Help System

Using the Help Search
Using the Help Search
  • Phrase:Returns all topics that contain the exact phrase in the search criteria. Use quotation marks around the phrase.
    Ex."system administration"
  • And:Returns all topics that contain all the words in the search criteria, in any combination. Insert a plus sign between all words in the search criteria.
    Ex.system + administration
  • Or:Returns all topics with any combination of words in the search criteria. This is the default.
    Ex.system administration
For more information:Searching Online Help

Budget Pending Dates

Cobra allows you to specify a set of start and finish dates for new and existing budget type classes that are not included in the budget.

These alternative budget dates are called pending dates. The pending date set allows you to enter budget data against different dates for budget that has not been included in the official reporting budget. This is important in the change management process where baseline dates cannot be updated until the budget is approved. Once a “pending” class is approved and added to an included budget class using Reclass, the baseline dates will be updated to encompass all related dates and resources.

You must take note of the following when using pending dates:
  • If you change the budget date set on an existing class from budget to pending or vice versa, Cobra will ask you to respread the classes to use the new dates.
  • Use Classes tab of the General tab of the Project Properties dialog box to specify the budget date set. The budget dates default to baseline dates unless you specify pending dates on the Class Settings page of the New Class wizard.
  • When you run the Reclass process from a class that uses pending dates to a class with the Include in Budget option selected, Cobra will update the baseline dates to encompass the pending dates. Cobra will also update the time-phased spread for existing records to include zero time-phased entries for new dates.
  • During schedule integration, you can specify pending dates on the Date Selection page of the Integration Wizard. The class dates determine the dates the time-phased records will be spread over.