Functionality Descriptions

What do the features in the project management tool Projects mean? What can KPI Boards be used for, and how do the Time Plan and task list work?

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A management and project overview
A management tool for projects
Last Updated on
December 5, 2024

When working in the different modules in Projects, users will be able to view and perform various functions depending on their permissions.

Always contact your company admin if you need changes to your permissions. Virkplan is always available to assist, but we do not change permissions without approval from the company's "Company admins."

Documents

It is only possible to see the Document list if you are a company admin, or you have permission to see all documents.

A list of all documents. By selecting a document, you can download it. You can filter in this list.  

Tasks

A list of all tasks which work as a management overview. You can filter in this list. You can mark several tasks and change assignee. Actions button with a Start, Complete, add comment and add document functionality. A “me and my groups” with different statuses. Possible to include completed projects´ Tasks. See section Time plan and task for more details.

Time plan and Task

A projects time plan is only visible for Project managers or users with permissions to read or edit projects.  

The time plan is your all over plan for the project. It is divided into phases with tasks. There is an overview of tasks, assignee, start- and end date, expected start – and end date, duration and status. The Gantt chart provides a visualization of the project plan with the schedule and progress.

There are several functions in the Time Plan which are related to tasks. You can add, delete and copy tasks.  

Then there are several functions to adjust the time plan, so it fits you, while you are working in it. It is not possible to save adjustments in the Time Plan.  

You have a save and reset button. And you can start, stop and complete the project at the action button in the top right corner.

A task in a project is where you document your work. This is where you start and complete your task. The task overview consists of 7 fields.  

Form has a “born” standard form from a template. The form is editable, and it is where you fill in information regarding the task, either by checkmarks, dropdown boxes, table or text boxes.  One can make horizontal lines and headlines.  

Information is the field where Title, Duration days and timing, assignee, predecessors, description and tags (#tags) are shown. This is also where you can view the "Task area fields" if they have been enabled for the task.

Predecessors are set to make dependencies to other tasks. A task can have multiple predecessors.

Stakeholders are individuals with an interest in the task. The number of stakeholders will be displayed in the field. They function as non-active assignees.

Sign Offs are people who should approve the specific task. This could be forms are filled out correctly or a document contains the required information. You can have multiple Sign offs on your task. A task will not be completed before the task has been approved by alle sign offs. The number of sign offs will be shown in the field.

Documents - upload and download files to your task. For upload of Word files and Excel choose read or online edit. The number of documents will be shown in the field.

Links are used for navigating to a new location by clicking or tapping on it.  

Logs are showing tasks´ “footprints”.  

Projects

This module consists of 3 tabs; Projects, Completed Projects and Templates.

First we will explain "Projects". You can read more about "Completed projects" and "Templates" in the bottum.

Projects

This is the project list of all projects (permission dependent). You can filter in this list. When you click on a project you will get a new display. See below.

In the top bar you can go from tab to tab. All of this is related to a specific project.

Overview

This is the "frontpage" for the project. It consists of different "containers".

1. Details - contains Project Number, Timing, Project manager, Title and description. It shows the status of the project.

  • In Details you can also “add” Area Fields (Made in “Project configuration”)
  • Add launch dates (for instance release dates or deadlines)
  • You have an “Actions” menu with “copy project”, "Create template" and “print” button plus a “Settings” function. In the project settings you can decide if you want the time plan to adjust upon task completion or not. You can specify the conditions for whether tasks that are behind, are to be marked in the time plan. You can also change the order of the area fields, this only applies to this specific project.

2. Forms – a work form to fill in relevant information regarding the project. Add Checkboxes, dropdown, table and more.

3. Linked forms – add “Forms” from tasks in your project. If you have specific information to be viewed in Project overview from a form in a task, you can add a linked form.  

4. Stakeholders – a person of interest in the project. Can view and add conversations to the project.

5. Documents – upload and download files to your project, only to be shown in the project overview, or you can mark “inherit” document to all tasks in the project. This will make the specific inherited document visible in all tasks related to the project. For upload of Word files choose read or online edit (Only Word files). Excel online edit possible soon.

6. Links -add a link to your project.

7. Logs – here you can see logs of work done in project overview.

Conversations

Add conversations to your project. This is only possible for people with permission to read or edit projects. You can also use it as notes. Numbers of conversations are shown in the top bar as well as adding more answers to a conversation is shown with a number in the specific conversation.  People must be tagged to get a notification.

