Assigning parameter values

You can assign parameter values to the project.

  1. Open the Project form.
  2. Click the Parameters tab.
  3. Specify this criteria.
    <Attribute>
    The names of these columns can be customized by the system administrator.
    Filter
    Select a filter to limit the parameters that show in the grid. For example, you can select Rollup to show only the parameters that are assigned to the Rollup category.
    Level
    Indicates how parameters values are being calculated.
    • Pending (0) - Values are waiting to be calculated by Optiva or manually overridden.
    • Manual Override (1) - Values were overridden manually and are not calculated by Optiva.
    • Calculated (2) - Values are calculated by Optiva.

    When you perform a calculation on a parent project, only the Rollup and Cost parameter values from all child projects are included in the result.

    Parameter
    Shows the parameters that are assigned to the selected filter. The system administrator determines which parameters are assigned to each filter category.
    Test Method
    Informational. If you have implemented the Optiva Testing module, you can select a test method to validate this parameter.
    Value
    Specify a value for the parameter. Only values using of the type specified in the parameter definition are permitted. For example, specify a numeric or text value. See the Level field for more information about calculated values.