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First head to Configuration &gt; Tickets &gt; Templates and create a template with the &quot;Ticket Type&quot; set to a Project ticket type (The project hierarchy set on the ticket must be &quot;Project&quot;).</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjU4MmJjOWZhLWFjMjYtNDZlYy05OWM4LTI0YWQ2OGZiYmNmNCJ9.iLdm4NYuSqz5YhJQM3OQ25nsI_-zC4gZaZQeS5FOLE0" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="770" height="404"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 1. Setting the Template to have the Project Ticket Type&nbsp;</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p>You can then link a product to a project template, which allows you to create a Project from a Sales Order.</p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6ImVhNDY1MWEzLWYxNDYtNDFjZC04ZjBiLWI0MTBkMzBkMTVkYSJ9.wZSCcNNjIq9HotTRmVs-5tHnqGTeeRBtC415uR00QPs" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="988" style="width: 990px; height: 205.418px;" height="205"></p><p id="isPasted"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 2. Choosing a Project Template</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Alternatively you can create the ticket template directly from the product screen (&quot;New&quot; button on the RHS of the Template Single Select).</p><p><br></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Creating a Project from a Sales Order</span></strong></p><p>Once you have linked the product, the below &quot;Add to Project&quot; button will show on the product line.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6ImFlZmY1Yjg1LTIwZDAtNDgwOC1iNmQ4LTViNDJjYzc0OTAwMyJ9.snyFdyYzmFzD1E_zMcRkkj170CGoY_N04k8p5QkZCU0" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="979" style="width: 981px; height: 243.849px;" height="244"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 3. Add to Project button on the sales order</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p>As there is another project on this order, you can choose to add to an existing project or create a new one. The project ID will then show on the product line.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjM0Yjg4YzE0LTViNmMtNDM3YS04NzFmLTYyNzRmMTRjNWEzMCJ9.nbydBdTlGTLTBmQJzyOAiYVKo0FMVisumsjUm2IF4Fc" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="1073" height="41"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 4. Project ID on the line item</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p>The default options you can choose from when linking projects to orders, is set in Configuration &gt; Sales Orders.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjAwNmI5MWRkLTgyMDYtNGFhMS1hYWMzLWJmMmE0YzUzZWEyZCJ9.hNCBd9Al8RYm9vrmVVAcxnCwGfcKk2o_1DDP0U-adv4" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="378" height="124"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 5. Project Visibility When Linking to Sales Orders</span></strong></p>
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