Time plan

This is your plan for the tasks in the project. Here you can make phases, tasks, dependencies and see your projects timing. Please read the "Time plan and task" section in TASKS for further details.

Project Team

Here you can change the assignees, stakeholders, and Sign- Off in your project. By selecting a new user or group you can replace the existing user with another one.

All Documents

This is an overview of the documents related to your project overview and the tasks in the project. If the document has a Task title it is related to a document in a task. No task title means the document lays in the project overview.

Completed Projects

This is the list of completed projects. It is possible to filter in this list. It is a read-only list. You cannot edit completed projects, but you can reopen the project if you need to add additional information.

Templates

This is where you create the templates to be used in your projects. Virkplan will always help you with this in the begining. The Templates are your standards and you can have several templates. This is where you define your standard time plan with timing, documents, assignees etc. Any changes in a template will have an effect on new projects made from that template. You can enable or disable Project area fields and Task area fields in the template and enter the necessary information in these fields, which will be transferred to the project.

Idea Bank

Idea Bank is the list of all ideas, accepted ideas, and templates for ideas. Here, you can create ideas and templates for ideas.

Once an idea is created, it will be displayed in the list. All ideas must be accepted (require sign-offs) before they can become a project. If an idea is "accepted," it can be turned into a project. Ideas can be copied as well.

The field setup is the same as in Projects. Please note that only the person who created the idea can turn it into a project. When converting an idea into a project, you will choose from the available project templates.

Dashboard
Et billede, der indeholder tekst, Font/skrifttype, linje/række, skærmbilledeAutomatisk genereret beskrivelse

A management overview of Projects, Ideas, Tasks and Conversations. It is possible to filter by user and by status depending on what role you have in the portal.  

Projects

The dashboards project boxes show title, number, your role in a project and status. It shows if a project is behind, on track or ready to complete. When pressing a project box, it shows the attached tasks to this project.

Ideas

Here you can see the status of ideas. The Box shows number, title, role and status. If an idea is ready to be accepted, and your role is sign off, it shows “ready to sign off”. You can go directly to overview on Idea and approve or reject.

Project Tasks

Here you can see the status of your tasks and you can sort the status. Task boxes show title, number, timing, assigned role and status of the task. You can go directly to the task from the box. When pressing on the box, task conversations will be shown.

Conversations

When standing on a specific project you will be able to see if there are any conversations. Stading on a task, you will be able to see if there is a conversation on that task.

Data Grids

Reports

Data Grids
Organizing data
Last Updated on
October 2, 2024
Datgrids aree only visible to those who have this feature on their profile.

Access must be granted by the Company admin. If the feature cannot be enabled for the users, Virkplan must be contacted.

Data grids are used to display and organize a large amount of data in a structured and user-friendly format. They resemble spreadsheets and provide a grid-based view of data, where rows represent records and columns represent different attributes or fields.

They are used for tasks such as tracking transactions and budgets, managing customer data, sales pipelines, or resource management. Thus, they are useful in finance and accounting, sales, HR, and more.

You can import data via a CSV file. Create as many data grids as you want and edit columns and rows. When creating a new datagrid, you name it yourself, edit it using the 'edit' button, and customize how many columns and rows you want, as well as the naming of the different columns and rows.

The entered data grids can be implemented into a BI report.

Upload data

Reports

File Import
Drop your files and make specific settings for the data drop
Last Updated on
October 2, 2024

Import your files directly into Virkplan's database and use the content for your reports.

By using the Upload Data function, you can import your data. This data can then be used in BI reports.

This makes it easy to load detailed budgets and other decentralized data that do not fit into source systems. Specific configurations can be made for how the files should be imported. This includes the exclusion of specific columns and whether data should be overwritten, updated, or appended.

Notifications, Profile and Support

How to reach support and management of profile and notifications
Notifications, Profile and Support
Last Updated on
October 2, 2024
Notifications, Profile and Support

In the bottom left corner of the Virkplan portal, you will find a menu box that contains Notifications, which are messages you receive about assigned tasks and conversations. You get notifications if a task is ready to start, a task is assigned to you during a task in progress, and you get notifications if anyone has tagged you in a conversation on a task or a project, where you are an assignee or have a role.

