You can inquire on an existing, or copy a new project from a template or existing project. To create a new project, See: Project Definition (Assigning Project Parameters). Associate this project number with a planning group, a cost group, and a default WIP accounting class.

   To inquire on an existing project:

1. Navigate to the Find Projects page.

2. Select a project Number.

3. Choose Find.

4. Choose Open.

5. Optionally you can view detailed task information by choosing Detail (See: Viewing Project Details).

   To assign project parameters:

1. Navigate to the Project Parameters page.

2. Select a valid Project Number.

3. Optionally select a Planning Group.

4. Select a Cost Group.

   If the current organization has selected Average as its primary costing method in the Organization Parameters window, the Cost Group field is required. The list of values includes the Common Cost Group and the user defined cost groups. The list of user defined cost groups includes those cost groups with valid accounts and with Project selected in the Cost Group window (See: Project Cost Groups). You must assign the project to its own Cost Group to keep weighted average costing at the project level.

   Associate a Maintenance type WIP Accounting Class to this Cost Group. See: Project Cost Groups.

5. Optionally assign a Maintenance WIP Accounting Class to the current project.

   You can select any Maintenance type WIP Accounting Class that is associated with the selected Cost Group.

6. Optionally select the name of the Planning Group with which you want to associate your project.

   If you plan material requirements by a group of projects, rather than by each individual project, you need to define a planning group and to assign all the projects to this planning group. If you plan material requirements by a single project, you do not need to associate the project with any planning group (See: Defining Planning Group Lookups, Oracle Master Scheduling/MRP and Oracle Supply Chain Planning User's Guide).

7. Select the Other tab.

8. Select Maintenance from the Direct Item Expenditure Type list of values.

   This expenditure type enables the Cost Collector process to pass costs for direct items to project maintenance work orders. This is a required step.

9. Save your work.