Project Initiation

1. How do I start a new project?

On the welcome screen of Pidilite, various modules such as Dashboard, Asset Library, Reports, Workflow and Administration are displayed on the menu bar as shown in the screenshot below. Start a New Project is also present here.

Note: Administration module is visible only to those users who are nominated for administrative tasks.

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2. What are the inputs required during project initiation?

Under Request Info tab, fill mandatory form fields and select components.

Initiated By and Initiated On are auto-populated by the system. Project Details, Division and Division Code are mandatory fields to be filled by the Project Initiator.

One or more Product Details can be selected. Choose Product Details from the drop-down (mandatory). One or more components can be selected. Choose Component Type from the look-up down (mandatory).

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3. How do I select multiple components?

Click + in the Prodcut Details table to add multiple components. Select Component Type from the drop-down.

4. What do I do to upload files?

Go to Files tab, select File Type and Component Type from respective drop down and click Add Files to upload files from your desktop.

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5. What should I do in the Brief Info tab?

Under the Brief Info tab, the Initiator needs to enter some mandatory fields in the Objective sub-tab such as Insight Study, Objective, Target Audience, Positioning, Key Benefits, and Competition Benchmarking.

Note: Based on the selection of Project Details like New Brand Design, Brand Revamp, New Variant, and Assorted Pack, the Objective sub-tab fields auto-populated.

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6. How do I select users for the workflow?

Go to Stakeholders tab to select users for the workflow. Some of the activities can be skipped. Multiple users can be added for an activity. You can set time durations as well

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7. After completing the form, uploading a file and selecting users, how do I initiate?

Click Initiate New Request to start a new workflow. For more details, visit Project Initiation