FOLIO contains all needed components to monitor the statuses of a project or group of projects. All project managers must juggle with time, scope and budget; the well-known constraint triangle. FOLIO will help you with those critical aspects by let you establish a budget, define a scope and a time frame. Create a PortfolioFirst time in FOLIOThe first time you log in FOLIO, the getting started page will be displayed and you will be able to create your first portfolio from this screen. Click from FOLIO Menu > Getting Started and follow the instructions. 
Thereafter in FOLIOYou can create a portfolio by using the Tool Cog ( Image Removed Image Added) and by selecting the Create item. Note that the Tool Cog is available in all FOLIO pages. Image Removed Image Added How to create a portfolioTwo Four different approaches are available when you create a portfolio: PresetJIRA ProjectsUse this approach when the scope of the portfolio is based on one or more existing projects in JIRA. To select more than one project, click the arrow again of the project field and select a second project name and then a third etc. Promote this approach to include the entire issues from one or more projects. Image Removed Image Added Note that FOLIO will create a saved filter based on the selected project(s), the newly saved filter will be named like this "Filter for Portfolio : YOUR_FOLIO_NAME - 1" | Anchor |
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AdvancedUse this approach when the scope of the portfolio is based on an existing JIRA saved filters. A JIRA filter helps to regroup issues with specific characteristics from one or more projects Promote this approach to include selected issues from one or more projects  Image Added
ScrumUse this approach when you want to track a project based on an Agile Scrum Board. The scope will be defined by the filter of the Scrum board and most of the portfolio's configuration settings such as the working days and the earning rules, Promote this approach to include selected issues from one or more projects Promote this approach to include selected issues from one or more projects  Image Added
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| Portfolio Name | Use whatever you want for your Portfolio name (special characters, numbers, etc. are allowed).
There is no special requirement in the naming convention of a portfolio. |
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| Start Date | This is the date from which you want to start reporting expenses and positions in a portfolio. Note that this date has no impact on the date of issues you have in the JIRA project or the saved filter.
To limit the JIRA project scope, set a restriction on dates in your JIRA saved filter. |
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| End Date | This is the date the portfolio ends. This is a critical date since it gives the pace of progress the team
should maintain to successfully complete the portfolio scope. Note that this date has no impact on the date of issues you have in the JIRA project or saved filter.
To limit the JIRA project scope, set a restriction on dates in your JIRA saved filter. |
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| Worked Hours | Select this option if you want the team members worked hours to be taken directly from the work logged of JIRA. Note that all team members will be synchronized with JIRA's work logs by default. This setting can be overwritten individually directly from the team member's page. |
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| Description | Give a description of the Portfolio, if require |
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| Scope | Confirm the scope of the portfolio by selecting the appropriate: JIRA project(s) for Preset or Existing JIRA saved filter for Advanced (Note: clicking on Edit Filter link bring you to JIRA Edit Filter page |
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Changing The Portfolio DatesThe start date and end date of the portfolio can also be edited directly from any portfolio pages by clicking on the date itself in the upper right corner of the page. 
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