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Options Page of the ANSI EIA X12 Wizard

Use this page to select from many different options for defining the content of the ANSI EIA X12 export.

Contents

FieldDescription
wInsight Extended Data

Use these options to export data to wInsight. wInsight has an extended set of data, which is supported by transaction set version 4010. The extended data set includes the control account manager and project officer, hourly data, and future monthly budget and ETC.

  • Export wInsight Extended Data: Select this checkbox to export wInsight extended data.

    • Export Variance Narrative Data: Select this checkbox to export IPMR Format 5, using all categories of the narrative for every WBS code.
    • Export CSSR Data: Select this checkbox to export only the CSSR data.
    • Export CAM field: Select this checkbox to exclude the CAM field from the export. Select this checkbox only if you are exporting wInsight Extended Data.
Transaction Set Version

Use this field to select the version of the ANSI EIA X12 Transaction Set 839 that you want to use to export project data.

  • Version 3040: Select this option to export IPMR Formats 1 and 2.
  • Version 4010: Select this option to export IPMR Formats 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Cobra also exports Format 5 if you select the Export Variance Narrative Data checkbox.

Manpower Units

Select the unit for measuring manpower.

  • Hours: Select this checkbox to create the IPMR Format 4 using hours. The result code H in the resource assignment file defines the hour result.
  • FTE: Select this checkbox to calculate an average head count using the productive hours in the fiscal calendar. The CAP_FTE report provides the same values. The result code F in the resource assignment file defines the FTE result.
  • Aggregated FTEs: Select this checkbox to summarize the FTE result data. The result code F on the resource assignment file defines the FTE result.
  • This option should not be used for projects that use the rolling wave or any time phasing process aside from the monthly time phase because the aggregated values are calculated as if you ran a CAP report and selected the FTE result and calendar 9. This summarizes the weekly data and exaggerates the monthly FTE by the number of weeks in the month.
Enforce consecutive forecast periods

Select this checkbox if the analysis tool you are using requires consecutive monthly data for forecast periods.

If you do not select this checkbox, Cobra summarizes weekly data in monthly periods.

Use yyyymmdd for dates instead of yymmdd

Select this checkbox to use the 4-character year format for date information.

Filter unused elements of the structure

Select this checkbox to exclude unused WBS/OBS codes from the export.


How to...

Export and Import Time-Phased Resource Assignments

Export Data from Cobra to wInsight


Learn more about...

Cobra to wInsight Data Export

Data Export in ANSI EIA X12 Format

Assignment Export Import

Calendar Export to Open Plan


Parent Topic:

ANSI EIA X12 Wizard