Products breakdown structure in MS Project Pro

Contents:

1. Using the products breakdown structure in MS Project Pro
2. Creating the products breakdown structure column in MS Project Pro
3. Chat

Using the products breakdown structure in MS Project Pro

To control the completeness of the project description, a tool such as a product breakdown structure (PBS) is used. You can describe the product of the project in a custom column.

Using this column, you can check the completeness of the description of the process of creating each product of the project.

Steps to use the product breakdown structure.

• Open Gantt chart.
• Add the PBS column.
• Open the couml menu.
• If you want to group works at products, click the "Group on this field" item.
• If you want to show or hide some products click some items on list.
• Click the "Ok" button.

Creating the products breakdown structure column in MS Project Pro

Steps to create the products breakdown structure column in MS Project Pro:

1. Click the "Project" item on the top menu.
2. Click the "Custom Fields" item in the "Properties" block.
3. Set the "Task" box in the "Field" block.
4. Select the "Outline Code" type in the "Type" field.
5. Select the empty row in the "Field" column.
6. Click the "Rename ..." button
7. Enter the "PBS" in the "Name" field.
8. Click the "Loopup ..." button in the "Custom attributes" block.
9. Click the "Edit Mask ..." button.
10. If you want to add a new level:
    1. Select text type in the "Sequence" field.
    2. Click the "Ok" button.
11. Add the items of the products breakdown structure in the "Lookup table" table.
12. You can set the default item: 
    1. Select the row.
    2. Click the "Use a value from the table as the default entry for the field" box. 
    3. Click the "Set Defauilt" button.
13. If you add a new item to a column, click the "Allow additional items to be entered into the fields."  box.
14. Click the "Close" button in the "Edit Lookup table For PBS" window.
15. Clickt the "Ok" button  in the "Custom Field" window.