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# Access the program workbench

# Access the program workbench {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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When you access the program workbench, it displays a list of all the
programs.

## Before you begin

Role required: it_program_manager

## About this task

You can access the program workbench in one of the following ways.

## Procedure

1. Click the Program Workbench related link on the Program form.
2. Navigate to ProjectProgramsWorkbench and click the configuration icon (![screenshot for configuration icon]()) and select the colors for projects, tasks, programs, and so on.  
   The workbench uses these colors to display the items in the program in the Gantt chart in timeline view.  
3. Click the program that you want to open.  
   The programs that are displayed in the workbench depend on how you launched the program workbench.  
   * All programs are available in the workbench using the navigation menu option.
   * Only the associated program displays using the program form.
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