Labor Plan Charts General Tab

Use the General tab to select report options for the Labor Plan Charts report and to save sets of options for reuse.

Contents

Field	Description
Report Name	You can modify the default report name.
Format	Select one of the following to indicate the data that you want the report to display: Hours Cost Amount Billing Amount Revenue Your access to labor cost rates and amounts may be restricted by role security.
Period Scale	Select one of the following period scales: Daily Weekly Bi-Weekly — A two-week period. Semi-Monthly — One semi-monthly period runs from the first to the fifteenth of the month. The second semi-monthly period runs from the sixteenth to the end of the month. Monthly Accounting Period Quarterly Yearly For example, if you want the report to display monthly totals of hours or amounts, select Monthly.
Decimal Setting	Select the number of decimal digits to display for hours or amounts. If you select Hours in Format, your options are the following: No Decimal — The report displays the number of hours without decimal digits (12). 1 Digit — The report displays the number of hours with one digit to the right of the decimal point (12.1). 2 Digits — The report displays the number of hours with two digits to the right of the decimal point (12.13). If you select Cost Amount, Billing Amount, or Revenue in Format, your options are the following: No Decimal — The report displays amounts without decimal digits (12). Currency — The report displays amounts with the number of decimal digits specified for the currency on the Currency Configuration form.
Start Day of the Week	If you select Weekly or Bi-Weekly in Period Scale, select the starting day of the week. The default selection is the day specified in Starting Day of Week on the Plan Settings form (Configuration > Planning > Plan Settings).
Range	Select the number of reporting periods to display. The maximum number is 20. This option determines the number of periods, and the Period Scale option determines the type of period. For example, if you select Monthly in Period Scale and 6 in Range, the report displays data for six monthly periods.
Column Width	Enter the width of the data columns in inches or millimeters based on which one you selected in the Unit of Measure field on the Layout tab of the Options dialog box.
Start Date	Select the starting date for the data on the report: Today — The report displays data starting with the current date. Specific Date — The report displays data starting with the date you specify. Enter the date, or click and select the date.
Show	Select the types of hours or amounts you want the report to display. If you select Hours in Format, you can select the following: Planned Hours Actual Hours Baseline Hours If you select Cost Amount in Format, you can select the following: Planned Cost Amount Actual Cost Amount Baseline Cost Amount Compensation Your access to labor cost rates and amounts may be restricted by role security. If you select Billing Amount in Format, you can select the following: Planned Billing Amount Actual Billing Amount Baseline Billing Amount Compensation If you select Revenue in Format, you can select Planned Revenue.
Height	Enter the height of the graph in inches or millimeters based on which one you selected in the Unit of Measure field on the Layout tab of the Options dialog box.
Show	Select the types of hours or amounts you want the graph to display. If you select Hours in Format, you can select the following: Planned Hours Actual Hours Baseline Hours If you select Cost Amount in Format, you can select the following: Planned Cost Amount Actual Cost Amount Baseline Cost Amount Compensation Your access to labor cost rates and amounts may be restricted by role security. If you select Billing Amount in Format, you can select the following: Planned Billing Amount Actual Billing Amount Baseline Billing Amount Compensation If you select Revenue in Format, you can select Planned Revenue.
Only include plans marked for Utilization and Project Reports	If you select this option, the report includes only those plans that you select in the Plan Lookup dialog box for which the Include in Utilization and Project Reports option is selected on the General tab of the Project Planning form. If you do not select this option, the report includes all plans that you select in the Plan Lookup dialog box.
Show Cumulative Totals	If you select this check box, the report displays cumulative totals from one period to the next for actual, baseline, and planned values. If you do not select this check box, the report displays the actual, baseline, and planned values for each period alone. For example, if the actual hours for March 2009 are 250 and the actual hours for April 2009 are 350, the report displays 250 for March 2009 and 600 (250 + 350) for April 2009 if you select Show Cumulative Totals. If you do not select Show Cumulative Totals, the report displays 250 for March 2009 and 350 for April 2009.