Cobra 8.3 Help System

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Respread Process

Use the Respread API process to respread project costs.

Process Settings

Below are the settings you must define for the Respread API process:

Setting Description Sample Value
ProcessID This ID informs Cobra to run the Respread process. Respread
Project This setting refers to the project where you want to run the respread process.

This setting is required.

Demo Advanced
ClassList This setting contains the list of cost classes that can be used for the respread.

This setting is required.

Budget,OTB
Criteria Use this setting to choose the selection criterion you want to use for the respread. The selection criteria change based on the project. Some selection criteria include the following:
  • Control Account
  • Work Package
  • Resources
  • Codes
  • Total Project

The selection criteria are case sensitive.

This setting is optional and the default value is Total Project.

Control Account
IncludeChildren Use this setting to specify if the selected Criteria should include child elements.

This setting is optional and the default value is 0.

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Selection Use this setting to select the portion of the project for the respread. The available options depend on the selections you make in the Criteria and Level settings.

If you select Total Project for the Criteria setting, the Selection setting is left blank.

This setting is optional. By default, no value is specified in this setting.

1.1
Scope Use one of the following values:
  • All — Select this setting to apply the respread to the entire project. The respread applies to historical data.
  • Remaining — Select this setting to apply the respread from the status date forward without changing historical data.

    This setting optional and the default value is All.

Remaining
AllowInProgress This setting specifies if work packages in progress will be included in the respread process.

This setting is optional and the default value is the value set in the Allow changes to scope for an in-progress Control Account/Work Package option in the Project Preferences tab of the Project Properties dialog box.

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Sample Script

Below is a sample script file for the Replace Resources API process:

[Process014]

ProcessID=Respread

Project=Demo Advanced

ClassList=Budget,OTB

Criteria=WBS

IncludeChildren=1

Selection=1.1

Scope=Remaining

AllowInProgress=1