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Creating a project

Project details, why coordinates matter and creating projects inline.

Create a project from New project in the project register, from Quick Add → Project on the Dashboard, or inline while booking a job.

The essentials

Project name — usually the site address, for example 453 Victoria Street
Site address — the full address including suburb, state and postcode
Client — who the work is for

Coordinates

Setting the project's latitude and longitude is optional, but it drives several things:

The project appearing on the GIS Map
Its jobs appearing on the Dashboard's Live jobs map
The Site preview in the Create Job wizard
The Project location map and Get directions on the project record

Without coordinates the project still works normally — it just can't be plotted. If you see this project does not have saved coordinates yet anywhere in the application, this is what it means.

Creating a project inline

The Create Job wizard has a New project tab, so you can book work at a brand-new site without stopping to create the project first. The project is created with the details you provide and can be filled out properly afterwards.

# Creating a project

Create a project from **New project** in the project register, from **Quick Add → Project** on the Dashboard, or inline while booking a job.

## The essentials

- **Project name** — usually the site address, for example *453 Victoria Street*
- **Site address** — the full address including suburb, state and postcode
- **Client** — who the work is for

## Coordinates

Setting the project's latitude and longitude is optional, but it drives several things:

- The project appearing on the **GIS Map**
- Its jobs appearing on the Dashboard's **Live jobs map**
- The **Site preview** in the Create Job wizard
- The **Project location** map and **Get directions** on the project record

Without coordinates the project still works normally — it just can't be plotted. If you see *this project does not have saved coordinates yet* anywhere in the application, this is what it means.

## Creating a project inline

The **Create Job** wizard has a **New project** tab, so you can book work at a brand-new site without stopping to create the project first. The project is created with the details you provide and can be filled out properly afterwards.