Things you can do in the PM Work Center

There are many things that you can do in a PM Work Center. The following briefly describes these functions.

• View project information - The PM Work Center displays all of the records associated with a project, such as PCOs, ACOs, RFIs, RFQs, project issues, meeting minutes, and so forth. You can filter this information by company and/or job status, or you can display all projects and then sort, filter, and group the data at the item level.
• Create and edit records- You can create and edit most PM module records from the PM Work Center. For example, you can view all of the PCOs associated with a project, create a new PCO, or edit an existing one.
• Create new records based on a selected record - Highlight a record in the grid and use the Create Related Record icon to create a new record based on an existing record. The new record populates with information from an existing record to reduce data entry. For example you can create a project issue using some of the information already entered on a PCO. Records created using this option are automatically linked using the Related Items feature.
• Perform related tasks - Highlight a record in the PM Work Center and perform a task. For example, highlight a pending change order in the PM Work Center, click the Tasks icon at the top of the grid, and then approve, copy, or interface the pending change order with the accounting modules. The options that display on the Task icon vary depending on the type of record selected.
• View related items - Highlight a record in the PM Work Center and all items related to it display in the Related Items panel. For example, if you highlight an RFI, you can see project issues, pending change order, related emails, and attachment.
• View a Hot List and other inquiries - The Hot List is a menu option in the PM Work Center, and it displays a list of high priority items. The Hot List is a query that you can customize directly in the Work Center or using the VA Inquiries form. You can also add additional queries to the PM Work Center menu to display customized information.
• Approve/Reject POs and Subcontracts - If you are using the Process Workflow feature, the My Documents to Review inquiry displays all purchase orders and subcontracts that are ready for your review and approval.

  For more information about reviewing POs, see Create a Workflow for Purchase Orders Using the PM Module.

  For more information about reviewing Subcontracts, see Review Subcontracts Submitted for Approval.

• Launch reports - You can launch related reports while viewing records in the PM Work Center. For example if you are viewing pending change orders in the PM Work Center and would like to run a change order report, you can click the Reports icon at the top of the grid and select the report from the menu that appears. The reports in the Reports drop down menu vary depending on the information that displays in the grid so that only relevant reports are included.
• Keyword Search - Enter a keyword and the system searches all of the visible columns in the grid for the items that contain the keyword. If you have hidden any columns in the grid, they are not included in the search.
• View Totals - You can add a totals row to the bottom of the grid. This row displays a total of each relevant column and only includes the displayed items. For example, you can use this feature to see the total contract change amount associated with a filtered list of pending change orders.
• Attach a file to the selected record - Highlight a record in the PM Work Center and then drag and drop a file into the Related Items section. The file is added to the record as an attachment, and the system automatically configures the file as a Create and Send attachment. When a file is set up as a Create and Send attachment it can be added to a communication generated using the Create and Send feature in the PM module. For information on the Create and Send feature, see About the Create and Send Feature.