Setting up projects

How to create projects in COMPLIED to track stock consumption and costs against specific activities, programmes, or contracts.

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Updated 06 Jun 2026

Before you start

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What projects are for

Projects in AADOPS allow you to track stock consumption and costs against a specific initiative — a construction contract, a field programme, a funded project, or a seasonal campaign. Unlike departments (which are permanent organisational units), projects are time-bound activities with a defined start and end.

Examples: an NGO running a food distribution programme in three states tracks all supplies consumed under that programme as a project. A construction company tracks materials consumed on each site as a separate project. A health organisation tracks medicines distributed per immunisation campaign.

Step 1 — Go to Projects

Click Consumer → Projects. Click + New project.

Step 2 — Enter project details

Project name — a clear, specific name, e.g. "Borno Food Distribution Q3 2026"
Project code — a short reference code for reports and attribution
Start date and end date — the planned duration of the project
Project manager — the staff member responsible
Budget — the stock consumption budget allocated to this project
Funder or client — if this project is funded by a donor or client, record their name here for reporting

Step 3 — Save

Click Save project. The project is now available for attribution when recording stock consumption.

Tip: For donor-funded projects, create a project in AADOPS for each grant or funding source. This makes it straightforward to generate a consumption report showing exactly what was used under each funding stream — without manually extracting data from multiple records.

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