Generate Cost Forecast by Activity/Cost Type (tpppc2226m000)

Field Information

Selection Range

Project

The From and To fields define a range of: projects based on which cost forecast for a time phased budget is generated.

Note: The Project Status for the selected projects must be Active status.

Activity

The From and To fields define a range of: activities based on which cost forecast for a time phased budget is generated.

Settings

Registration Date

The date for which forecast is generated. The registration date is used to check for the budget version with status Actual or Final and the Start Time before the given registration date.

Include Activities with Status Free

If this check box is selected, the activities with work authorization status Free is considered for generating the cost forecast. If this check box is cleared, only the activities with work authorization status Released, Finished or Closed is considered.

Forecast as Base

Generate Empty Forecast

If this check box is selected, the forecast amounts are emptied in the equivalent detail sessions of the Cost Forecast by Activity/Cost Type (tpppc2126m000) session.

Use this option if you want to:

• Enter the first forecasts in the forecast lines
• If you use the estimate to complete method and want to set it to zero at the projects' finish.

Generate from Previous Date

If this check box is selected, the previous date's data is generated as lines for the actual date. If you select this check box the budget amount is entered in the equivalent detail session of the Cost Forecast by Activity/Cost Type (tpppc2126m000) session in the forecast method of your choice.

Aggregate Actuals from Project Start Date

If this check box is selected, all the data from the start date of the project is generated as lines for the actual date and the budget amount is entered in the equivalent detail session of the Cost Forecast by Activity/Cost Type (tpppc2126m000) session in the forecast method of your choice.

Aggregate from Cost Object

If this check box is selected, the cost forecast is evaluated by cost object and the forecast lines are aggregated by cost object to the cost type level.

Add Percentage

The percentage by which the calculated forecast amount must be increased or decreased.

Note: 

• The default is 0%, however, you can specify a value from -99% to 999%.
• This field is disabled if the Generate Empty Forecast check box in the Forecast as Base or Budget as Base sections is selected.

Budget as Base

Generate from Budget

If this check box is selected, the top-down budget amount is entered in the equivalent detail of the Cost Forecast by Activity/Cost Type (tpppc2126m000) session. The budget version with status Actual or Final is only considered.