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Projects Pane Column Definitions

The Projects pane of the Cobra Explorer displays a set of standard columns.

You can change the way columns are shown by right clicking a column header and selecting an option from the shortcut menu. You can insert or edit a column in the Projects pane using the Insert Column dialog box and the Edit Column dialog box.

Column

Description

Formula

% Complete

This column displays the percentage of the work that has been completed.

(Earned/BAC * 100 )

% Spent

This column displays the percentage of the budget spent.

(Actuals / BAC) * 100

Actual Finish

This column displays the actual finish date of the project.

N/A

Actual Rate

This column displays the actual rate.

Actuals / Actuals Hours

Actuals

This column displays the total actual currency value of project. The Update Totals utility populates the value in the table.

N/A

Address

This column displays the address of the contractor.

N/A

AUW

This column displays the amount of any Authorized Unpriced Work (AUW) for the project.

N/A

BAC

This column displays the budget at completion or the resource total.

N/A

Baseline Finish

This column displays the baseline finish date that defines the last date of the project.

N/A

Baseline Start

This column displays the baseline start date that defines the initial status date for the project.

N/A

Baselined

This column indicates whether the project audit log has been turned on to set the baseline for the project.

N/A

Batch No.

This column displays the batch number that is stored in the time-phased and the project audit logs. Each time a process is run, the batch number is incremented.

N/A

Best Case EAC

This column displays the Estimated Cost at Completion (EAC) value for best-case forecasts displayed in the header of the IPMR reports. Use the Budget tab of the Project Properties dialog box to enter this value.

N/A

Budget

This column displays the total currency budget value of project. The Update Totals utility populates the value in the table.

N/A

Budget Rate

This column displays the budget rate.

Budget / Budget Hours

CA\[1-3\] Code File

This column displays the code files assigned to the control account.

N/A

CA\[1-3\] Key Term

This column displays the prompt that represents the code field.

N/A

Calendar File

This column displays the calendar file used in the project.

N/A

CAM Code Field No.

This column displays the CAM code field number.

N/A

Capture Actuals Level

This column displays the level at which you want to capture actual costs (Control Account, Work Package, or both Control Account and Work Package).

N/A

CBB

This column displays the Contract Budget Base (CBB) for the project, which is the combined Negotiated Cost and AUW.

N/A

Ceiling

This column displays the Budgeted and Estimate at Complete Contract Ceiling amounts for the project.

N/A

CCN Code File

This column displays the code file validating the change number.

N/A

CCN Use Code File

This column indicates whether there is a file validating the change number.

N/A

CCN Validation

This column displays the validation type.

N/A

Classification

This column displays the security classification of the contract, which is displayed on the top and bottom of the IPMR reports.

N/A

Complete

This column indicates that the project is already complete.

N/A

Contract Name

This column displays the name of the contract.

N/A

Contract Flag

This column displays the contract type.

N/A

Contract Number

This column displays the contract number.

N/A

Contract Phase

This column displays the project phase.

N/A

Contract Representative Name

This column displays the name of the person assigned to the contract.

N/A

Contract Representative Title

This column displays the title of the representative assigned to the contract.

N/A

Contract Type

This column displays the contract type, such as CPFF (Cost Plus Fixed Fee).

N/A

Contract Location

This column displays the location of the contractor.

N/A

Contractor Name

This column displays the contractor name, which is used on Cobra reports.

N/A

CostProject.EvmsAcceptanceId

This column indicates that the project passed EVMS validation. This is displayed in the header of the IPMR reports. Use the Project Properties dialog box to edit the contents of this field.

N/A

CostProject.IpmrFormat2Code

This column indicates that the IPMR Format 2 report uses an alternate code field.

N/A

CostProject.ProductVisibility

This column indicates that the project is visible in PM Compass.

N/A

CPI

This column displays the Cost Performance Index.

Earned / Actuals

CPI Performance

This column displays the CPI performance of the project.

Actuals/ Earned

CTC

This column displays the cost for the contract and all authorized changes as of a specific date. This amount usually includes any management reserves.

N/A

Currency Symbol

This column displays the currency symbol to be used to display costs in the Projects view and the Explorer view (for example, $ for dollars and € for Euros).

N/A

Currency Symbol on Right?

This column indicates whether the currency abbreviation (such as USD) is displayed to the right of any currency value.

N/A

CV

This column displays the Cost Variance.

