Linking programs to plans

After you create a plan, you can link existing programs to it.

About this task

When you link a program to a plan, all the plan participants receive an email message that informs them of the link.

Procedure

  1. Go to the plan to which you want to link a program.
  2. Click the Manage Linked Objects icon (page with pencil and linked chain image) and select Link Existing.

    The Link Existing Programs to Plan window appears.

  3. Enter a string in the Find by name or code field and click Find or leave the field empty and click Find
    Note: The Search Results field shows only programs that you can link to the plan. Only programs with the same budget granularity and security policy as the plan are available. Programs with a status of Canceled, Deleted, or Completed never appear in Search Results.
  4. In the Select a Program Area field, select a program area. The program belongs to the program area that you choose.
  5. In the Search Results field, click the programs to link to the plan.
    Note: To select more than one program at a time, press the Ctrl key and click each program.
  6. Click the right-pointing arrows. The Selected Items to link field populates with your selections.

    To clear a program, click the program in the Selected Items to link field and click the left-pointing arrows.

  7. Click Save Changes.

Results

The program appears in the Supporting Program(s) field on the Plan Summary tab.

Linked programs appear with summary information on the Plan Summary tab in the Supporting Programs field. Click the program name to be taken to the Summary tab for that program.