Activity Budget (tpptc2600m000)

Use this session to view totals by project, cost type, and total number of hours, based on budget cost analysis. Use the tabs to view and maintain details for each cost type.

On the appropriate menu, use the Generate Budget Cost Analysis command to update the total amounts.

 

Project
Plan

Specifies the activity structure, the schedule, and the start and end dates. You can maintain alternative plans for a single project. The active plan is the one you actually use to track progress.

Activity

The smallest part of the activity structure used for a time-scaled budget. An entity that is used to represent a part of a project in an activity structure.

LN distinguishes these activity types:

  • WBS Element
  • Control Account
  • Work Package
  • Planning Package
  • Milestone
Activity

The budget status of an element or activity.

LN distinguishes these statuses:

  • Free: you can enter and change budget lines.
  • Actual: you can change the budget data and the budget lines. In addition, you can generate the control data in the Project Progress module. You can log the actual budget history.
  • Final: you cannot change the budget data without using budget adjustments.
Work Authorization Status

A formal authorization procedure to begin work on a specific activity. The process helps ensure that the authorized work is done at the right time and in proper sequence.

Work authorization status can have these values:

  • Free
    Work is not authorized for execution.
  • Released
    Work is sanctioned for execution. This status is allowed only for activities under a leading plan and for elements which are part of the leading structure. The parent activity/element and the activity type cannot be changed.
  • On Hold
    Work is under execution and needs to be suspended due to some constraints. The parent activity/element and the activity type cannot be changed.
  • Finished
    Work is executed. The parent activity/element and the activity type cannot be changed.
  • Closed
    Work is completed and all related financial transactions are closed. The parent activity/element and the activity type cannot be changed.
Cost Analysis Version

An analysis of the bottom-up budget. You can run several cost analyses for the same budget. Each budget is stored with a combined project code and budget cost-analysis code, so you can compare the budgets.

Cost Amount
Material

The total material amount.

Currency

The currency in which the total amounts are expressed.

Equipment

The total equipment amount.

Subcontracting

The total subcontracting amount.

Sundry

The total sundry costs amount.

Labor

The total labor costs amount.

No. of Labor Hours

The total number of labor hours.

Surcharge

The total surcharge amount.