Options Page of the Zero-Out Data Wizard

Use this page to select the option you want to use when running the Zero-Out Data process.

The options selected on this page will override the project level options for loading budget, forecast, progress, or actual selected on the Project Preferences tab of the Project Properties dialog box.

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Field Description
Allow zeroing out completed control accounts and work packages Select this option to set the values of the completed control accounts and work packages to zero.
Allow zeroing out in-progress control accounts and work packages Select this option to set the values of the in-progress control accounts and work packages to zero.
Delete zero value resources when deleting all periods Select this option to delete all resources with zero values when deleting all periods.
Update Totals after processing Select this option to run the Update Totals process after completing the Zero-Out Data process.

If this option is selected, and the Scale Retain EAC field on the Forecast Preferences tab of the Project Properties dialog box is not set to None, Cobra displays the Scale Retain EAC dialog box asking if the EAC values will be included in the Update Totals process. The same dialog box displays when you run the Update Totals Wizard in the same condition.