Cobra 8.3 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

Format Reports

To satisfy EVMS reporting requirements and comply with government earned value management and analysis requirements, Cobra provides a reporting utility that retrieves data from Cobra and formats this data on government standardized reports.

You can generate these EVMS standardized government reports:

  • CPR Format 1: Use this report to view data that measures cost and schedule performance by WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) elements. You can select as many as four criteria.
  • CPR Format 2: Use this report to view data that measures cost and schedule performance by OBS (Organizational Breakdown Structure) codes. You can select as many as four criteria.
  • CPR Format 3: Use this report to view the budget baseline plan against which performance is measured. The report displays the forecast of monthly changes to the budget, management reserve, and undistributed budget for the entire project.
  • CPR Format 4: Use this report to view staffing forecasts for correlation with budget plan and cost estimates. The report displays a forecast of persons (FTE) by organization. You can select as many as two criteria.

    By default, the report will display the values for the FTE result, which will be correct if they were calculated using monthly FTE rates. If the FTE rate set does not contain monthly FTE rates for all periods, you can configure the report to calculate the monthly FTEs by dividing the hours result by the hours in the calendar.

    Note: If you are using a rolling wave calendar and have selected the Update the rate sets used with FTE result codes option on the Options page of the Rolling Wave wizard, the FTE rate set will not contain monthly FTE rates for all periods. You need to configure the report to calculate the monthly FTEs.

    To configure the report to calculate the monthly FTEs, set the following report parameters on the Report Definition tab of the Report Information dialog box:

    AggregationResults="HOURS,FTE"

    CalculateFTEFromCalendar=1

    ExcludeSortCodesFromBody="H"

  • CPR Format 5: Use this report to view a narrative report that explains significant cost and schedule variances and other identified contract problems and topics.
  • NASA 533M: Use this report to project costs and hours to ensure that dollar and labor resources are realistic, to evaluate actual costs and fees, and to plan, control, and monitor project resources. This report is based on monthly periods. You can select as many as two criteria.
  • NASA 533Q: Use this report to project costs and hours to ensure that dollar and labor resources are realistic, to evaluate actual costs and fees, and to plan, control, and monitor project resources. This report is based on quarterly periods. You can select as many as three criteria.
  • CSSR: Use this report to view cost and schedule summary information about the project. You can select as many as four criteria.
  • CFSR: Use this report to view funding information about the project. You can select as many as two criteria.

    You must establish the required costs sets in the project to display the correct data on his report.

  • CPR Format 4 Hours: Use this report to view staffing forecasts for correlation with the budget plan and cost estimates. The report displays a forecast of persons (hours) by organization.
  • IPMR CPR Format 1: This report is an enhancement of CPR Format 1 and supports changes to the Integrated Program Management Report (IPMR) CPR Contract Performance Reporting (CPR) Data Item Description (DID).
  • IPMR CPR Format 2: This report is an enhancement of CPR Format 2 and supports changes to the IPMR CPR DID.
  • IPMR CPR Format 3: This report is an enhancement of CPR Format 3 and supports changes to the IPMR CPR DID.
  • IPMR CPR Format 4: This report is an enhancement of CPR Format 4 and supports changes to the IPMR CPR DID.
  • IPMR CPR Format 4 Hrs: This report is an enhancement of CPR Format 4 Hours and supports changes to the IPMR CPR DID.
  • IPMR CPR Format 5: This report is an enhancement of CPR Format 5 and supports changes to the IPMR CPR DID.