Creating Phases on an Account

Phases are an optional feature in Bridgit Bench that outlines different stages of a construction project. Phases can also be used if a job is paused while construction is underway. Bridgit Bench allows sub-phases under a parent phase. 

General Overview:

• Phases are created by Administrators
• Phases are added to a project by Administrators or Full Contributors
• An account can have up to 20 phases
• A phase can have up to 20 sub-phases

Creating Phases on Accounts

If an account has existing custom project fields that have a field title with “Start” or “End” appended, phases can't be created with duplicate titles. For example, if a custom project field exists with a field title of “Construction Start” or “Construction End”, then an admin cannot add a phase titled “Construction” to the account. This rule is in place to avoid potential confusion caused by duplicate project-related columns under List views.

1. Open the Account Settings by clicking on the gear icon 
2. Click Projects
3. Click the Phases tab
4. Click + to add a phase, which will open a new draft phase
5. Enter a Title
6. Phases can be automatically added to new projects by checking the checkbox for Automatically add phase to new projects. 
7. Click Save Phase to create or Cancel to withdraw.
8. Once the phase is created, the ordering can be adjusted accordingly. 

Adding Sub-Phases

1. While in Settings > Phases, select the required phase.
2. Click + Add sub-phase, which will open a draft sub-phase
3. Enter a Title
4. Click Save Phase to create or Cancel to withdraw.
5. Once the phase is created, the ordering can be adjusted accordingly. 

Deleting Phases

1. While in Settings > Phases, select the phase to delete.
   
   • An additional selection will have to be made if you are deleting a sub-phase
2. Click Delete Phase or Delete Sub-Phase depending on your action. 
   • A confirmation message will appear if a phase is associated with a project.
   • No confirmation message will appear if the phase is not associated with a project. 

Related links:

• Adding Phases to a New Project
• Managing Phases on Existing Projects
• Add Roles Using Phase Dates