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Progress Dates

The Start Date and End Date fields are enabled when you choose to update resource progress or earned value.

Note: Open Plan stores the BCWP time-phased. Therefore, you must enter a start date in the Progress Dates section of the dialog box.

Open Plan uses the dates to spread actual costs and quantify for the purpose of cost reporting:

  • Start Date: The start of the period covered by the automatic resource calculation. The date in this field is recorded as the From date on the resource actual quantity/cost record in the cost file.

    If the actual start date of the activity is later than the start date defined in this field (but within the Start date – End date range), the activity actual start date is used as the Start Date in the progress calculation.

  • End Date: The end of the period covered by the automatic resource calculation. If a date is entered in this field, the actuals are spread between the start and end dates. If this field is left blank, the actuals are applied on the start date. The date in this field is recorded as the To date on the resource actual quantity/cost record in the cost file.

    If the actual finish date of the activity is earlier than the end date defined in this field (but within the Start date – End date range), the activity actual finish date is used as the End Date in the progress calculation.

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