Earned - Actuals

CV %

This column displays the Cost Variance percentage.

((Earned - Actuals) / Earned) * 100

Definite

This column displays the date the contract was made definite.

N/A

Description

This column displays a brief description of the project.

N/A

EAC

This column displays the total Estimate At Complete currency value of the project based on the cost set EAC. The Update Totals utility populates the value in the table.

N/A

Earned

This column displays the total earned currency value of the project. The Update Totals utility populates the value in the table.

N/A

Est. Ceiling

This column displays the estimated ceiling amount for the project. This is displayed on IPMR reports and can be edited in the Project Properties dialog box.

N/A

Est. MR

This column displays the estimated management reserve cost for the project. This is displayed on IPMR reports and can be edited in the Project Properties dialog box.

N/A

Est. UB

This column displays the estimated undistributed budget for the project. This is displayed on IPMR reports and can be edited in the Project Properties dialog box.

N/A

Estimated Price

This column displays the estimated Contract Target Price at the completion of the project. This is the sum of the Contract Budget Base and any management fees. This is displayed on IPMR reports and can be edited in the Project Properties dialog box.

N/A

EVMS Acceptance Date

This column displays the approval or disapproval date of the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) for the project. This is displayed on IPMR reports and can be edited in the Project Properties dialog box.

N/A

Fee

This column displays the management fee for the project. This is displayed on IPMR reports and can be edited in the Project Properties dialog box.

N/A

Fee Percent

This column displays the management fee for the project, expressed as a percentage of the Contract Budget Baseline.

N/A

Forecast Finish

This column displays the latest forecast finish date of the project.

N/A

Forecast Method Range 1 - 4

This column displays the forecast methods used for the class.

N/A

Hours % Complete

This column displays the percentage of the work that has been completed.

(Earned Hours / BAC Hours) * 100

Hours % Spent

This column displays the percentage of the budget spent.

(Actuals Hours / BAC Hours) * 100

Hours Actuals

This column displays the total actual currency value of the project in hours.

N/A

Hours BAC

This column displays the budget to date in hours.

N/A

Hours Budget

This column displays the budget to date in hours.

N/A

Hours CPI

This column displays the Cost Performance Index in hours.

Earned Hours / Actuals Hours

Hours CPI Performance

This column displays the CPI performance of the project in hours.

Actuals Hours / Earned Hours

Hours CV

This column displays the Cost Variance in hours.

Earned Hours - Actuals Hours

Hours CV %

This column displays the Cost Variance percentage.

((Earned Hours - Actuals Hours) / Earned Hours) * 100

Hours EAC

This column displays the total Estimate At Complete currency value of the project in hours.

N/A

Hours Earned

This column displays the total earned currency value of project in hours.

N/A

Hours iEAC

This column displays the independent Estimate At Complete in hours.

Actuals Hours + ((1 / CPI Hours) * (BAC Hours - Earned Hours))

Hours EAC2

This column displays the independent Estimate At Complete in hours.

Actuals Hours + ((1 / (CPI Hours * SPI Hours)) * (BAC Hours - Earned Hours))

Hours SPI

This column displays the Schedule Performance Index (SPI) in hours.

Earned Hours / Budget Hours

Hours SV

This column displays the Schedule Variance (SV) in hours.

Earned Hours - Budget Hours

Hours SV %

This column displays the Schedule Variance (SV) percentage.

((Earned Hours - Budget Hours) / Budget Hours) * 100

Hours TCPI

This column displays the To Complete Performance Index (TCPI) in hours.

(BAC Hours - Earned Hours)/ (EAC Hours - Actual Hours).

Hours TCPI BAC

This column displays the To Complete Performance Index within the project budget at complete in hours.

(BAC Hours - Earned Hours) / (BAC Hours - Actuals Hours)

Hours VAC

This column displays the Variance At Complete (VAC).

BAC Hours - EAC Hours

Hours VAC %

This column displays the Variance At Complete (VAC) percentage.

((BAC Hours - EAC Hours) / BAC Hours) * 100

Hours Variance

This column displays the Variance in hours.

Budget Hours - Actuals Hours

iEAC

This column displays the independent Estimate At Complete.

Actuals + ((1 / CPI) * (BAC - Earned))

iEAC2

This column displays the independent Estimate at Complete.

Actuals + ((1 / (CPI * SPI)) * (BAC - Earned))

Last Updated

This column displays the date and time when a record was last updated.

