Field definitions for event properties

Program managers or project managers can modify the event Properties values after the event is created.

Field name	Definition	Valid values
Name	Uniquely identifies this event.
Description	Describes this event (short description).
Event ID	Specifies a unique ID for this object (event). This value is automatically generated when the event is created, although it can be modified prior to saving the event.	This value cannot be modified once the project has been created.
State	Reflects the current status of the event.	Not Started, In Progress, Complete, Closed (out-of-the-box values)
Plan Level	Identifies which part of the plan this event is associated with, for example, a specific program, project, or subproject.
Approval Gate	Indicates if this event requires approval from management before it can be considered achieved.	True or False
Planned	Identifies the date and time the event should be achieved.	Click in the field to select a date from the calendar / time from the list.
Forecasted	Identifies the date and time the event is anticipated to be achieved.	Click in the field to select a date from the calendar / time from the list.
Actual	Identifies the date and time the event was achieved.	Click in the field to select a date from the calendar / time from the list.
Event Code	Can be used to standardize events.	Select a value from the list defined by your administrator. Administrators can color-code your events for easy identification.
Long Description	Describes this event (long description).
Owner	Identifies the creator of this object.	Use Change Owner to modify this value.
Group ID		Use Change Owner to modify this value.
Template	Indicates if the object is a template.
Published	Determines if the project or subproject is accessible to users other than the owner.	True or False.
Minimum Days Before	Specify the minimum number of calendar days that should fall between this event and the event immediately preceding it.
Minimum Days After	Specify the minimum number of calendar days that should fall between this event and the event immediately following it.
Project (project-level security)	Associates this event to a security-level project. The project consists of entities that correlate groups of users with the data associated with a given project or subset of a project. Project-level security is defined by your system administrator. Events not associated with a security-level project are open for access by everyone.

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