Resources and Rates Page of the Integration Wizard
Use this page to select the resource and rate information that you want to import from the schedule and to select the Cobra resource and rate files that you are importing data into.
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If Resources and Rates is not selected on the Action Selection page but you select to create a Cobra project during the import, a resource and a rate file are required. You must then define an existing Cobra resource file and rate file to use with the new project. Under this condition, the Resources and Rates page prompts you to define an existing Cobra resource file and rate file to use with the new project. These files will be validated when you click Next.Field | Description |
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Action |
Use this field to select whether to update an existing code file in Cobra or to create or overwrite a new one. Select one of the following options from the drop-down list:
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Schedule resource file |
Click to select an RDS (Resource Description Structure) file to import from the schedule. Note: Resources imported from the
Res_Name
field is the only option for this field in Microsoft Project.
Resource ID is the only option for this field in Primavera.
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Cobra resource file |
Use this field to select or enter the Cobra file into which data is imported. When importing into an existing project, the default resource file is the file assigned to the selected project, and the default action is update.
If you select to create a new resource file, a rate file must be defined to associate with the new file. |
Use templates for resource calculations |
Select this check box to select an existing resource file to use when applying resource calculations to the resource codes. Selecting this check box enables the Template resource file field. |
Template resource file |
Click to select an existing Cobra resource file. |
Load Rates from the schedule |
Select this check box to import rates in addition to the resources. When you select this check box, the following fields are enabled:
Rates are created with the same name as the resource code. You cannot import rates without importing resources. |