openproject/docs/system-admin-guide/manage-work-packages/work-package-settings/README.md

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# Work package settings

To change basic settings for work package tracking in OpenProject, navigate to -> *Administration* -> *Work packages* -> *Settings*.

You can adjust the following:

1. **Allow cross-project work package relations**, i.e. that work packages created in one project can have relations to work packages in another project, for example parent-children work packages.

3. **Display subprojects work packages in main projects** by default. This way the work packages of subprojects will always be visible in the main project if a user has the corresponding role in the subproject to see work packages.

4. **Use current date as start date for new work packages**. This way the current date will always be set as a start date if your create new work packages. Also, if you copy projects, the new work packages will get the current date as start date.

5. **Calculate the work package done ratio with** ... defines how the **Progress %** field is calculated for work packages. If you choose "disable", the field will not be shown. If you select "Use the work package field", the Progress % field can be manually set in 10% steps directly in the work package attribute. If you opt for „Use the work package status", the Progress % field is chosen based on the [status of a work package](../work-package-status). In this case a % done value is assigned to every status (for example, "tested" is assigned 80%), which is then adapted if the status changes.

6. **Work package export limit**. This setting defines how many work packages you can export at the same time, for example in the the work package lists.

7. **Default highlighting mode** (premium feature) defines which should be the default [attribute highlighting](../../../user-guide/work-packages/work-package-table-configuration/#attribute-highlighting-premium-feature) mode, e.g. to highlight the following criteria in the work package table. This setting is only available for Enterprise on-premises and Enterprise cloud users.

   ![default highlighting mode](image-20200116133247958.png)

8. Customize the appearance of the work package lists to **define which work package attributes are displayed in the work package lists by default**.

Do not forget to save your changes with the blue **Save** button at the bottom.

![work-package-settings-administration](image-20210208124355167.png)