it differently for any one of the predefined objects: project units, project types, or business units.

Look at these considerations while configuring the project numbering.

  • You can either have manual or automatic numbering for your projects. By default, it's manual method.

  • If you choose manual method then you must also select if the project number should be numeric or alphanumeric. You can't enter a duplicate project number.

  • If you choose automatic method then you must define a next number to start your project numbering and optionally add a prefix for the numbering.

  • If the next number conflicts with another project unit, project type, or business unit at setup level then the project isn't created.

Note: You also have an option to disable the Flexibly Set Up Automatic Numbering for Projects feature in which case the Configure Project Numbering task will no longer be available in the Setup and Maintenance work area. The project numbering setup appears back in the Manage Project Unit Options task.