Administration#

The following article will describe certain data maintenance actions and the conditions under which they can be run.

Delete default dimensions from WBS or budget#

Dimensions are used on WBS and budget lines in the same way as on the lines of a document. This means they will be retrieved from items, resources, or G/L accounts associated with the selected work package and project.

If the toggle Use WBS Line Dim. as Default or Use Budget Line Dim. as Default is turned on in Project Setup, or both are, these planning dimensions can also be entered in journals and on document lines.

They’re then treated like dimensions stored in the item or resource master, for example. In other words, they’re temporarily copied to the Default Dimensions page and will be deleted again from there when the required dimensions have been found.

Unfortunately, sometimes, the deletion process might not work as intended so that certain values are still listed as default WBS or budget line dimensions. To rectify this situation and clean up the data, you can run the Delete Default WBS and Budget Line Dimensions batch job, which you can find by using the general search function.

When run, the batch job shows (if available) the number of default dimensions that are currently stored in the system. You can then delete the relevant values from this list immediately.