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Projects

Track planned and in-progress work on your house.

Projects table

Adding a project#

  1. Switch to the Projects tab (f to cycle forward)
  2. Enter Edit mode (i)
  3. Press a to open the add form
  4. Fill in the fields and save (ctrl+s)

The Title field is required. Everything else is optional or has a default.

Fields#

ColumnTypeDescriptionNotes
IDautoAuto-assigned primary keyRead-only
TypeselectProject categoryPre-seeded types (Renovation, Repair, etc.)
TitletextProject nameRequired
StatusselectLifecycle stageSee status lifecycle below
BudgetmoneyPlanned costFormatted in your configured currency (e.g., 1250.00)
ActualmoneyReal costOver-budget is highlighted on the dashboard
StartdateStart dateDate input
EnddateEnd dateDate input
QuotesdrillNumber of linked quotesPress enter to view linked quotes
DocsdrillNumber of linked documentsPress enter to view linked documents

Status lifecycle#

Projects move through these statuses. Each has a distinct color in the table:

  • ideating – just an idea, not committed
  • planned – decided to do it, working out details
  • quoted – have vendor quotes, comparing options
  • underway – work in progress
  • delayed – stalled for some reason
  • completed – done
  • abandoned – decided not to do it

Settled filter#

In Nav mode on the Projects tab, press t to toggle hiding settled projects (completed + abandoned). A triangle appears to the right of the tab when the filter is active.

Description#

The edit form includes a Description textarea (in the “Timeline” group) for longer notes about the project. The description is stored on the project record but doesn’t appear as a table column.

Inline editing#

In Edit mode, press e on any non-ID column to edit just that cell inline. Press e on the ID column (or any read-only column) to open the full edit form, which includes the description field. Press E from any column to jump straight to the full form.

Linked quotes#

The Quotes column shows how many quotes are linked to this project. In Nav mode, press enter to drill into a detail view of those quotes.

On the Quotes tab, the Project column links back – press enter to jump to the project.