Milestones (tppss2101m000)

The project code and description.

The current project's status.

The code and description of the plan.

The milestone.

Description

The milestone description.

Search Key

search key

Parent Activity

The code of the parent activity to which an activity is linked.

A tree activity structure is formed when you link an activity to a parent activity. When you select the parent activity, you must consider the following criteria:

The parent of a WBS element is always a WBS element, unless the element is from the top of the activity-structure.
The parent of a control account is always a WBS element, unless the control account is the top of the activity-structure.
The parent of a planning package is a control account or a planning package. If you do not use an organizational breakdown-structure, the parent of the planning package is either a WBS element, or a planning package that forms the top of the activity-structure.
The parent of the work package can be a work package, a planning package or a control account. If you do not use an organizational breakdown-structure, the work package can have a WBS element, a planning package or a work package as a parent. Alternatively, the work package can form the top of the activity-structure.

Linked Activity

If the earned value method of an activity is defined as Milestone, the milestone must in turn be linked to the activity. This lets you define the exact moment at which the specific earned budget-amount is released.

Milestone Percentage

The percentage earned when the defined milestone is reached, based on the Earned Value Method of the type, Milestone. This method is linked to the activity, and a percentage or amount of the budget is assigned to each milestone. Each time a milestone is reached, the assigned budget is released.

Note: This field is enabled only when the Activity Type is set to Milestone. The sum of all the milestone Percentages linked to the activity must be 100%.

Customized Item

The customized item (from the PCS project) linked to the milestone.

The link makes it possible to detect the completion of any given manufactured item (in the bill of material) in your project scheduling.

Standard Activity

The standard project activity that is linked to the milestone.

Text

If this check box is selected, a text is present.

Extension

extension

Currency

The currency of the milestone amount.

Note: This field is enabled only when the linked extension or the project has the Revenue Recognition Method field set to Milestones in the Projects (tppdm6100m000) and Extension (tpptc0110s000) session.

Milestone Amount

The amount linked to the milestone. This amount is considered when calculating revenue recognition. For more details refer to, Milestone Method.

Note: This field is enabled only when the linked extension or the project has the Revenue Recognition Method field set to Milestones in the Projects (tppdm6100m000) and Extension (tpptc0110s000) session.

Currency

The home currency.

Note: This field is enabled only when the linked extension or the project has the Revenue Recognition Method field set to Milestones in the Projects (tppdm6100m000) and Extension (tpptc0110s000) session.

Amount in Home Currency

The amount in home currency.

Note: This field is enabled only when the linked extension or the project has the Revenue Recognition Method field set to Milestones in the Projects (tppdm6100m000) and Extension (tpptc0110s000) session.

Rate /Rate Factor

The rate factor applicable to the milestone.

Scheduled Date

The date and time at which the milestone is scheduled. You can enter it manually or it can be saved from a particular schedule in the external scheduling package. This can also be the result of the Generate Network Planning (tppss2240m000).

Actual Date

The date and time at which the milestone is reached. You can enter it manually or it can be saved from a particular schedule in the external scheduling package.

Milestone Reached

If this check box is selected, the milestone has been reached.

You can define the milestone as completed, in the following ways:

Manually in this session
From the progress entered in the external scheduling package
If the milestone is linked to a customized item, and you have run the Check Customized Item Completed (tppss2203m000) session to find that the customized item is completed.

Activity Manager

The code of the employee linked to the activity.

Description

The description or name of the code.

Project Location

The location for the project's milestone. For example, the handover location like Headquarters or On Site.

Calendar

The calendar based on which the milestone is scheduled.

/

The availability type linked to the calendar.

Actual Calendar

The actual calendar based on which the milestone is scheduled.

The actual availability type linked to the calendar.

Calendar Origin

The origin linked to the calendar.

Constraint Type

The type of constraint applicable to the milestone.

Allowed values

As Soon As Possible
As Late As Possible
Must Start On
Must Finish On
Start No Earlier Than
Start No Later Than
Finish No Earlier Than
Finish No Later Than

Constraint Date

The date and time from which the constraint is effective.

Deadline Date

The date and time when the milestone schedule expires.

Schedule Mode

The method in which the milestone is scheduled.

Allowed values

Auto Scheduled: The task is exported to XML based on automatic planning. When this option is used, the tag in the XML contains the value 0.
Manually Scheduled: The task is exported to XML based on manual planning. When this option is used, the tag in the XML contains the value 1.

Note: If this option is selected, the Manual Start date, Manual Finish date and Manual duration are set.

Milestones (tppss2101m000)

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