How do I manage projects in Business Manager Lite that are not being handled via Studio 2019?

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I am trying to test the tool for first time to see if it is worth for me to migrate from my current management tool, but I do have quite a lot of work which is not done via Studio 2019, and I want to handle all my project management tasks (both using SDL Studio 2019 and other translation tools) in one management tool only. From my test so far, I have three questions: 
 1- How do you set up language pairs for projects that are not initiated via Studio 2019? When I try to add a language or language pair line, I do not get any values or data to use or drop-down menu to pull from, and if I type languages or languages codes, they do not get saved. It seems that by default languages only show if configured as part of a SDL Studio 2019 project or single file. Is that right? 
 2- What is the usage of "term" and "factor" ? How can I enter log date, due date and delivery date, which may be different? Can I enter contacts for each customer so that the name of my PM appears in the invoice? 
 3- Is there a specific line to enter the PO for a particular project without having to create a quote? 
 Overall, is it worth/advisable managing all my language projects, even those outside Studio 2019, in Business Manager Lite? Or is only useful for work done via Studio 2019?

Eugene Kuchynski · Answer

Hello, Gemma, 
 Thank you very much for the post! 
 Gemma Eastabrook-Bonet said: It seems that by default languages only show if configured as part of a SDL Studio 2019 project or single file. Is that right? 
 This is a bug. It has been resolved and new version is coming soon. It now passes last checks and tests, and hope to it will be available next week. 
 Gemma Eastabrook-Bonet said: 2- What is the usage of "term" and "factor" ? How can I enter log date, due date and delivery date, which may be different? Can I enter contacts for each customer so that the name of my PM appears in the invoice? 
 Term = Deadline. Factor is described here: 
 https://community.sdl.com/product-groups/translationproductivity/business-manager/w/wiki/5005/introduction-and-configuration 
 Delivery date field is missing. And the same about PM. Thank you for reminding about this - we will add both fields in a next version! 
 Gemma Eastabrook-Bonet said: 3- Is there a specific line to enter the PO for a particular project without having to create a quote? 
 
 Of course! You can enter PO number for a project - right in the list of projects or in the Project editing form. 
 Gemma Eastabrook-Bonet said: Overall, is it worth/advisable managing all my language projects, even those outside Studio 2019, in Business Manager Lite? Or is only useful for work done via Studio 2019? 
 Absolutely not. You're free to create custom projects to log absolutely any work you do and invoice. Please check this article: 
 https://community.sdl.com/product-groups/translationproductivity/business-manager/w/wiki/5072/project-editing-window 
 For faster creation of custom projects, you can copy any of existing projects, you can import analysis reports generates by other CAT tools, and in an upcoming version it will be possible to create predefined sets of tasks and quickly insert them in a project. 
 Again, thank you for the message. Please don't hesitate to write ANY suggestions or features you miss in the plugin. We're eager to make this app compatible with all possible freelance requirements/expectations

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