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title: Adding a New Program Type (Admin)
description: "Users with correct permissions can add new options that will appear as a drop-down for program placements. ![Program Placements, Program type](https://docs.youthcenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image-42.png) For more directions on how to add a program placement for a client, please explore the information shared [here](https://docs.youthcenter.net/docs/adding-a-program-placement/).…"
url: "https://docs.youthcenter.net/docs/adding-a-new-program-type-admin/"
updated: "2026-09-11"
category: Administration
tags:
  - "Admin: Picklist Admin"
  - Administration
  - Programs
---

# Adding a New Program Type (Admin)

Users with correct permissions can add new options that will appear as a drop-down for program placements.

![Program Placements, Program type](https://docs.youthcenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image-42.png)

For more directions on how to add a program placement for a client, please explore the information shared [here](https://docs.youthcenter.net/docs/adding-a-program-placement/).

## Adding a New Program Type

From your main menu, choose the "administration" tab followed by "picklist admin."

![Administration and Picklist admin](https://docs.youthcenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image-41.png)

Search and find "Program" from the list.

Choose the green "create a new program" bar.

![Create a new program name](https://docs.youthcenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image-40.png)

Fill in the necessary information below and click "Save."

Below are descriptions of the fields surrounding the building of a new program:

![Program menu](https://docs.youthcenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image-43.png)

Field Descriptions (set 1):

- **Title**: The name of the program you are adding.
- **Description**: Any details you would like to share to help the user choose the correct program.
- **Adjust privileges automatically**: Different options to allow adjustmnets of level based on points in the system. *note for most supervision based programs leave as "do not adjust" and skip the next field.
- **Daily Point Auto Adjust:** Automatically add a certain number of points each day to the youth's profile for this program. *note if using this option, it's recommended to use check "show daily total in client profile" that is discussed in field descriptions (set 3).
- **Track Rate Schedules**: When checked you will have the ability to track/report on the rate for placements in this program.
- **Default Rate**: Rates associated with this program
- **Company**: The company associated with this program.
- **Outcome Types**: A drop-down option for multiple outcome types. Mulitple outcome types are allowed for each type of program. For information on updating or adding unique program outcomes, see the information linked [here](https://docs.youthcenter.net/docs/program-outcomes-types-adding-outcomes/).

![Tracking options](https://docs.youthcenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image-44.png)

Field Descriptions (set 2): For this group, you will be able to choose ONE transaction type as necessary.

- **Track Monetary Transactions?**: When checked, this will list a transaction as a financial balance as it's paid off.
- **Monetary Transaction Label**: A title for the transactions to help your team with the monetary tracking (e.g. "fines remaining")
- **Track Time Transactions?**: When checked, this will list a transaction as a balance of time (minutes, hours, days) as it's completed.
- **Time Transaction Label**: A title for the transaction to help your team now how the time is being trackg (e.g. "hours remaining" or "days remaining"
- **Track Instance Transaction?**: When checked, this will alllow your team to track visits, classes, and other instances upon completion.
- **Instance Transaction Label**: A title for the transaction to help your team with tracking these instances (e.g. "visits remaining," "classes remaining"

![Transactions menu](https://docs.youthcenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image-45.png)

Field Descriptions (set 3):

- **Transactions require sign-off**?: When checked, those with the permissions will be sent and transaction changes and will require approval.
- **Show total in client profile**? When checked, the total transactions will show in the client profile under the youth's statuses vs. just appearing in the program area.
- **Show daily total in client profile**? When checked, the daily total for this program will show on the client profile. *Note this option couples with the daily point adjust.
- **Allow using this program in the mobile app**?: When checked, this will allow programs to be updated while using Safeguard. *Note:This option is for groups using the Safeguard system with their YouthCenter. For information on Safeguard see the link shared [here](https://docs.youthcenter.net/docs/safeguard-basics/).
- **Active**: When checked, this option will be available for your team's use.
- **Default**: When checked, this option will be the default for all program choices going forward.
- **Order:** When values are added, the normal alphabetic ordering will be overrode.

For more information on **auto-enrolling** youth into programs on intake, specifically in relation to detention or residential groups, please see the documentation shared [here](https://docs.youthcenter.net/docs/detention-residential-auto-enroll-residents-in-programs-on-intake/).

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