The Last Updated field exists on many tables in Cobra but not all. A record may be changed because of a direct change by the user against that record, or because of an indirect change.

Example of a Direct Change

A user modifies the description of a control account, which causes the control account's description field to be updated on the record. As a result, the Last Updated field is also updated.

Example of an Indirect Change

A user modifies the total budget of a resource assignment on a work package. The total budget stored on the work package is updated, the total budget stored on the control account is updated, and the total budget stored on the project is updated. The work package, control account, and project records will each get an updated Last Updated value even if they were not directly edited because the total budget stored on each record was updated.

Note: In some cases, Cobra displays values that are not stored directly on the record. It may appear a record has changed values but internally, Cobra is displaying a calculated value and therefore, the record's Last Updated field will not change.

N/A

LRE

This column displays the Latest Revised Estimate At Completion (LRE), which is the updated and most recent Estimate at Completion (EAC).

N/A

Manager Code File

This column displays the code file validating the manager (CAM) code.

N/A

Manager Code File Type

This column displays the code file type validating the manager CAM code.

N/A

Manager Validation

This column indicates that there is a code file validating the manager.

N/A

Master Project Flag

This column indicates that the project is a master project.

N/A

MPS CODE

This column displays the project level in the database.

N/A

MR

This column displays the budgeted and estimated final management reserve for the project.

N/A

Open Plan Project

This column displays the Open Plan project used by the Cobra project.

N/A

OTB

This column displays the baseline which results from formal reprojecting of an overrun, used only with the approval of the customer.

N/A

OTB Date

This column displays the date when OTB was allocated to the project.

N/A

OTC

This column displays the Original Negotiated Cost value.

N/A

Percent Range 1 – 3

This column displays the range used for the forecast method. The range varies based on % Complete.

N/A

Period Start Date

This column displays the previous status date used in report headers.

N/A

Project

This column displays the name of the project.

N/A

Project Code 1 - 9

This column displays the project level codes for the project.

N/A

Quantity

This column displays the number of items to be procured for the contract.

N/A

Rate File

This column displays the rate file used for the project.

N/A

Resource Code File

This column displays the resource code file used for the project.

N/A

Resource Key Term

This column displays the resource field name.

N/A

Resource File

This column displays the resource file used for the project.

N/A

Rolling Wave Calendar

This column displays the rolling wave calendar used for the project.

N/A

Scale Caption

This column displays the caption for the scale factor that appears in the reports.

N/A

Scale Factor

This column displays the scale factor that will be used to report currency amounts.

N/A

Sequence

This field is used internally by Cobra.

N/A

Share Ratio

This column displays the share ratio for the contract.

N/A

SPI

This column displays the Schedule Performance Index.

Earned / Budget

Spread Weight Method

This column displays the spread weight method.

N/A

State

This column displays the state where the contractor is located.

N/A

Status Date

This column displays the status date of the project.

N/A

SV

This column displays the Schedule Variance.

Earned - Budget

SV %

This column displays the Schedule Variance percentage.

((Earned - Budget) / Budget) \* 100

Target Price

This column displays the estimated Contract Target Price at the completion of the project. This is the sum of the Contract Budget Base and any management fees.

N/A

TCPI

This column displays the To Complete Performance index.

(BAC - Earned) / (EAC - Actuals)

TCPI BAC

This column displays the To Complete Performance index within the project budget at complete.

(BAC - Earned) / (BAC - Actuals)

UB

This column displays the Undistributed Budget. Undistributed Budget. This is the budget applicable to contract effort which has not yet been identified to Contract Work Breakdown Structure (CWBS) elements at or below the lowest level of reporting to the government.

N/A

User

This column displays the individual who is currently accessing the project.

N/A

VAC

This column displays the Variance At Complete.

BAC - EAC

VAC %

This column displays the Variance At Complete percentage.

((BAC - EAC) / BAC) \* 100

Variance

This column displays the Variance.

Budget - Actuals

Worst Case EAC

This column displays the Estimated Cost at Completion (EAC) value for worst-case forecasts. Use the Budget tab of the Project Properties dialog box to enter this value.

N/A

WP Code File

This column displays the work package code file assigned to the project.

N/A

WP Key Term

This column displays the work package field name.

N/A

Zip

This column displays the zip code where the contractor is located.

N/A


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