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 setting informs Cobra to run the Respread process.	Respread
Project	This setting refers to the project where you want to run the Respread process. The project name is case-sensitive. This setting is required.	Demo Advanced
ClassList	Use this setting to specify cost classes that can be used for the respread. This setting is required.	Budget,OTB
Criteria	Use this setting to specify the selection criterion you want to use for the respread. The selection criteria change based on the project. Some selection criteria include the following: Total Project Control Account Work Package Control Account Key Fields Work Package Field Resource Resource Assignment Control Account Codes 1 to 20 Work Package Codes 1 to 20 CAM Work Package Manager Progress Technique The selection criteria are case-sensitive. This setting is optional and the default value is Total Project.	Control Account
IncludeChildren	Use this setting to determine whether the process should run against the parent code and its children. If the value is set to 1, the process runs against the parent code and its children. If the value is set to 0, the process runs only against the parent code. This setting is optional and the default value is 0.	1
Selection	Use this setting to specify 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 specify Total Project in the Criteria setting, the Selection setting will be left blank. This setting is optional and has no default value.	1.1
Scope	Use one of the following values: All: Use this value to apply the respread to the entire project. The respread applies to historical data. Remaining: Use this value to apply the respread from the status date forward without changing historical data. This setting is 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 on the Project Preferences tab of the Project Properties dialog box.	1

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