Moving a Work Package

Moving a work package is similar to copying a work package, except that Cobra deletes that work package from its original location after moving it.

You can move an existing work package from one location to another:

You can move a work package by using the Move Work Package dialog box or through the Cobra Web Service using the Move Work Package method.

Guidelines

Cobra follows certain guidelines when moving a work package from one location to another.

You cannot move a work package to a control account with Completed status.
You cannot move a work package to a control account if the same work package name already exists.
You cannot move a work package to a target project whose fiscal calendar does not encompass the work package baseline and/or pending dates from the source project.
You cannot move a work package that has resource assignments against classes that do not exist in the target project.
You cannot move a work package that has resource assignments against resources that do not exist in the resource file of the target project.
You can move a work package with code values even if the work package codes do not exist on the target project.
You can move a work package with resource assignment codes even if the resource assignment codes do not exist on the target project.
User field values (character, numeric, and date) are moved with the work package.
Project and control account totals are recalculated on both the source and target projects when the move process completes.

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