Copy Activities (tppss2201m000)
Use this session to copy an activity from a source to a target structure. The target can be the same plan or a different plan. The session can also be used to copy activities across projects.
- If the target is the same plan you must define the source and the target.
- If the target is a different plan you define the source, select the Copy Across Plan check box and define the target.
- If the target is a different project, select the Copy Across Project check box and define the target project.
- If you want to copy all the activities of a plan, it is easier to copy the entire plan using the Copy Plans (tppss0211m000) session. This session can also be useful for doing simulations.
- If a material budget line is copied for which a configured generic item is present, the product variant cannot be copied.
- For PCS items, the product variant is copied only if the budget line is copied within the same project.
If the budget line with a PCS item is copied to another project, the PCS item cannot be copied and must be replaced:
- If the item originates from a configured generic item, the generic item will replace the PCS item in the new project. The item that replaces the PCS item must be present in the Items - Project (tppdm0505m000) session, otherwise the budget line cannot be copied.
- If the item is derived from a standard item, the standard item will replace the PCS item in the new project. The item that replaces the PCS item must be present in the Items - Project (tppdm0505m000) session, otherwise the budget line cannot be copied.
- If the item is not derived from a standard or configured item, the budget line is not copied.
Field Information
- Action
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- Copy Across Project
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If this check box is selected, the session copies the activites across projects. The Copy Across Plan check box gets checked automatically.
- Copy Across Plan
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If this check box is selected, the session copies activities across plans.
Note: The check box gets checked automatically when the Copy Across Project check box is selected. - Copy Budget Data
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If this check box is selected, the session will copy the budget data.
The budget data can include:
- The budget lines of the activity budget or
- The time-phased budget data (when the target is the active plan)
- Copy Activity Relationships
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If this check box is selected, the activity relationship is also copied.
- Copy Dates
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If this check box is selected, LN copies the dates depending on the value of the Date Selection field.
- Date Details
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- Date Selection
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Select the dates of the activity you want to copy.
You have the following options:
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Source Dates
Use this option to copy the dates from source activity. The dates are rolled up in the target plan. -
Parent Dates
Use this option to use the dates of the parent target activity. -
Planned Date
Use this option to use the date specified in the Start Date field.
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- Start Date
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Specify the start date of the target activity.
- Source
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- Project
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The code that uniquely identifies the project from which you want to copy the activity.
- Plan
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The code that uniquely identifies the plan from which you want to copy the activity.
- Activity
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The code that uniquely identifies the activity that you want to copy. The structure under the activity also gets copied.
- Project Location
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The location of the project from which you want to copy.
- Activity Manager
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The activity manager associated with the project activity.
Note:- If this value is not specified, Infor LN considers the activity manager specified for the source project activity.
- The specified employee must be defined in the Employees - General (tccom0101m000) session.
- Infor LN checks the employment status based on the Last Date of Employment specified in the Employees - People (bpmdm0101m000) session. If the employee is currently not employed, Infor LN displays a notification message. However, you can continue by adding the employee as the activity manager.
- If this value is not specified, Infor LN copies the activity manager from the project activity being copied from, only when the activity manager is an employee.
- Description
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The description or name of the code.
- Version
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The version of the time-phased budget from which you want to copy.
- Target
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- New Activity
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The code that uniquely identifies the activity that you want to copy the data to.
- Parent Activity
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The element in the activity structure that encompasses the activity to which you want to copy.
- Project Location
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The location of the project to which you want to copy the activity.
- Plan
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The code that uniquely identifies the plan to which you want to copy the activity.
- Version
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The version of the time-phased budget to which you want to copy the activity.
- Create new activities with incremental code
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If this check box is selected, and the target activity has same code as the source activity, a new activity with an incremental code is created.
If this check box is not selected, the copying process stops and a report is generated stating that the activity with the same code is already present.
Note: The check box is available only if the Copy Across Project or the Copy Across Plan check box is selected.
- Conversion Factors
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The conversion factor for the item.
Allowed values
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Yes
LN copies the conversion factors to the target item, and approves them directly. -
No
LN copies the conversion factors to the target item. However, you must use the Conversion Factors (tcibd0103m000) session, to approve the conversion factors manually. -
Not Applicable
LN copies the conversion factors to the target item. The approved conversion factors remain approved, and the unapproved conversion factors remain unapproved.
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