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Defining Initiative Characteristics
To access information relating to initiatives:
1. Right-click the portfolio concerned and select Properties.
The properties dialog box of the portfolio appears.
2. Click the drop-down list then Transformation.
3. In the Transformation Initiatives section, select the initiative concerned and click Properties.
4. Select the Characteristics page.
The object to which the initiative relates appears in the Element with Initiative box.
Specifying decision-making information
Decision-making information is specified in the following boxes:
Decision, which can take values:
Accept
Reject
In progress
Decision-Maker and Decision-Maker User.
Specifying timespots
Initiatives can be situated chronologically from timespots of the timeline associated with the portfolio.
*For more details on timelines connected to a portfolio, see "Using Timelines", page 71.
The Characteristics page of an initiative presents:
Starting Timespot and Ending Timespot, define the limits of the time period on which the initiative is planned.
Timespot, defines the date at which the initiative is planned.
Life Cycle Status of the entity that is the subject of the initiative. The values proposed depend on life cycle selected for initiative life.
*For more details on object life, see "Specifying Object Life".