Defining Initiative Characteristics
To access information relating to initiatives:

Open the initiative properties pages and 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.
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 .