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Special Metrics Fields

This topic lists special fields that are available to use in metric filters.

Field Description
IsDCMAOutOfSequence Returns a true value for any activity that is out of sequence. See the DCMA DECM 06A212a specification for more information.
DCMAOutOfSequenceCount Counts of out of sequence relationships on an activity. This field is only populated when the activity has IsDCMAOutOfSequence = True.
DCMAOutOfSequenceLinks Looks at the linked string of relationships that are out of sequence in the form of a relationship type (for example, FS, FF, SS, and SF) followed by the predecessor ID and successor ID. This field is only populated when the activity has IsDCMAOutOfSequence = True.
Maximum FF Lag Max Lag of all Predecessors where link type is Finish To Finish (FF).
Maximum FS Lag Max Lag of all Predecessors where link type is Finish To Start (FS).
Maximum SF Lag Max Lag of all Predecessors where link type is Start To Finish (SF).
Maximum SS Lag Max Lag of all Predecessors where link type is Start To Start (SS).
Number of Discrete Successors Looks at activity successor earned value technique and counts how many are not LOE.
Number of External Predecessors Returns the count of Predecessors that are from external projects.
Number of External Successors Returns the count of Successors that are from external projects.
Number of FF Predecessors Returns the count of Predecessors that are Finish to Finish (FF) relationships.
Number of FF Predecessor Lags Returns the count of Predecessors that are Finish to Finish (FF) and have a Lag >0.
Number of FF Successors Returns the count of Successors that are Finish to Finish (FF) relationships.
Number of FS Predecessors Returns the count of Predecessors that are Finish to Start (FS) relationships.
Number of FS Predecessor Lags Returns the count of Predecessors that are Finish to Start (FS) and have a Lag >0.
Number of FS Successors Returns the count of Successors that are Finish to Start (FS) relationships.
Number of Lags Returns the count of Predecessor relationships with Lags.
Number of Leads Returns the count of Predecessor relationships with Leads which are negative Lags.
Number of Predecessors Returns the total count of Predecessors of any type.
Number of Resource Assignments Returns the total count of Resource Assignments.
Number of SF Predecessors Returns the count of Predecessors that are Start to Finish (SF) relationships.
Number of SF Predecessor Lags Returns the count of Predecessors that are Start to Finish (SF) and have a Lag >0.
Number of SF Successors Returns the count of Successors that are Start to Finish (SF) relationships.
Number of SS Predecessors Returns the count of Predecessors that are Start to Start (SS) relationships.
Number of SS Predecessor Lags Returns the count of Predecessors that are Start to Start (SS) and have a Lag >0.
Number of SS Successors Returns the count of Successors that are Start to Start (SS) relationships.
Number of Successor Lags Returns the count of Successors relationships with Lags.
Number of Successor Leads Returns the count of Successors relationships with Leads which are negative Lags.
Number of Successors Returns the total count of Successors of any type.
Project Critical Path Test If the project critical path test passes, all activities will return True for this value.
Project Remaining Duration

This field represents the Project Remaining Duration in work days or hours depending on the selected Duration Time Unit in Display Settings using the project default calendar.

Acumen calculates the duration between Project Finish and Project Time Now in Minutes and then uses the project's default calendar to convert that duration to Days or Hours using the default calendar's Work Hours per Day, and taking into account the calendar’s Work Shifts per day and calendar holidays.

Project Minimum Total Float

This field represents the smallest value of the total float across all internal activities only.

Field Description
Previous Actual Finish This field is populated whenever a snapshot is created.
  • When no other snapshots are present, the Actual Finish date from the base project is copied to this field.
  • When other snapshots are present, the Actual Finish date from the latest snapshot is copied to this field.
If the activity did not exist in the previous snapshot or baseline, this field is empty.
This field is available as a column in the Activity grid and as a field option for activity metrics.
Field Description
Previous Actual Start This field is populated whenever a snapshot is created.
  • When no other snapshots are present, the Actual Start date from the base project is copied to this field.
  • When other snapshots are present, the Actual Start date from the latest snapshot is copied to this field.
If the activity did not exist in the previous snapshot or baseline, this field is empty.
This field is available as a column in the Activity grid and as a field option for activity metrics.