Process Cobra provides a number of process wizards related to project-wide functions. Related Topics:Freeze Forecast Use the Freeze Forecast utility to freeze a forecast and retain historical forecast data for the purpose of comparing actual costs to a forecast in the future. Top Down Planning The Top Down Planning utility is a tool for changing budgeted and forecast costs for selected groups of control accounts or work packages by factoring the hours to meet a total monetary amount. Recalc The Recalculate utility allows you to recalculate all costs without disturbing existing budget spreads. Respread The Respread utility lets you respread budget costs for an entire project at one time or to respread the budget of an individual code of the project. This is useful when the calendar has been changed. Reclass Use the Reclass feature to copy an existing class to a different class. Reclass is beneficial in the change control process to transform a proposed budget to an approved budget or to copy a budget to the forecast at the beginning of a project. Replan Cobra uses the Replan utility to remove variances from any ongoing projects. Typically, a project manager replans a project when the budget no longer reflects the work to be performed. Slip The Slip process lets you move an entire project or selected control accounts within a project to new dates. Apportionment Apportionment is used to create a budget, earned value, and a forecast for work that is based on other work. It has two features: apportionment mapping and apportionment calculation. Audit Logging Audit logging prompts you to enter comments and change numbers associated with any operation that affects the set baseline in Cobra. Tracking transactions with comments and change numbers provides you with a change control procedure for your projects. The information logged is also used in many standard Cobra reports. Analyze The Analyze utility lets you drill down through any code file assigned to the project, such as the work breakdown structure (WBS) or by control account. This view of project costs highlights variances that exceed the thresholds defined on the code file selected. Parent Topic: Project Processes HomeCobra 8.2 Help SystemProject ProcessesProcess
Process Cobra provides a number of process wizards related to project-wide functions. Related Topics:Freeze Forecast Use the Freeze Forecast utility to freeze a forecast and retain historical forecast data for the purpose of comparing actual costs to a forecast in the future. Top Down Planning The Top Down Planning utility is a tool for changing budgeted and forecast costs for selected groups of control accounts or work packages by factoring the hours to meet a total monetary amount. Recalc The Recalculate utility allows you to recalculate all costs without disturbing existing budget spreads. Respread The Respread utility lets you respread budget costs for an entire project at one time or to respread the budget of an individual code of the project. This is useful when the calendar has been changed. Reclass Use the Reclass feature to copy an existing class to a different class. Reclass is beneficial in the change control process to transform a proposed budget to an approved budget or to copy a budget to the forecast at the beginning of a project. Replan Cobra uses the Replan utility to remove variances from any ongoing projects. Typically, a project manager replans a project when the budget no longer reflects the work to be performed. Slip The Slip process lets you move an entire project or selected control accounts within a project to new dates. Apportionment Apportionment is used to create a budget, earned value, and a forecast for work that is based on other work. It has two features: apportionment mapping and apportionment calculation. Audit Logging Audit logging prompts you to enter comments and change numbers associated with any operation that affects the set baseline in Cobra. Tracking transactions with comments and change numbers provides you with a change control procedure for your projects. The information logged is also used in many standard Cobra reports. Analyze The Analyze utility lets you drill down through any code file assigned to the project, such as the work breakdown structure (WBS) or by control account. This view of project costs highlights variances that exceed the thresholds defined on the code file selected. Parent Topic: Project Processes HomeCobra 8.2 Help SystemProject ProcessesProcess