Coded Ranges Method
The Coded Ranges method allows you to create a single forecast class that uses different forecast methods based on codes or progress techniques.
When creating a forecast class using the New Class Wizard, select Coded Ranges in the Forecast Method field on the Forecast Class page to display the Coded Ranges pane. In the Coded Ranges pane, the Code Field displays a list of saved control account codes, work package codes, or progress techniques based on the level of the forecast. Select a code from the list and then populate the Coded Ranges grid, where you can assign up to three values from the selected code or progress techniques. You must map each assigned code value to an existing forecast method (except for Frozen Forecast, Percent Complete Ranges, PF=User Input, and None.) The Coded Ranges grid also contains the Other row to which you must also assign an existing forecast method. Control accounts and work packages that are not assigned one of the values on the first three rows will use the technique assigned to Other.
The Coded Ranges pane is also displayed on the General tab of the Classes tab of the Project Properties dialog box when you select a forecast class that uses the Coded Ranges forecast method in the Classes grid.
Using the Copy Classes Function
The following table describes Cobra's behavior when using the Copy Classes function on Forecast Classes using the Coded Ranges forecast method with a control account or work package code field.
| Source Project CA/WP Code Field Type | Target Project CA/WP Code Field Type | Behavior |
|---|---|---|
| Code (Optional) | Code (Optional) | Copy Allowed |
| Code (Optional) | Code (Required) | Copy Allowed |
| Code (Optional) | User Field | Copy Not Allowed |
| Code (Optional) | Text | Copy Now Allowed |
| Code (Required) | Code (Optional) | Copy Allowed |
| Code (Required) | Code (Required) | Copy Allowed |
| Code (Required) | User Field | Copy Not Allowed |
| Code (Required) | Text | Copy Now Allowed |
| User Field | Code (Optional) | Copy Not Allowed |
| User Field | Code (Required) | Copy Not Allowed |
| User Field | User Field | Copy Allowed |
| User Field | Text | Copy Not Allowed |
| Text | Code (Optional) | Copy Not Allowed |
| Text | Code (Required) | Copy Not Allowed |
| Text | User Field | Copy Not Allowed |
| Text | Text | Copy Allowed |