The following subset of EcoSys categories and their associated category value(s) are specific to projects (I.E. Cost Object Category).
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Locations
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Clients
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Project Managers
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Responsible Managers
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Responsible Organization to maintain or update these values
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Navigate to Enterprise Data > Maintain Categories and Values. The Select Category Type panel appears.
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Click the Cost Object Categories tab.
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In the Select Category Type panel, click Cost Object hyperlink. The displays a right side panel.
Do not update information in the top panel. Doing so may impact system integrity.
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In Maintain Categories panel, click the required Category ID of the cost object category that requires a new value. The Maintain Category Values panel appears. You must always select only any of the below category values:
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Locations
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Clients
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Project Managers
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Responsible Managers
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Responsible Organization
Ignore the other values available for selection! These are system defaults. Modifications could compromise the integrity of the EcoSys system.
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To add a new value, perform the following actions in the Maintain Category Values panel.
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Click the Insert Row icon to add a new row.
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Type in a unique Value ID.
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Type in a required Value Name.
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Click the Parent ID ellipsis to select a required parent ID.
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Click the Save button.
If building hierarchical lists: the parent entry must be created and saved before the child can be added.
If building a hierarchical list and the current entry should be subordinate to an entry that is already established, select the Value ID of the parent in the field.
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To modify data, perform the following actions in the Maintain Category Values panel.
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Edit the required Value Name.
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Click the Parent ID ellipsis to select a required parent ID.
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Click the Save button.
If the Value ID is changed, the new key will be assigned to any projects originally assigned with the old key value.
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To delete a value, perform the following actions in the Maintain Category Values panel.
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Click the row to be deleted.
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Click the Delete Row(s) icon. A confirmation dialog box appears to confirm the deletion.
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Click the OK button.
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Click the Save button.
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