Add a Child Project to Parent Project - Projects

Add a Child Project to Parent Project - Projects

You can add a child project to a parent project in NEXGEN. This helps to organize projects and provide more specificity when it comes to items like job costing and tracking. For detailed instructions, see below.

Navigate to the Projects Module

To navigate to the Projects module:
  1. From the NEXGEN dashboard, click Maintenance in the blue sidebar to the left.
  2. Click Projects.

Add a Child Project to a Parent Project

To add a child project to a parent project:
  1. Navigate to the Projects module.
  2. Open an existing project.
  3. Scroll to the Child Projects zone.
  4. Click +New.
  5. Fill in the child project details.

  6. Click Save.

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