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What is the 'Code' field on the project creation page?

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Background

When creating or editing a project in Procore, you might see a 'Code' field available. See Create a New Project or Update General Project Information.

The Code field can be designated as Required, Optional or Hidden in the Company level Admin tool. See Create a Default Project Fieldset.

Answer

The Code field for a project is intended to be an abbreviation of a project name. For the

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tool (currently in a closed beta), the abbreviation entered in the Code field populates as the Project field for naming standards. See Configure Settings: Documents (Beta).

Example
If the project name is Vortex Business Centre, you might enter VBC for the project code. If the naming standard has the Project field active, VBC will show where the Project field appears in the naming convention.