Best practice for using a separate Project segment when implementing Project Management Module

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Seeking best-practice guidance on whether a separate Project segment in the Chart of Accounts is recommended to support project-wise profitability analysis in Oracle Fusion PPM (Project Management, Costing, and Billing), or if relying on the PPM Project Number alone is sufficient for accurate cost, revenue, margin reporting, and reconciliation with GL.

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Hello Community,

We are implementing Oracle Fusion Project Portfolio Management (PPM), covering Project Management, Project Costing, and Project Billing.

Our client is evaluating whether to introduce a separate Project segment in the Chart of Accounts (COA) versus relying solely on the