Time Periods PageOverview Use this page to define the number of hours in a given time period. You can also specify abbreviations for time units. Screen Elements Hours per Time Period The Hours per Time Period values are used as conversion factors when users choose to display time units and durations in units other than hours. For example, if the default Hours/Day is set to 8.0, when a user enters 1d as a duration, this value is stored as 8h in the database. Specify the number of work hours for each time period field For this field, you can enter Hours/Day from 1.0-24.0, Hours/Week from 1.0-168.0, Hours/Month from 1.0-744.0, and Hours/Year from 1.0-8784.0. Use assigned calendar to specify the number of work hours for each time period option Determines whether to use the assigned calendar's Hours per Time Period values as the conversion factors when users choose to display time units and durations in units other than hours. If your resources and activities require different hours per time period settings, select this option, then specify the Hours per Time Period in each defined calendar. If you select the Use assigned calendar to specify the number of work hours for each time period option, the Hours per Time Period values on this tab are ignored and the module converts units and durations using the Hours per Time Period values defined in the activity’s or resource’s assigned calendar. Using a task-dependent activity as an example, the module converts units and durations for the activity using the settings defined in the activity’s assigned calendar. You should enter Hours per Time Period values on this tab even if you mark the Use assigned calendar to specify the number of work hours for each time period option since those values will still used in the following cases:
In these cases, the Use assigned calendar to specify the number of work hours for each time period option will be ignored even if selected. If you clear the Use assigned calendar to specify the number of work hours for each time period option, the Hours per Time Period values that you specify on this tab are always used to convert time units and durations. Time Period Abbreviations The Time Period Abbreviations contains the one-character abbreviations for minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years. Specify the abbreviation for each time period field Each field uses a one-character abbreviation for minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years. Getting Here
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