inserting multiple flags into a project

[andy]

I am usinng 2003 - Is there a quick way to insert flags into a project - i
have the need to insert about 10 in lots of different projects. I know how to
insert 1 at a time but this is time consuming ( or am i being too lazy)

 

[Andrew Lavinsky]

I assume by flags, you mean you have 10 custom flag fields that you want
to show up in multiple projects....

1) Create a custom table including those 10 flag fields. (View > Tables

More Tables)

2) Create a custom view including that table (View > More Views) Probably
easiest to copy an existing view.
3) Open Tools > Organizer
4) In the Organizer make sure that Global.mpt is showing on the bottom right
drop down. The open project should be in the bottom left.
5) Go to the fields tab first. Copy the 10 fields to your Global.mpt
6) Go to the tables tab. Copy the custom table to Global.mpt
7) Go to the views tab. Copy the custom view to Global.mpt

Now, whenever you open a project on your machine, it will have those 10 fields,
the custom table, and the custom view.

-A

 

[andy]

Andrew.. absolutely fantastic, it works a treat and saves me a while in
thinking how to do it , i had thought of creating the view and adding the
flags to the global but i didnt think of creating the table

thanks