Freeze Forecast Process
Use the Freeze Forecast process to freeze a forecast and retain historical forecast data
Process Settings
Below are the settings you must define for the Freeze Forecast process.
Setting | Description | Sample Value |
|---|---|---|
ProcessID | This setting informs Cobra to run the Freeze Forecast process. | FreezeForecast |
Project | This setting refers to the project for which you want to run the Freeze Forecast process. The project name is case-sensitive. This setting is required. | Demo Advanced |
Criteria | Use this setting to choose the selection criterion you want to use for the Freeze Forecast process. The selection criteria changes based on the project. Use one of the following values for this setting:
This setting is optional and the default value is Total Project. | Total Project |
Selection | Use this setting to specify the portion of the project for the Freeze Forecast process. The available values are based on the value you specify for the Criteria setting. If you specify Total Project in the Criteria setting, the Selection setting will be left blank. This setting is optional and has no default value. | 1.1.1.2 / 1420,1.1.2.1 / 1600 |
ForecastCostSet | Use this setting to specify the cost set that contains the classes whose values will be copied to the Frozen Forecast class. This setting is required. | EAC |
FrozenForecastClass | Use this setting to specify the Frozen Forecast class to which the values from the cost set classes—specified in the ForecastCostSet setting—will be copied. | FF |
Sample Script
Below is a sample script file for the Freeze Forecast API process.
[PROCESS000]
ProcessId=FreezeForecast
Project=Demo Advanced
Criteria=Control Account
Selection=1.1.1.2 / 1420,1.1.2.1 / 1600
ForecastCostSet=EAC
FrozenForecastClass=FF
How to...
Create Windows Shortcut for the API Script
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