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| Check Control Account field 1 structure for parent/child uniqueness
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Select this option to instruct Cobra to ensure that the code assigned to
Control Account field 1 does not result in the creation of control accounts that are parents or children of other control accounts.
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| Check Control Account field 2 structure for parent/child uniqueness
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Select this option to instruct Cobra to ensure that the code assigned to
Control Account field 2 does not result in the creation of control accounts that are parents or children of other control accounts.
This option is available only if the project uses
Control Account field 2.
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| Check Control Account field 3 structure for parent/child uniqueness
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Select this option to instruct Cobra to ensure that the code assigned to Control Account field 3 does not result in the creation of control accounts that are parents or children of other control accounts.
This option is available only if the project uses
Control Account field 3.
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| Check Work Package structure for parent/child uniqueness
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Select this option to instruct Cobra to ensure that the code assigned to the work package does not result in the creation of work packages that are parents or children of other work packages.
This option is available only if the project uses a code file for selecting work packages.
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| Allow changes to scope for an in-progress Control Account/Work Package
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Select this option to make the following scope changes for an in-progress control account or work package:
- Modify the budgets for control accounts and work packages that have a status of In-progress.
- Change the value of the
Units to Do field when the progress technique is
Units Complete.
- Delete resources from control accounts and work packages that have a status of In-progress.
- Add resource assignments to control accounts and work packages that have a status of In-progress.
Note: If the control account or work package has a budget before the status date, and the
Prevent editing of historical time-phased values option is selected, you cannot change or delete the resource.
Cobra uses the value of this option if you run the Respread API process and do not include the
AllowInProgress setting in the API script.
Cobra displays an error if the
Secure check box for this option is selected and the value of this setting does not match the value of the
AllowInProgress setting in the API script.
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| Prevent editing of historical time phased values
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Selecting this option prevents you from making any changes to periods on or prior to the status date of the project.
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| Allow removal of actual finish date for a completed Control Account/Work Package
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Select this option to clear the actual finish date for a completed control account or work package, thereby changing its status from Completed to In-Progress. This is useful when you want to add new control accounts or work packages.
If you select this option, the
Actual Finish Date field for the control account is enabled to allow the user to clear the date. Once this field is cleared, the status changes from Completed to In-Progress.
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| Allow changing of Progress Technique for an in-progress Work Package
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Select this option to change the progress technique for an in-progress work package.
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| Allow percent complete on milestones/steps
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Select this option to use Percent Complete in calculating earned value by weighted milestones. Each milestone can have a portion earned, rather than forcing an all-or-nothing awarding of earned value.
Selecting this option enables the
% Complete column on the Milestones/Steps tab of the Project view for work packages using the Milestones or Steps progress technique.
If this option is not selected, the Milestones/Steps tab of the Project view will not have a
% Complete column for work packages that use the Milestones progress technique. The milestones earn an all-or-nothing status (0% or 100%).
If this option is not selected, the Milestones/Steps tab of the Project view will not have a
% Complete column for work packages that use the Steps progress technique.
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| Round audit log transactions to 6 decimal places
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Select this option to round up project audit transaction amount to 6 decimals places for new and existing projects.
- You can only change this option once.
- Once the setting is selected or turned on), you can no longer clear it. Changing the value of this option displays a warning message and clicking the Apply button sets this option to read-only. Closing the dialog box or the application will not reset this option.
- The application preferences value takes precedence over the project preferences value. If this option is already selected on the Other tab of the Application Preferences dialog box, this option becomes read-only and the check box is replaced with
N/A.
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| Selected
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Select this check box for any of the options to make the option selected by default in the process wizard where it is located.
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