function projects_list_data($user_id = false)
{
    global $AppUI, $addPwOiD, $buffer, $company, $company_id, $company_prefix, $deny, $department, $dept_ids, $w2Pconfig, $orderby, $orderdir, $tasks_problems, $owner, $projectTypeId, $search_text, $project_type;
    $addProjectsWithAssignedTasks = $AppUI->getState('addProjWithTasks') ? $AppUI->getState('addProjWithTasks') : 0;
    // get any records denied from viewing
    $obj = new CProject();
    $deny = $obj->getDeniedRecords($AppUI->user_id);
    // Let's delete temproary tables
    $q = new w2p_Database_Query();
    $q->setDelete('tasks_problems');
    $q->exec();
    $q->clear();
    $q->setDelete('tasks_users');
    $q->exec();
    $q->clear();
    // support task problem logs
    $q->addInsertSelect('tasks_problems');
    $q->addTable('tasks');
    $q->addQuery('task_project, task_log_problem');
    $q->addJoin('task_log', 'tl', 'tl.task_log_task = task_id', 'inner');
    $q->addWhere('task_log_problem = 1');
    $q->addGroup('task_project');
    $tasks_problems = $q->exec();
    $q->clear();
    if ($addProjectsWithAssignedTasks) {
        // support users tasks
        $q->addInsertSelect('tasks_users');
        $q->addTable('tasks');
        $q->addQuery('task_project');
        $q->addQuery('ut.user_id');
        $q->addJoin('user_tasks', 'ut', 'ut.task_id = tasks.task_id');
        if ($user_id) {
            $q->addWhere('ut.user_id = ' . (int) $user_id);
        }
        $q->addOrder('task_end_date DESC');
        $q->addGroup('task_project');
        $tasks_users = $q->exec();
        $q->clear();
    }
    // add Projects where the Project Owner is in the given department
    if ($addPwOiD && isset($department)) {
        $owner_ids = array();
        $q->addTable('users');
        $q->addQuery('user_id');
        $q->addJoin('contacts', 'c', 'c.contact_id = user_contact', 'inner');
        $q->addWhere('c.contact_department = ' . (int) $department);
        $owner_ids = $q->loadColumn();
        $q->clear();
    }
    if (isset($department)) {
        //If a department is specified, we want to display projects from the department, and all departments under that, so we need to build that list of departments
        $dept_ids = array();
        $q->addTable('departments');
        $q->addQuery('dept_id, dept_parent');
        $q->addOrder('dept_parent,dept_name');
        $rows = $q->loadList();
        addDeptId($rows, $department);
        $dept_ids[] = isset($department->dept_id) ? $department->dept_id : 0;
        $dept_ids[] = $department > 0 ? $department : 0;
    }
    $q->clear();
    // retrieve list of records
    // modified for speed
    // by Pablo Roca (pabloroca@mvps.org)
    // 16 August 2003
    // get the list of permitted companies
    $obj = new CCompany();
    $companies = $obj->getAllowedRecords($AppUI->user_id, 'companies.company_id,companies.company_name', 'companies.company_name');
    if (count($companies) == 0) {
        $companies = array();
    }
    $q->addTable('projects', 'pr');
    $q->addQuery('pr.project_id, project_status, project_color_identifier,
		project_type, project_name, project_description, project_scheduled_hours as project_duration,
		project_parent, project_original_parent, project_percent_complete,
		project_color_identifier, project_company,
        company_name, project_status, project_last_task as critical_task,
        tp.task_log_problem, user_username, project_active');
    $fields = w2p_Core_Module::getSettings('projects', 'index_list');
    unset($fields['department_list']);
    // added as an alias below
    foreach ($fields as $field => $text) {
        $q->addQuery($field);
    }
    $q->addQuery('CONCAT(ct.contact_first_name, \' \', ct.contact_last_name) AS owner_name');
    $q->addJoin('users', 'u', 'pr.project_owner = u.user_id');
    $q->addJoin('contacts', 'ct', 'ct.contact_id = u.user_contact');
    $q->addJoin('tasks_problems', 'tp', 'pr.project_id = tp.task_project');
    if ($addProjectsWithAssignedTasks) {
        $q->addJoin('tasks_users', 'tu', 'pr.project_id = tu.task_project');
    }
    if (!isset($department) && $company_id && !$addPwOiD) {
        $q->addWhere('pr.project_company = ' . (int) $company_id);
    }
    if ($project_type > -1) {
        $q->addWhere('pr.project_type = ' . (int) $project_type);
    }
    if (isset($department) && !$addPwOiD) {
        $q->addWhere('project_departments.department_id in ( ' . implode(',', $dept_ids) . ' )');
    }
    if ($user_id && $addProjectsWithAssignedTasks) {
        $q->addWhere('(tu.user_id = ' . (int) $user_id . ' OR pr.project_owner = ' . (int) $user_id . ' )');
    } elseif ($user_id) {
        $q->addWhere('pr.project_owner = ' . (int) $user_id);
    }
    if ($owner > 0) {
        $q->addWhere('pr.project_owner = ' . (int) $owner);
    }
    if (mb_trim($search_text)) {
        $q->addWhere('pr.project_name LIKE \'%' . $search_text . '%\' OR pr.project_description LIKE \'%' . $search_text . '%\'');
    }
    // Show Projects where the Project Owner is in the given department
    if ($addPwOiD && !empty($owner_ids)) {
        $q->addWhere('pr.project_owner IN (' . implode(',', $owner_ids) . ')');
    }
    $orderby = 'project_company' == $orderby ? 'company_name' : $orderby;
    $q->addGroup('pr.project_id');
    $q->addOrder($orderby . ' ' . $orderdir);
    $prj = new CProject();
    $prj->setAllowedSQL($AppUI->user_id, $q, null, 'pr');
    $dpt = new CDepartment();
    $projects = $q->loadList();
    // get the list of permitted companies
    $companies = arrayMerge(array('0' => $AppUI->_('All')), $companies);
    $company_array = $companies;
    //get list of all departments, filtered by the list of permitted companies.
    $q->clear();
    $q->addTable('companies');
    $q->addQuery('company_id, company_name, dep.*');
    $q->addJoin('departments', 'dep', 'companies.company_id = dep.dept_company');
    $q->addOrder('company_name,dept_parent,dept_name');
    $obj->setAllowedSQL($AppUI->user_id, $q);
    $dpt->setAllowedSQL($AppUI->user_id, $q);
    $rows = $q->loadList();
    //display the select list
    $buffer = '<select name="department" id="department" onChange="document.pickCompany.submit()" class="text" style="width: 200px;">';
    $company = '';
    foreach ($company_array as $key => $c_name) {
        $buffer .= '<option value="' . $company_prefix . $key . '" style="font-weight:bold;"' . ($company_id == $key ? 'selected="selected"' : '') . '>' . $c_name . '</option>' . "\n";
        foreach ($rows as $row) {
            if ($row['dept_parent'] == 0) {
                if ($key == $row['company_id']) {
                    if ($row['dept_parent'] != null) {
                        findchilddept($rows, $row['dept_id']);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
    $buffer .= '</select>';
    return $projects;
}