Use the ribbon commands to perform such tasks as add additional fields, create a SmartGantt filter, and publish (export) the results.
Until a forensic analysis is performed, the
Analysis,
SmartGantt, and
Publish menu groups are the only visible groups on the tab.
Group Name
| Field/Option | Description |
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| Create Analysis
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Click to start the Forensic Analysis wizard to perform a forensic analysis.
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| Remove
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Click to remove the selected forensic analysis from the Analysis pane.
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Forensic Checks
This group displays the number of differences in Activities, Relationships, Resources, and Calendars. The number of variances found is displayed in parenthesis next to each field. Some of these commands may not be visible if there are no differences and you selected
Hide Empty Forensic Analysis on the Deltek Options dialog box (User Interface).
| Field/Option | Description |
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| Projects
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This displays details of the projects being analyzed. A blue equals sign next to the data ( ) means that the value is the same as the base project to which it is being compared.
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| Duplicate Ids
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This check displays duplicate activity IDs when you create a forensic analysis using activity IDs. That is, when you select
Ignore Subproject Structure (Compare using Activity IDs) on the Forensic Analysis Wizard screen.
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| Field/Option | Description |
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| Activities
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This check looks for activities that have been removed from one of the projects/scenarios.
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| Relationships
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This check looks for relationships that have been modified.
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| Resources
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This check looks for resource assignments that have been modified. Acumen uses remaining units for comparison.
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| Calendars
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This check integrates multiple versions of a schedule, identifying changes to the calendar definition. This includes changes to standard working/non-working time as well as changes to exceptions (for example, holidays). In addition, it can interrogate changes to calendar assignments on activities.
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General / Inputs / Outputs
These groups list results of the forensic comparison. The number of variances found is displayed in parenthesis next to each field. The fields that have no variances do not display if you select
Hide Empty Forensic Analysis on the Deltek Options dialog box (User Interface).
SmartGantt
| Field/Option | Description |
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| Create SmartGantt Filter
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Click to create a SmartGantt filter based on the current forensic analysis.
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Publish
| Field/Option | Description |
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| Publish
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- Publish Current Report publishes all forensic checks to an MS Excel file, each on a separate tab.
- Publish Current Analysis publishes only the current forensic check to an MS Excel file.
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