The Project Departments field contains the name of the department with which the selected project is associated, as selected in the Departments lookup table, which comes with Microsoft Project Server and can be modified to reflect an organization’s specific department names.
Data Type Enumerated
Entry Type Entered
Best Uses Add the Project Departments field to a project page or report when you want to identify the department associated with a selected proposal or project.
Example You are the portfolio manager for a multidisciplinary organization. You add the Project Departments field to the Project Center. In the lookup table that appears, individual project managers can choose the departments to which their projects belong.
Remarks The Project Departments field can affect which custom fields are required for a project. If a custom project-level field is associated with a department, that custom field will only be required for projects associated with that department. In addition, if a custom project-level field is not associated with any departments, that custom field will always be required for projects.
This field is an example of a custom enumerated field provided with Microsoft Project Server. You can view a list of available custom fields, and also create your own. In the left pane of Microsoft Project Web Access, click Server Settings. Under Enterprise Data, click Enterprise Custom Fields and Lookup Tables.
