Calendar Sets Tab of the Calendar View
Cobra uses calendar sets for reporting and storing time-phased data. Once you have the base calendar set defined, you can define subsets of the base calendar by flagging selected dates.
Costs can then be aggregated or summarized, for each of the flagged dates; thus, your base calendar might be monthly. You create a calendar set for quarterly or yearly reporting or storing of time-phased data.
The Calendar Sets tab consists of two grids. The Select Calendar Set grid (left grid) and the Calendar Set grid (right grid). The Select Calendar Set grid displays the different calendar sets available. The Calendar Set grid displays the dates, hours, labels, and flags for the calendar set that you selected in the left grid.
Select Calendar Set
This grid displays the calendar sets defined for the calendar as well as a brief description of each set. Cobra uses the following default calendar sets:
- Calendar set 00: This set is labeled with the options selected in the New Calendar Wizard. All periods in calendar set 00 must be labeled and flagged with $ or fixed flags.
- Calendar set 01: This set has all periods labeled and allows you to flag the most reported periods. These flags can be either fixed or floating flags.
- Calendar set 18: This set labels the first period of a new calendar PREVIOUS and the next period TODATE. These labels in calendar set 18 determine the status date of a project and what constitutes the current period (TODATE - PREVIOUS). As you advance the calendar, PREVIOUS and TODATE are moved automatically.
- Calendar set 19: This is used for IPMR Formats 3 and 4 reports. These reports are typically labeled and flagged with floating and fixed flags that match the header of the report. As you advance the calendar, PREVIOUS and TODATE are moved automatically.
Calendar Set
This grid displays the Date, Hours, Label, and Flag columns for the selected calendar set.
Column | Description |
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Date | This column displays all the periods in the calendar. |
Hours | This column displays the number of productive hours for each period. |
Label | This column displays the labels assigned to the calendar set. You can enter labels for a calendar set manually, or you can have Cobra generate labels automatically using the Add Calendar Set dialog box.
Note: The labels TODATE and PREVIOUS are designed specifically for use with calendar sets 18 and 19.
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Flag | This column displays the flags assigned to the periods. You can define subsets of the base calendar by flagging selected dates. Costs can be aggregated or summarized for each of the flagged dates; thus, your base calendar might be monthly. You create a calendar set for quarterly or yearly reporting, or for storing time-phased data.
In addition, it is common to report the next 12 periods. To facilitate this, Cobra provides two types of flags:
You can specify the labels for each flagged date in a calendar set. This makes it easy to see which accounting period is being defined by a particular cut-off date. |
- Related Topics:
- Add Calendar Set Dialog Box
Use this dialog box to add a calendar set to a calendar. - Edit Calendar Set Dialog Box
Use this dialog box to edit a calendar set. - Flag Periods Dialog Box
Use this dialog box to define subsets of the base calendar by flagging selected dates. Costs can then be aggregated, or summarized, for each of the flagged dates. - Procedures
Follow the procedures in this section to set up calendar sets.