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Customize the Project Statistics portlet

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The customize options available in the Project Statistics portlet depend on the display format you choose. Both display formats let you choose the columns you want to view; Group format also supports data grouping and sorting.

Customize options are displayed on two tabs:

Columns

In the Available Columns list, select the data fields you want to view, then click the arrow buttons to move them to the Selected Columns list and to specify their order.

The top-to-bottom order of the fields in the Selected Columns list determines how the columns display, left to right, in the Project Statistics portlet.

Tip: You can display a maximum of 30 columns in the Project Statistics portlet. The Name column always displays, so it is not included in the Available Columns list. To display the set of default columns, click Default.
For Group display format only

Use the Sort by and Sort order drop-down lists to specify how you want to sort items within grouping bands. You can select from a wide range of sort fields, categorized by type, for example, cost, dates, or general data fields.

Tip: In the Project Statistics portlet, you can also click a column title to sort by that field or to change the current sort order. A small arrow indicating the sort order appears next to the column heading of the current sort by field.

You can sort items in ascending or descending order.

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Group

In the Level drop-down lists, select up to ten fields, or categories, to group projects. Grouping lists together, or categorizes, all projects that contain the same value for the selected field. For example, if you select to group by two levels, Responsible Manager then Strategic Priority, the Project Statistics portlet groups together all projects that have the same responsible manager. Then, within each responsible manager grouping, projects are grouped by strategic priority.

The To Level drop-down list is enabled when you choose to group by a hierarchical field, for example responsible manager. Use this list to choose the number of hierarchy levels you want to group by. For example, if your responsible manager/OBS structure comprises five levels, you may want to group only to the third level. In this case, projects associated with lower levels of the OBS are listed under the level 3 band.

Note: You cannot group by more than one hierarchical field.

In the Project Statistics portlet, each grouping level is identified, and separated by, a colored band. You can select the band color, the text color of the band titles, and specify the following options to customize the text that appears in each colored band.

Show field title in band - displays the grouping level field name, followed by the field value. For example, if you select to group projects by Scheduled Finish, the field name Scheduled Finish appears to the left of the date value for the group. If you do not choose this option, only the field value appears in the band.

Show field rollups in band - displays summary information for all cost, numeric, integer, start date, and finish date fields in the group.

Tip: Start date rollups reflect the earliest date for the group and finish date rollups reflect the latest date for the group. Unit and cost rollups are a total of the values for each project in the group.

You can also choose the sort order of the project groups. Sort order for groups, or bands, follows the same rules as described above for the sorting of items within groups.

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