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Preferences Tab of the Project Properties Dialog Box

Use this dialog box to set up various settings for your project as well as tasks that you perform on your project.

The options in this dialog box are controlled by their corresponding options in the Projects > Project Properties > Preferences tab node of EPM Security Administrator or PPM Administrator.

In this dialog box, you can specify your preferences for the following:

  • Actual Cost Preferences
  • Advance Calendar Preferences
  • Analyze Preferences
  • ANSI EIA X12 Preferences
  • Integration Wizard Preferences
  • Project Preferences
  • Earned Preferences
  • Forecast Preferences
  • Recalc Preferences
  • Reclass Preferences
  • Replan Preferences

Contents

Field Description
Copy Preferences Click this button to copy the existing preferences to another project or to multiple projects.

Using the Selected and Secure Checkboxes

Use the Selected and Secure checkboxes to manage the behavior of the corresponding option on the process wizard page.

Actual Costs Preferences

Use this dialog box to select the options for loading actual costs for a project.

Advance Calendar Preferences

Use this dialog box to select the options for advancing the calendar.

Analyze Preferences

Use this dialog box to select the options for analyzing a project and its structures.

ANSI EIA X12 Preferences

Use this dialog box to select options for the ANSI EIA X12 Wizard, which lets you export project information to other applications that support Version 3040 or Version 3050 of the ANSI EIA X12 Transaction Set 839 Project Cost Reporting.

Integration Wizard Preferences

Use this dialog box to select options when importing data into Cobra through the Integration Wizard. These options correspond to those found on the Change Control and Filter pages of the Integration Wizard.

Project Preferences

Use this dialog box to configure the budget options for the selected project.

Progress Preferences

Use this dialog box to select the options for calculating earned value.

Forecast Preferences

Use this dialog box to select the options for doing forecast calculations.

Recalc Preferences

Use this dialog box to select the options for doing recalculations.

Reclass Preferences

Use this dialog box to select the options for running the Reclass Wizard, which allows you to change, copy, or replace a cost class.

Replan Preferences

Use this dialog box to select the options for replanning a project or its individual components.

Copy Preferences Dialog Box

Use this dialog box to copy project preferences to other projects.

Procedures

Follow the procedures in this section to copy project preferences.


How to...

Display the Project Properties Dialog Box from an Open Project

Display the Project Properties Dialog Box Tabs from an Open Project File

Display the Project Properties Dialog Box Tabs without Opening a Project File

Display the Project Properties Dialog Box without Opening the Project

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Project Properties Dialog Box