Cobra 8.3 Help System

Using the Help Search

Class Settings Page for Forecast Class of the New Class Wizard

Use this page to select the class level and other settings applicable to the forecast class.

Contents

Field	Description
Level	Use the drop-down list to specify the level at which costs are entered for the class. There are two levels: Control Account Work Package
Calendar Set	This field displays the calendar set used in spreading the costs associated with the class. You can change the calendar set by clicking and selecting another calendar set on the Calendar Set Lookup dialog box. Cobra displays this field only for the Forecast and Budget classes. Note: A calendar set assigned to a budget class must contain at least one flagged period prior to the first period of the project, and at least one flagged period after the latest control account or work package finish date. All periods must have fixed ($) flags.
Rate File	Use this field to assign an alternate rate file when calculating costs for the class. Actual and Budget classes use the rate file assigned to the project, but if a rate file is specified in this field, the class uses that file instead of the project rate file when calculating costs. You can change the rate file by clicking and selecting another rate file on the Rate File Lookup dialog box. The Rate File Lookup dialog box displays only the rate files that the user has permission to access. Cobra displays this field only for Forecast, Actual, and Budget classes. This is a required field for Forecast classes.
Prevent editing Time Phased Grid	Select this check box to prevent users from making changes to the selected class in the Time-phase Detail pane the Project view.
Include in EAC	Select this check box to include the values for the class in the project's forecast totals. You cannot change the setting for this field on the General tab of the Classes tab in Project view after a class has been created. Selecting this option displays the Include in Totals page in the wizard, where you can include the class in totals and add the class to specific cost sets.
Suppress calculation of source results	Select this check box to instruct Cobra not to recalculate source results when a derived result is changed on Budget and Forecast classes. For example, if this check box is selected, Cobra will not recalculate Hours if FTE is updated. By default, this check box is not selected; Cobra calculates all source and derived results.

JavaScript must be enabled in order to use this site.Please enable JavaScript in your browser and refresh the page.

Class Settings Page for Forecast Class of the New Class Wizard

Use this page to select the class level and other settings applicable to the forecast class.

Contents

Field	Description
Level	Use the drop-down list to specify the level at which costs are entered for the class. There are two levels: Control Account Work Package
Calendar Set	This field displays the calendar set used in spreading the costs associated with the class. You can change the calendar set by clicking and selecting another calendar set on the Calendar Set Lookup dialog box. Cobra displays this field only for the Forecast and Budget classes. Note: A calendar set assigned to a budget class must contain at least one flagged period prior to the first period of the project, and at least one flagged period after the latest control account or work package finish date. All periods must have fixed ($) flags.
Rate File	Use this field to assign an alternate rate file when calculating costs for the class. Actual and Budget classes use the rate file assigned to the project, but if a rate file is specified in this field, the class uses that file instead of the project rate file when calculating costs. You can change the rate file by clicking and selecting another rate file on the Rate File Lookup dialog box. The Rate File Lookup dialog box displays only the rate files that the user has permission to access. Cobra displays this field only for Forecast, Actual, and Budget classes. This is a required field for Forecast classes.
Prevent editing Time Phased Grid	Select this check box to prevent users from making changes to the selected class in the Time-phase Detail pane the Project view.
Include in EAC	Select this check box to include the values for the class in the project's forecast totals. You cannot change the setting for this field on the General tab of the Classes tab in Project view after a class has been created. Selecting this option displays the Include in Totals page in the wizard, where you can include the class in totals and add the class to specific cost sets.
Suppress calculation of source results	Select this check box to instruct Cobra not to recalculate source results when a derived result is changed on Budget and Forecast classes. For example, if this check box is selected, Cobra will not recalculate Hours if FTE is updated. By default, this check box is not selected; Cobra calculates all source and derived results.