Edit Tab of the Project View
The Edit tab of the Project view contains commands available when editing data in the Project view. When you open a project, the Edit tab is automatically selected.
View Group
Command | Description |
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Select |
Click this command to create, modify, and select views. This command contains the following items:
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Clipboard Group
Command | Description |
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Copy |
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Paste |
Click this command to paste copied information.
Note: You can also press CTRL+V to use this command.
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Find |
Click this command to display the Find dialog box.
Note: You can also press CTRL+F to use this command.
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Refresh |
Click this command to refresh the project. The project is refreshed according to the data stored in the database.
Note: You can also press F5 to use this command.
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Undo |
Click this command to revert the changes you made to the project.
Note: You can also press CTRL+Z to use this command.
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Data Group
Command | Description |
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Expand |
Click this command to expand the selected master projects in the Projects pane or the selected control account or work package in the Spreadsheet pane of the Project view. |
Expand All |
Click this command to expand all of the master projects in the Projects pane or all of the control accounts or work packages, together with their resource assignments in the Spreadsheet pane of the Project view.
Note: Selecting
Expand All will first expand the control accounts that are visible on the screen. Cobra will expand the work packages only after expanding all of the control accounts that are visible on the screen. You may have to click
Expand All again to expand additional records.
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Collapse |
Click this command to collapse the selected master project in the Projects pane or the selected control account or work package in the Spreadsheet pane of the Project view. |
Collapse All |
Click this command to collapse all of the master projects in the Projects pane or all of the control account or work package in the Spreadsheet pane of the Project view. |
Show Summary |
Click this command to display or hide the time-phase summary of the selected resource assignment in the Spreadsheet pane of the Project view. |
Result |
Click this drop-down list to toggle the result displayed in the Time-phase pane of the Project view. You can select one of the following options:
This defaults to Total Currency when you open a project. If you select a different value and close the Project view, Cobra remembers the selection and uses it the next time you open the project. The results displayed in the drop-down list depend on the resource results assigned to the project. |
Clear All Filters |
Click this command to remove all filters applied to the Spreadsheet pane of the Project view. Note: This command is enabled only if you are in the Project view and the Spreadsheet pane is filtered.
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Tasks Group
Command | Description |
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Add Control Account |
Click this command to display the Add Control Account dialog box, which you use to create a new control account.
Note: You can also press CTRL+A to display this dialog box.
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Add Work Package |
Click this command to display the Add Work Package dialog box, which you use to create a new work package.
Note: You can also press CTRL+W to display this dialog box.
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Delete |
Click this command to delete the selected project in the Projects pane or the control account or work package in the Project view.
Note: You can also press CTRL+DEL to use this command.
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Rename |
Click this command to rename the selected project in the Projects pane or the selected control account or work package in the Project view.
Note: You can also press ALT+E+N or F10+E+N to use this command.
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Purge |
Click this command to display the Purge dialog box, which you use to delete the project file and all of the ancillary files that are associated with it. |
Move |
Click this command to create a new control account or work package using a copy of the selected control account or work package. Cobra deletes the selected control account or work package after the move is completed.
Note: You can also press ALT+E+M or F10+E+M to use this command.
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Copy To |
Click this command to display the Copy Control Account dialog box to copy the content of the selected cell in the Spreadsheet pane of the Project view.
Note: You can also press ALT+E+T or F10+E+T to display this dialog box.
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Update EAC |
Click this command to display the Update EAC dialog box, which you use to manually update the forecast values for a control account or work package. This command is available only if you selected Hours, Currency, or Hours and Currency in the Scale retain EAC option on the Forecast Preferences tab of the Project Properties dialog box. |
Assignments Group
Command | Description |
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Assign Resource |
Click this command to display the Add Resource Assignment dialog box, which you use to add resource assignment to a control account or work package.
Note: You can also press CTRL+R to display this dialog box.
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Spread |
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Show Assignments |
Click this command to show or hide the resource assignments rows in the Time-phase pane for the selected control account and work packages in the Spreadsheet pane of the Project view. |
Milestone/Step Group
Command | Description |
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Milestone |
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Step |
Click this command to add a step to a work package. This command is enabled only if the selected work package uses the Steps progress technique. |
Ancillary Data Group
Command | Description |
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Calendar |
Click this command to display the calendar assigned to the project. |
Codes |
Click this command to display the codes assigned to the project key fields and code fields. |
Rates |
Click this command to display the rates files assigned to the project. |
Resource |
Click this command to display the resource file assigned to the project. |
Properties Group
Command | Description |
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Properties |
Click this command to display the Project Properties dialog box for the selected project.
Note: You can also press ALT+E+P or F10+E+P to display this dialog box.
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