Profile is your personal profile, where you can see group memberships and you can edit if you want to receive notifications by e-mail, and you can add phone number or change password.

It is where you log out of the system, and you can also press on Release Notes or Help Center and you will then be redirected to the Virkplan webpage.

When pressing Support you will open a support form, where you can write a message and upload files. This form will be sent to Virkplans ticket system.

KPI Boards

Reports

Maintain KPI targets
‍A function to enter and maintain KPI goals
Last Updated on
October 2, 2024

KPI dashboards are only visible to those who have this feature on their profile.

Access must be granted by the Company admin. If the feature cannot be enabled for the users, Virkplan must be contacted.

It is a function to enter and maintain KPI goals. You can create as many boards as you want. You can edit and copy.

All KPI Goals are per month.

The data from the KPI Boards can be used in the BI reports.

Features:

Flexible Creation:

Users can create an unlimited number of KPI boards. This allows for customization and tailoring of KPI boards to specific needs and goals.

Editability and Copying:

All KPI boards can be edited and copied from year to year. This function can be performed with or without values, making it easy to update and reuse previous setups.

Monthly KPI Targets:

KPI targets are set on a monthly basis, providing detailed and frequent performance tracking.

Integration with BI Reports:

Data from KPI boards can be integrated into all Business Intelligence (BI) reports. To ensure that there is a relationship between KPI data and other data, consistent syntax is required. This syntax requirement ensures that the data can be merged and analyzed correctly.

Admin

Notifications, Profile and Support

Projects

User rights in the portal

Permission management
How is my access and features administrated in the portal
Last Updated on
October 10, 2024

When a user is created in the Virkplan portal, they are either assigned the role of "Member" or "Company admin" and/or "Group admin."

As a Company admin, you have more permissions and options within the portal. See our Admin category for more information.

A Company admin can manage the permissions of users in relation to the Projects module, report access, and more. A Company admin can enable and disable features, set up configurations at the user and group level, and adjust user permissions, e.g., in relation to the Projects module.

Some functions/features are enabled at the overall Company level—this is agreed upon with Virkplan. Once a function is enabled, the Company admin can activate it for the users.

If you need a more thorough introduction to user permissions, accesses and features, you can always contact Virkplan at kontakt@virkplan.dk.

Reports

Admin

Reports- insight into data on several levels
Your data overview in a report or several reports
Last Updated on
October 10, 2024

There is an option to choose RLS Setup. RLS stands for Row Level Security. RLS is a feature for securing and managing access to data in your Power BI reports. Get a report shown with differentiated content dependent on user rights. You can control which data a report must display. A report with RLS is only accessible for users having RLS access on their profile.

For initial setup of RLS, please contact Virkplan. Afterward, the company admin can manage RLS permissions for users independently. However, Virkplan will always assist if any doubts arise, as RLS can be configured in many different ways."

RLS Impersonation - Allow RLS impersonation for members by adding it as a feature on the user. When you stand in a report and press impersonate, you can choose which user you want to see the report as. Company must have the feature “RLS impersonation” before it is possible to add it as a feature on a user. NOTE - All settings on Companies are managed by Virkplan Employees.

Your data overview in a report or several reports.  Virkplan creates reports from current systems, digitizes the data and presents them in a clear way. Adjustable to fit your company.

Reports are updated on a daily basis. Use them as a management tool and get the level of detail you want. Everyone in the company can gain insight into the reports with individual access. Please see Admin descriptions.

In each report, these fields will be displayed.

Comment tracks

Make use of the comment track in the reports by asking questions about the report. When going to a comment, the filtering of data that was selected when the question was asked is displayed. A bookmark is saved for all comments. This will always lead you directly to the display that the comment is about. If data has been updated after a comment has been created, a screenshot of the data is saved. And if you tag a user, a notification will be sent to the individual user. You can use the gear icon (settings) to choose to receive notifications when someone comments on a comment you have written. Note: It is only possible to comment on a report if you are a member of the group that has access to the report."

Favorite

Mark a report as a favorite. Press the heart. Afterwards, a 'Favorites' menu will appear in the menu overview in the portal. You can have multiple favorites.

Full Screen

Expand to full screen

Bookmark

Make your own report bookmark. You can have as many bookmarks as you want. Bookmarks function as a filter. When you are viewing a report with multiple pages, you can click on the bookmark, and it will display that page in the reportYou can have as many bookmarks as you want. Bookmarks function as a filter. When you are viewing a report with multiple pages, you can click on the bookmark, and it will display that page in the report.

