The External Reference Code field allows users to identify a work item by a code used in other systems or by other users. This field is assigned by Headquarters and reflects the date the Corps was authorized to begin work on a project. This field will be skipped if creating Tasks or Subprojects. This field will be skipped if creating Tasks or Subprojects. The Project Program Year field should contain the program year for military projects.
Funds can be available for a military project for up to five years.
The Description field can be used to further define the work item. This field can contain up to 240 characters. Press PAGE DOWN to see screen 2.1.1. Required Start and End dates This field reflects when the work item must be started and finished. This field is the only required field on this screen.