Cobra 8.3 Help System

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Resource Results Page of the New Resource File Wizard

Use this page to select the results that you want to calculate against the resources in the file.

The results that you selected on this page will be available on the Calculations tab of the Resource view when you want to add results to a resource.

Contents

Field	Description
Selected	Use the check boxes in this column to select the results you want to make available in the resource file that you are creating.
Field Name	This column displays the field names of the results as they appear in the Cobra database. You cannot modify the field names in this column.
Result	This column displays the names of the results available in Cobra. You can modify the names in this column if you want to differentiate them from their database field names. Cobra uses the value in this field in projects and reports. This is a required field.
Unit	Use this column to define the unit type for each result. For example, for the DIRECT result you can enter $ in the Unit column to indicate that this particular result is computed in terms of monetary currency. This is a required field.
Default Rate Set	Select the rate set that you want to use in a selected result. You can select from the rate sets that are available in the default rate file that you selected in the Default Rates page. This is an optional field.
Currency	This column contains a check box if the result selected is a currency. Results that are flagged as currency are summed together to give total values in the Project dialog box. Cobra uses this flag to prevent the addition of hours and currency values, and to prevent the addition of two different currency values. For example, US dollars and Euros are both currency, but only the currency defined for the project should be flagged as currency to prevent the addition of US dollars and Euros.
Result Code	Use the drop-down list in this column to define a result code. The following options are available: <None> — No result code C — Cost of Money D — Direct E — Fee F — Full Time Equivalents G — General & Administrative H — Hours N — No scale factor O — Overhead You can also enter your own code. Cobra uses result codes to drop G&A to the bottom line, calculate direct labor rates by dividing hours by direct result, and perform full-time equivalent calculations during the rolling wave process. You can modify the resource result assignments afterwards on the Results tab of the Resource File Properties dialog box.

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Resource Results Page of the New Resource File Wizard

Use this page to select the results that you want to calculate against the resources in the file.

The results that you selected on this page will be available on the Calculations tab of the Resource view when you want to add results to a resource.

Contents

Field	Description
Selected	Use the check boxes in this column to select the results you want to make available in the resource file that you are creating.
Field Name	This column displays the field names of the results as they appear in the Cobra database. You cannot modify the field names in this column.
Result	This column displays the names of the results available in Cobra. You can modify the names in this column if you want to differentiate them from their database field names. Cobra uses the value in this field in projects and reports. This is a required field.
Unit	Use this column to define the unit type for each result. For example, for the DIRECT result you can enter $ in the Unit column to indicate that this particular result is computed in terms of monetary currency. This is a required field.
Default Rate Set	Select the rate set that you want to use in a selected result. You can select from the rate sets that are available in the default rate file that you selected in the Default Rates page. This is an optional field.
Currency	This column contains a check box if the result selected is a currency. Results that are flagged as currency are summed together to give total values in the Project dialog box. Cobra uses this flag to prevent the addition of hours and currency values, and to prevent the addition of two different currency values. For example, US dollars and Euros are both currency, but only the currency defined for the project should be flagged as currency to prevent the addition of US dollars and Euros.
Result Code	Use the drop-down list in this column to define a result code. The following options are available: <None> — No result code C — Cost of Money D — Direct E — Fee F — Full Time Equivalents G — General & Administrative H — Hours N — No scale factor O — Overhead You can also enter your own code. Cobra uses result codes to drop G&A to the bottom line, calculate direct labor rates by dividing hours by direct result, and perform full-time equivalent calculations during the rolling wave process. You can modify the resource result assignments afterwards on the Results tab of the Resource File Properties dialog box.