There are several Project properties that you can configure.

You need the PPS admin role to access the Project properties.

Navigate to Project Administration > Settings > Preferences - Project to configure the following properties.

PropertyDescription
Enable firing of Business Rules on save from Planning Console. This property will be applicable only during insert and delete of tasks and relations.

com.snc.project.fire_brs_from_planning_console

 If set to true, the project planning console triggers business rules.
Note: Reload the console if you make changes to this property.

Default value: false
Enable move project for WIP projects

com.snc.project.move_project.wip

 If set to true, this property enables you to move the projects which are in WIP state.
Note: When a project is moved, only tasks in open and pending state are moved and the project takes the rolled up dates from all the project tasks.

Default value: false
Calculate ROI percentage based on a project's estimated cost and its net value

com.snc.project.calculate_roi

 If set to true, this property calculates the return on investment using the (net value/estimated cost) x 100 formula. This field is only available from the Advanced view of the Project form.

Default value: true
Enable alter of planned date with Actual for Manual Project

com.snc.project.change_planned_date_from_actual_for_manual

 If set to true, the property recalculates the planned end date of a manual project from actual start date and planned duration.

Default value: false
Enable project cost rollup (estimated and actual) – updating the cost of a project task will update the cost of its parent

com.snc.project.rollup.cost

 If set to true, this property updates the cost of a parent project task if the cost of the child task is updated.

Default value: false
Roll up project start date from tasks

com.snc.project.rollup_project_start_date

 If set to true, the project planned start date rolls up from the planned start date of the earliest task. Disable this property if you want the project planned start date to remain the same despite the start date of the earliest task.

Default value: true
Automatically close project milestone tasks when they change to work state

com.snc.project.auto_close_milestones

 If set to true, this property closes milestones automatically so you do not have to close them manually.

Default value: false
Enable altering of planned date(s) for task in WIP/Closed

com.snc.project.enable_alter_of_planned_dates

 If set to true, this property enables you to change the planned start date for tasks even if they are in the Work in progress state or any of the closed states.

Default value: false
Change Resource Plan, Cost Plan and Benefit Plan Start Date with Demand or Project Start Date change. Benefit Plan Start Date will change only if the offset type for the plan is not None

com.snc.project.date_change_cascade

 If set to true, this property changes the start dates for a resource plan, cost plan, and benefit plan when there is a change in the project or demand start dates.
Note: The start date of benefit plans with the offset type None does not change with the project or demand date change.

Default value: true
Retain users & resource plan state as confirmed / allocated when project moves

com.snc.project.date_change_cascade_persist_resource

 If set to true, this property retains the confirmed or allocated state of a resource plan, booked resources, and planned daily contour when a property is moved. On moving the project, the resource plan is reallocated or reconfirmed based on the availability of the resources in the future time period to which the project is moved.
Note: This property is enabled only when the Change Resource Plan, Cost Plan and Benefit Plan Start Date with Demand or Project Start Date Change property has been set to true.

Default value: true
Create project(s) on confirming demands from portfolio workbench

com.snc.project.portfolio_workbench.confirm_to_create_project

 If set to true, this property converts all selected demands in a portfolio to projects.

Default value: false
List of attributes (comma-separated) that will be copied from the originating project task

com.snc.project.copy.additional_attributes

 By default, the Copy Project and Copy partial project options only copy the short description, planned dates, and duration fields from source project to the target project. If additional columns must be copied, they should be declared in this property.

Default value: blank
Default the expense type for a new project.

sn_plng_att_core.default.expense_type

 When a new project is created in the Project Workspace, expense type of the project is marked as Opex.
The following project properties are available in System Property [sys_properties] table. Only a system administrator can edit these properties.
PropertyDescription
Retain start on constraint on tasks after adding relations

com.snc.project.allow_start_on_relations

 The property keeps the Start on selection of a task even after you put the task in a relation to another task, for example, FS relation.

Default value: true
Max duration (in days) allowed for a project/project task

com.snc.project.task.max_task_duration

 The property governs the max duration of a project task or the overall project.
Note: If your project includes milestones, the duration is calculated taking holidays and weekends into account.
Default value: 2600
Warning: Increasing the value of the property to more than 2600 will have an impact on memory usage of the platform. A very high value causes out of memory error, for example, if you try to create a project or a project task with 15000 days duration.
Max date span into future or past from the current date for the project/project task

com.snc.project.task.check_date_span_years

 The property governs the max date in future when entering the planned dates of a project or a project task.
Default value: 10
Warning: Increasing the value of the property to more than 10 will have an impact on memory usage of the platform. A very high value causes out of memory error.
Synchronize the planned and original dates when creating or updating a project or task

com.snc.project.sync_original_dates_with_planned_dates

 If set to true, this property synchronizes the planned and original dates.

Default value: true
Use a predefined template when generating a status report

sn_pw.project_status_report_default_templateId

 The property specifies the default template used for generating project status reports.
Generate the status report as read-only

sn_pw.doc_status_report_read_only

 The property restrict edits in the status report. The property sets the status report to read-only.

Default value: true