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Log Operation Page of the Project Audit Wizard

Use this page to turn the project log on or off and to perform updates to the log.

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An option on this page is disabled if the role security for the option in EPM Security Administrator is set to either Not Visible or Disabled. When you turn the project log on for the first time, only the Turn Log On and Edit the log comment and change number options are enabled.
Field Description
Turn Log On Select this option to turn the project log on for collecting/recording budget transactions in currency and hours. This option displays only when the project log is turned off.
Log time phased changes Select this option to turn on time-phased data logging of baseline changes for projects with regulatory requirements. Cobra captures baseline changes for each period, in addition to the total budget in the IPMR Format 3 report. This option displays only when the project log is turned on.
Note: Budget transactions in hours are only recorded when time-phased logging is turned on.
Turn Log Off Select this option to stop all recording of budget transactions for the project. This option displays only when the project log is turned on.
Adjust the log Select this option to enable the Update Project Log option. This option displays only when the project log is turned on.
Edit the log comment and change number Select this option to edit change comments and numbers that are saved when budget changes are made to the project and against the log.

Selecting this option disables the Update Project Log option.

Update Project Log Use these options to perform transactions against the project log. You must select the Adjust the log option to enable these options.
Select one of the following options:
  • Transaction Change of new unpriced work, negotiated changes, or allocate Management Reserve: Select this option to make funding changes to the project's contract account balances.
  • Reconcile the project audit log to the current budget: Select this option to adjust the project log to match that of the project. This process updates the distributed budget and header records in the log to match those in the project.
  • Reset the baseline by deleting the existing transactions stored in the project audit log and overwriting the new baseline: Select this option to delete the saved budget log changes or transactions and the change comments or numbers saved with each budget transaction.