Standard Element (tppdm0180s000)

Field Information

General

Element

The element name.

Description

The description or name of the code.

Search Key

The search key of the current standard element.

Sort Argument

Use this field to register a characteristic of the element that you can use to sort elements in the following report sessions:

• Print Principal's Project-Control Report (tpppc4412m000)
• Print Project Manager's Control Report (tpppc4413m000)

Text

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

Control

Standard Control Element

The element defined as the control element. Costs are posted to this element.

Physical Progress

If this check box is selected, project progress is recorded for the current element. You can then use the Physical Progress Level field to specify the level that you want to record progress at. If this check box is cleared, progress is recorded only at lower levels in the element budget structure.

Physical Progress Level

Indicates the default level where project progress is recorded. This field is available only if the Physical Progress check box is selected.

Allowed values

Element

The project progress is recorded at the element level.

Element / Control Code

The project progress is recorded at the element or control code level.

Cost Control

If this check box is selected, cost control is maintained for the standard element. If this check box is cleared, no costs can be posted to the element.

Invoicing Details

Progress based Invoicing

Indicates how the current element is to be invoiced.

Allowed values

Yes

The current element is invoiced based on the physical progress.

No

The current element is not invoiced based on the physical progress.

Project Physical Progress

The current element is invoiced based on the physical progress of the project.

Not Applicable

The progress based invoicing for the current element is not applicable.

Progress for Invoice

Indicates the type of work that makes up the element.

Allowed values

Direct

The element is linked directly to the project structure.

Indirect

The element is linked indirectly to the project structure.

Not Applicable

The element is not linked to the project structure.

Note: 

This value is based on the value of the Progress based Invoicing field.

If the Progress based Invoicing is set to:

• Yes, the Direct and Indirect values are enabled.
• No, Direct and Not Applicable values are enabled.

To be Settled

If this check box is selected, additional work relating to this element can be settled. This applies only where the invoicing method is Progress Invoice and the work is Direct.

Note: This check box is enabled only if the Progress based Invoicing field is set to Yes.

Billable

If this check box is selected, the selected element can be invoiced to the customer.

Budget Details

Quantity

The quantity of the element (where applicable).

Unit

The unit of measurement associated with the standard element.

Time Unit

The time unit appropriate to the element.

Production Rate

The number of units produced per time unit. This is relevant if use is made of labor norms.

Service

Reference Activity

The reference activity defined in Service that is linked to the element.

Note: This value is defaulted to the Elements (tpptc1100m000) session when the project specific element is created based on the standard element.

Description

The description or name of the code.

Frequency

The number of times a reference activity is performed.

Note: This value is defaulted to the Elements (tpptc1100m000) session when the project specific element is created based on the standard element.

Apply Frequency to

The method in which the frequency of a reference activity applies to the element.

Allowed values

Multiply Quantity

Indicates that the frequency is applied as a multiplier of the quantities of the reference activity.

Not Applicable

Create Service Order Activity

Indicates that additional service activities must be created.

Create Service Order

Indicates that a service order must be created.

Note: 

• This field is enabled only if the value specified in the Frequency field is more than one.
• This value is defaulted to the Elements (tpptc1100m000) session when the project specific element is created based on the standard element.