Calculations Page of the Project Preferences Dialog Box

Overview

Use this page to set options that determine how the application will handle project calculations for activities, earned value, and units and costs.

Screen Elements

Activity Progress Removed options

Reset planned duration and units to remaining: Determines whether the application will respread planned values to match the remaining units.

Reset remaining duration and units to planned: Determines whether the application will respread remaining values to match the planned units.

Activity % Complete from Steps option

Determines whether to use the steps for each activity to calculate its Activity % Complete field value.

For example, if 3 of 4 steps were selected, the Activity % Complete would be 75%.

Link Planned and At Completion option

Determines whether to recalculate all of the planned unit and cost values using the remaining costs and units for activities that have not started.

When updating units or costs options

  • Add actual to remaining: Determines whether P6 Professional will calculate a new at completion value when the remaining units or actual units change. At Completion Units equal Remaining Units plus Actual Units.
  • Subtract actual from at completion: Determines whether P6 Professional will calculate a new remaining units value when the at completion or actual units change. Remaining Units equal At Completion Units minus Actual Units.

Link Percent Complete with Actuals option

Determines whether the actual units and cost values are recalculated when duration percent complete is updated.

Link Actual and Period Actual Units and Cost option

Determines whether to recalculate all actual and period actual unit and cost values using the actual values to date based on the financial period values.

Baseline to be used for earned value calculations options

Determines whether the Project Baseline or User's Primary Baseline will act as the baseline for earned value calculations.

Getting Here

  1. Click "" Projects.
  2. On the Projects navigation bar, click "" EPS.
  3. On the EPS page, click the Actions menu and select "" Set Project Preferences....
  4. In the Project Preferences dialog box, click Calculations in the Project Preferences pane.

Related Topics

Configuring Project Calculations


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