Mastering Empress' Project Settings for Optimized Management

Welcome to the Empress guide on the Project Settings feature. Specifically designed with business users in mind, this guide will help you understand and use this feature effectively to optimize your project management process within Empress.

What is the Project Settings Feature?

The Project Settings feature is a powerful tool within Empress designed to customize and control many aspects of your project management process. It allows you to define how you want your team to handle timesheets, manage potential time overlaps, and generally interact with your project data.

Why is it Important?

From a business perspective, the Project Settings feature is invaluable because it provides a level of customization and control that ensures your project management process aligns perfectly with your business needs and practices.

Project Settings Features and Functions

In Project Settings, you will find several options such as Timesheets, Ignore Workstation Time Overlap, Ignore User Time Overlap, and Ignore Employee Time Overlap:

  • Timesheets: This section allows you to manage and define how your team uses and interacts with timesheets.
  • Ignore Workstation Time Overlap: If enabled, this function allows multiple tasks to be scheduled at the same workstation at the same time.
  • Ignore User Time Overlap: When active, this function allows a user to be scheduled for multiple tasks at the same time.
  • Ignore Employee Time Overlap: If checked, this function allows an employee to be assigned to multiple tasks at the same time.

How to Use Project Settings

  1. To access the Project Settings, navigate to the Empress dashboard and select the Project Settings option.
  2. Within Project Settings, you can view and edit the different options according to your business needs.
  3. To change a setting, simply check or uncheck the corresponding checkbox. Your changes will be saved automatically.

User Roles and Permissions

In terms of user roles and permissions, only the System Manager role can create, delete, email, print, read, share, and write within the Project Settings.

This feature is designed to ensure only authorized personnel can make changes to your project settings, protecting your business operations from unauthorized or unintentional modifications.

In Conclusion

The Project Settings feature is a powerful tool designed to improve your project management process by customizing it to your specific business needs. It gives you control over your timesheets and how your team handles potential time overlaps, enabling you to make the most of your resources.

For further assistance or queries, please refer to the Empress help center or contact our support team. We hope this guide has been helpful to you in understanding and using the Project Settings feature efficiently. Happy managing!