Data Options Page of the Cost Data Wizard

Use this page to select the level at which to export and aggregate data.

Note: This page displays if you select Deltek Common Data or IPMDAR-Contract Performance Format on the Project and Format page.

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Field	Description
Export data by	Use this field to select the level at which to export and aggregate data. Your options are: Work Package: If you select this option, the to-date, current period, and to complete values for budget, progress, and actuals will be exported at the work package level. Note: If the Level at which to capture actual costs option of the selected project is set to Control Account, actuals will be exported at the control account level. If the forecast class is set to the Control Account level, forecast will be exported at the control account level. Control Account: If you select this option, the to-date, current period, and to complete values for budget, progress, actuals, and forecasts will be exported at the control account level. Note: If you select Deltek Common Data on the Project and Format page, this field defaults to Work Package. If you select IPMDAR, this field defaults to Control Account.
Export historical data	Use the field to select to export either the cost data per time-phased periods or just the cumulative to date values. Your options are: Time-phased Cumulative to date
Aggregate time-phased data by:	Use this field to select the level at which to aggregate time-phased data. Your options are: Element of Cost: Select this option to aggregate time-phased data at the element of cost level. This option is available when exporting both DCDE and IPMDAR formats. None: Select this option to exclude lower-level data aggregation. This option is available when exporting the IPMDAR format.
Export Subcontractor from	Use this field to select a code field from which to map the subcontractor ID during the Cost Data export process. This field displays the validated mapped code fields from the selected code file in the OBS field on the Export Structures page. The values displayed follow the OBS.<Prompt Name> format. This field is enabled only if you select IPMDAR on the Project and Format page. By default, this field is blank. The subcontractor information is exported to the JSON files using the following rules: All codes mapped to the selected OBS Subcontractor code file are exported to the Subcontractor.json file using this format: "ID": "<Code ID>" "Name": "<Code Description>" If the code file type is Code (required), the SubcontractorID is exported to each element in the OBS.json file. If there is a value assigned to the OBS Subcontractor code file, the SubcontractorID is exported to each element in the OBS.json file. If there is no value assigned to the OBS Subcontractor code file, the Subcontractor ID is not displayed. If a code file that is mapped to the OBS Subcontractor code file has a blank description, the SubcontractorID is not exported to the Subcontractor.json and OBS.json files, and the process log displays the following warning message for each code with a blank description: "Subcontractor <Code> was not exported because it has no description." If the code file assigned to the OBS Subcontractor code field and saved in the configuration no longer exists, the Cost Data Export process continues, and the process log displays the following warning message: "Subcontractor was not exported because of invalid OBS subcontractor code file."
Units Included	Use this field to select whether to include both dollars and hours values or only the dollars values in the output files during the Cost Data Export process. Note: The default value is Dollars and Hours, including for configurations created prior to Cobra 8.6. This selection also applies when you run the Cost Data Export process through the API and Cobra Web Service. Your options are: Dollars and Hours: Select this option to include both dollars and hours values in the output files. Note: This is the default value, including for configurations created prior to Cobra 8.6. Dollars: Select this option to include only the dollars values in the output files. When you are generating an IPMDAR file and you select Dollars, the Value_Hours field in the following JSON files is automatically set to 0: ACWP_ToDate.json BCWP_ToDate.json BCWS_ToComplete.json BCWS_ToDate.json EST_ToComplete.json ReprogrammingAdjustments.json SummaryPerformance.json CustomSummaryPerformance.json When you are generating a DCDE file and you select Dollars: The Unit 2 value is not exported in the Units section. Period data is not generated for Unit = 2 (Hours) in the following sections: TimePhasePeriod ResourceAssignment SummaryTotal The hours fields (AcwpCumHours, BcwpCumHours, BcwsCumHours, and more) in the WorkPackage and ControlAccount sections have values.
Use WBS/OBS combination as Control Account	Select this option if you want to export the data, using the WBS and OBS selected on the Export Structures page, to define the control account ID. When this option is selected, control accounts with similar WBS and OBS will be aggregated. If this option is not selected, Cobra will export the control account ID as defined on the Fields tab of the Project Properties dialog box. The field values that will be exported for the combined control accounts are as follows: BaselineStartDate: The earliest baseline start date is exported. BaselineFinishDate: The latest baseline finish date is exported. ForecastStartDate: The earliest forecast start date is exported. ForecastFinishDate: The latest forecast finish date is exported. ActualStartDate: The earliest actual date is exported. ActualEndDate: This is exported only when all control accounts are in Completed status and the latest actual end date is exported. CAM: The CAM of the first control account that the database sees when combining control accounts with the same WBS/OBS is exported. CA/WP Code assignments: The values from the first control account that the database sees when combining control accounts with the same WBS/OBS are exported. Progress Technique: The progress technique of the first work package that the database sees when combining control accounts with the same WBS/OBS and work package ID is exported. Note: If you are using three key fields to define the control accounts but need to combine some of them to avoid duplicates, ensure that the combined control accounts are uniquely identified. This will prevent any duplicate entries from being exported and ensure accurate data during import.
Detail data contains	Use this field to select one of the following options: Direct values: Select this option to include Direct Dollars (in addition to Total Dollars) in the exported data. You must have a result code of Direct in the direct results. Indirect values: Select this option to include Indirect Dollars (in addition to Total Dollars) in the exported data.
Selected burdens are NonAdd	Use this field to select the burden of cost and mark it as NonAdd in the configuration. Your options are: Overhead (OH) General and Administrative (G&A) Cost of Money (COM) You can select as many options as you want, or none at all.
Element of Cost	Use this field to select one of the following options: Resource File: This is the default value, which is the resource file assigned to the selected project. Resource Level: Click this field and select a code level in the resource file. Resource File Code: Click to display the Lookup dialog box, and select an assigned code in the resource file.