How To Create Custom WBS Codes In Project 2010
This article explains how to create custom WBS codes in Project 2010.
Introduction
Process for creating WBS codes in Project 2010
is given below.
Step 1
In the View menu, select a sheet view, if it is
not present in the menu then click on More Views options.
Step 2
Select the view you want to use in your project
and click Apply.
Step 3
Now in the Project tab, click on WBS and select
Define Code.
Step 4
Then enter a Project specific code in Project
Code Prefix box.
Step 5
Now choose a code string for the first level of
the WBS.
1. Numbers (ordered) will allow for a numeric
WBS code for this first level.
2. Uppercase Letters (ordered) will allow for
upper case lettered WBS codes.
3. Lowercase letters (ordered) will allow for
lower case lettered WBS codes.
4. Character (unordered) will allow for any
sequence of letters (upper or lower case), and any numbers to be used in the WBS
code.
Step 6
The selected number of characters for the code
string is chosen in the Length column.
Step 7
Select a character that you want to use as a
separator in the Separator column.
Step 8
For each level of tasks in the WBS, repeat step
3-7.
Step 9
Project will automatically assign a WBS code
each time a new task is entered by ticking the Generate WBS Code For New Task
check box.
Step 10
Foe creating unique codes tick the Verify
Uniqueness Of New WBS Code check box.