There is an option for uploading, downloading, and exporting reports, as well as updating datasets and editing the reports. However, this is user-controlled, and the report and edit fields are only displayed if the user has the right permissions.

Shared Documents

Share documents in a group
Documents shared in groups
Last Updated on
October 11, 2024

This feature is the documents shared in groups. As a member of a group, you can share documents with others in the group. You can upload a document and choose if you want to share it with all in the group or only with admins.

In this way, the documents can be kept confidential for selected individuals, while still maintaining a shared document library that is accessible only to the group.

You can see a list of all shared documents in your groups.

Admin

User rights in the portal

Use Admin to manage user rights and access
Administration of users and groups, access and configuration
Last Updated on
October 16, 2024

If you are the "company admin", you are the one who can manage other users' permissions and access.

For support tickets, Virkplan will refer to the company's "company admin" for adjustments to individual user permissions. Virkplan will always be available to assist with modifying and changing permissions, but we will first refer to the "company admin" for approval.

This is where you configure Triggers, Tags and Area Fields.

Triggers

An automatic trigger Virkplan can set up to call a function when a task is completed. E.g. send an E-mail to a specific person when the task is done.

Tags

Here you can add a tag to a task. When adding, the tag is addible in “tags” on tasks. E.g. for use by companies that want to see which department is responsible for a task or for other usages. Tags are shown in the task list as a column that you can filter on.

Project Area fields and Task area fields

Project Area fields will be shown in Project overview.  Configure area fields as text, dropdown, dropdown multi select, address or by URL from a business central. It could be customer no., project type, Region, account no. or whatever a company needs for their project overview. You can add as many area Fields as wanted. Area fields appear in the project list, and you can filter on it. It is also possible to see area fields in reports. You can change the order of Area fields. This will then apply to all future projects created.

You can also make area fields for tasks. However these are not displayed in the lists, but only shown on the task.

Area fields can be enabled or disabled directly at the template level, allowing you to expose only the desired area fields for a given project and its tasks before starting a new project.

NOTE: Deleting area fields demands a clean-up by Virkplan employees.

Access – Reports

Configure report access. Here you give groups access to specific reports. You choose a report and select how the group access should be.

Access – Sites

Configure site access. Give users and groups access to specific sites.

Access – Import

Configure Import Access. Configure which users and groups are allowed to upload files.

Master Documents

This is the document library for master documents.

Portal usage

A common report showing the use of the Virkplan portal for your company is available to all company administrators. Portal Usage can be found under the 'Admin' section. Members will see it as a menu item if they have been granted access. Access is provided through a feature in the user settings.

Groups

This is where to create new groups. When creating a group, you set the permissions for the group, report access and you can choose whether users are members or group admins.  

Users

Here you create new users, set the permissions for the users and select user´s role. Add features, group memberships and report access. The user must be created before setting permissions in projects.

Permissions can also be granted to users via features. These features can only be enabled or disabled if they are also activated on the company's account. This should be agreed upon with Virkplan.

NOTE – “Higher” permissions on a user or in the group override what a user otherwise gets from rights, and rights on user and group must be seen as complementary to each other.

"Admin" is only visible to Company admins.

This is where you create users and groups. If you are a Company admin, you have the ability to manage the permissions and access of other users. Virkplan will refer to the company's Company admin for adjustments to individual user permissions when support tickets are submitted. Virkplan will always be available to assist with modifying and changing permissions, but we recommend seeking approval from the Company admin first.

"For RLS settings, contact Virkplan.

If you would like a more thorough introduction to user permissions, you can always contact Virkplan at kontakt@virkplan.dk.

The admin module includes the following submenus:

Sites

Use Sites to display other web pages in the portal
Show embedded sites in the Virkplan portal
Last Updated on
October 9, 2024

If you want to display your own website or another already established page, this can be done under Sites in the portal. For example, you might want to include your company's Tips & Tricks page within the Virkplan portal. You can choose the name for your site, and you can have multiple sites.

Virkplan uses iFrame for this purpose. It can be implemented quickly and is easy to maintain. Changes to the embedded content occur at the source, not in the portal.

Sites must be created under your Company. You need to contact Virkplan for this.

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