How Cobra Loads Milestones or Steps Based on Progress Technique and Option Settings
The table below outlines how Cobra determines whether to load steps or milestones based on the selected progress technique, the Allow entering milestones/steps regardless of Progress Technique option, and the presence of milestone codes or steps in the Open Plan table.
Note: The Progress page of the Integration Wizard determines the progress technique for each work package during integration. Milestones and steps are loaded based on the resulting progress technique and project preference settings.
| Cobra Progress Technique | Allow entering milestones/steps regardless of Progress Technique selected? | Milestone Code in Open Plan | Steps in Open Plan | Result | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Complete | Yes | MS1 | Step1 | MS1 | Milestones take precedence. | ||
| Milestones | Yes | MS1 | Step1 | MS1 | The progress technique determines what to load. | ||
| Steps | Yes | MS1 | Step1 | Step1 | The progress technique determines what to load. | ||
| % Complete | Yes | Step1 | Step1 | Steps are loaded; the progress technique remains unchanged. | |||
| Milestones | Yes | Step1 | Step1 | Steps are loaded for the Milestones progress technique as the option is selected. | |||
| Steps | Yes | Step1 | Step1 | Steps are loaded; the progress technique remains unchanged. | |||
| % Complete | Yes | MS1 | MS1 | Milestones are loaded; the progress technique remains unchanged. | |||
| Milestones | Yes | MS1 | MS1 | Milestones are loaded because of the progress technique. | |||
| Steps | Yes | MS1 | MS1 | Milestones are loaded for the Steps progress technique as the option is selected. | |||
| % Complete | Yes | There is no change. | |||||
| Milestones | Yes | There is no change. | |||||
| Steps | Yes | There is no change. | |||||
| % Complete | No | MS1 | Step1 | MS1 | Milestones are loaded; the progress technique is changed to Milestones. | ||
| Milestones | No | MS1 | Step1 | MS1 | Milestones are loaded because of the progress technique. | ||
| Steps | No | MS1 | Step1 | Step1 | Steps are loaded because of the progress technique. | ||
| % Complete | No | Step1 | Steps are not loaded; the progress technique remains unchanged. | ||||
| Milestones | No | Step1 | Step1 | The progress technique is changed to Steps. | |||
| Steps | No | Step1 | Step1 | Steps are loaded; the progress technique remains unchanged. | |||
| % Complete | No | MS1 | MS1 | The progress technique is changed to Milestones. | |||
| Milestones | No | MS1 | MS1 | Milestones are loaded; the progress technique remains unchanged. | |||
| Steps | No | MS1 | MS1 | Milestones are loaded based on the schedule; the progress technique remains unchanged. | |||
| % Complete | No | There is no change. | |||||
| Milestones | No | There is no change. | |||||
| Steps | No | There is no change. |
Learn more about...
Progress Page of the Integration Wizard-Scheduling Tools
Project Preferences Tab of the Project Properties Dialog Box