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About the project

By default, the widget is placed on the project page and displays basic information about the project: deadlines and current stage, manager and participants, description, etc.

You can show the Edit button on the widget, which is hidden by default. In this case, an employee with the right to edit the plan will have access to change the information in the widget.

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To customize the widget, open the Projects app view form in the interface designer, select the widget, and click the gear icon. The settings form consists of three tabs.

Main tab

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  • Item, Displayed fields. They are filled in by default.
  • Project. Leave the field blank if you are changing settings on the Projects app form. For a widget that is placed on another app’s form, select the variable that stores the Projects app item.
  • Display project editing button. Enable the option to allow an employee with edit permission to edit the project plan to change the information in the widget.

Events and System tabs

These tabs contain system settings that are the same for all widgets. They allow you to control visibility and access to widgets, customize their behavior when hovering the cursor, etc. Read more about it in the System widget settings article.

To finish customizing the widget, click Save.

To make the customized page available to users, click Save and Publish on the top panel of the interface designer.

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