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Window: Project Reporting

[Created: 11/03/2001 - Updated: 02/01/2000 ]
Description: Maintain Project Reporting Cycles
Help: The Project Cycle Window defines the steps associated with a specific Project.You may want to define several Project cycles to differentiate the different types of projects. Project cycles may use all or a subset of the used Project Status (e.g. Your opportunity project cycle may include the steps from prospect to contract - the service cycle may include steps from installation to customer acceptance.

Tab: Project Cycle

[Created: 11/03/2001 - Updated: 02/01/2000 ]
Description: Define Project Report Cycle
Help: Define the currency that projects Project are reported. The projects themselves could be in a different currency.
Tab Level: 0

Table 10: Project Cycle - Fields

Table: Report Parameters

NameDescriptionHelpTechnical Info
TenantTenant for this installation.A Tenant is a company or a legal entity. You cannot share data between Tenants.c_cycle.AD_Client_ID numeric(10)
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OrganizationOrganizational entity within tenantAn organization is a unit of your tenant or legal entity - examples are store, department. You can share data between organizations.c_cycle.AD_Org_ID numeric(10)
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NameAlphanumeric identifier of the entityThe name of an entity (record) is used as an default search option in addition to the search key. The name is up to 60 characters in length.c_cycle.Name character varying(60)
String
DescriptionOptional short description of the recordA description is limited to 255 characters.c_cycle.Description character varying(255)
String
ActiveThe record is active in the systemThere are two methods of making records unavailable in the system: One is to delete the record, the other is to de-activate the record. A de-activated record is not available for selection, but available for reports.There are two reasons for de-activating and not deleting records:(1) The system requires the record for audit purposes.(2) The record is referenced by other records. E.g., you cannot delete a Business Partner, if there are invoices for this partner record existing. You de-activate the Business Partner and prevent that this record is used for future entries.c_cycle.IsActive character(1)
Yes-No
CurrencyThe Currency for this recordIndicates the Currency to be used when processing or reporting on this recordc_cycle.C_Currency_ID numeric(10)
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Tab: Step

[Created: 01/06/2003 - Updated: 02/01/2000 ]
Description: Project Cycle Step
Help: The Cycle Step determines the logical sequence of events within your cycle. It is the common of similar Project Phases making different project types comparable.
Tab Level: 1

Table 20: Step - Fields

Table: Report Parameters

NameDescriptionHelpTechnical Info
TenantTenant for this installation.A Tenant is a company or a legal entity. You cannot share data between Tenants.c_cyclestep.AD_Client_ID numeric(10)
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OrganizationOrganizational entity within tenantAn organization is a unit of your tenant or legal entity - examples are store, department. You can share data between organizations.c_cyclestep.AD_Org_ID numeric(10)
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Project CycleIdentifier for this Project Reporting CycleIdentifies a Project Cycle which can be made up of one or more cycle steps and cycle phases.c_cyclestep.C_Cycle_ID numeric(10)
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SequenceMethod of ordering records; lowest number comes firstThe Sequence indicates the order of recordsc_cyclestep.SeqNo numeric(10)
Integer
ActiveThe record is active in the systemThere are two methods of making records unavailable in the system: One is to delete the record, the other is to de-activate the record. A de-activated record is not available for selection, but available for reports.There are two reasons for de-activating and not deleting records:(1) The system requires the record for audit purposes.(2) The record is referenced by other records. E.g., you cannot delete a Business Partner, if there are invoices for this partner record existing. You de-activate the Business Partner and prevent that this record is used for future entries.c_cyclestep.IsActive character(1)
Yes-No
NameAlphanumeric identifier of the entityThe name of an entity (record) is used as an default search option in addition to the search key. The name is up to 60 characters in length.c_cyclestep.Name character varying(60)
String
Relative WeightRelative weight of this step (0 = ignored)The relative weight allows you to adjust the project cycle report based on probabilities. For example, if you have a 1:10 chance in closing a contract when it is in the prospect stage and a 1:2 chance when it is in the contract stage, you may put a weight of 0.1 and 0.5 on those steps. This allows sales funnels or measures of completion of your project.c_cyclestep.RelativeWeight numeric
Quantity

Tab: Cycle Phase

[Created: 11/03/2001 - Updated: 02/01/2000 ]
Description: Link Cycle Step with Project Phases
Help: Link similar Project Phases to a Cycle Step
Tab Level: 2

Table 30: Cycle Phase - Fields

Table: Report Parameters

NameDescriptionHelpTechnical Info
TenantTenant for this installation.A Tenant is a company or a legal entity. You cannot share data between Tenants.c_cyclephase.AD_Client_ID numeric(10)
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OrganizationOrganizational entity within tenantAn organization is a unit of your tenant or legal entity - examples are store, department. You can share data between organizations.c_cyclephase.AD_Org_ID numeric(10)
Table Direct
Cycle StepThe step for this CycleIdentifies one or more steps within a Project Cycle. A cycle Step has multiple Phasesc_cyclephase.C_CycleStep_ID numeric(10)
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ActiveThe record is active in the systemThere are two methods of making records unavailable in the system: One is to delete the record, the other is to de-activate the record. A de-activated record is not available for selection, but available for reports.There are two reasons for de-activating and not deleting records:(1) The system requires the record for audit purposes.(2) The record is referenced by other records. E.g., you cannot delete a Business Partner, if there are invoices for this partner record existing. You de-activate the Business Partner and prevent that this record is used for future entries.c_cyclephase.IsActive character(1)
Yes-No
Standard PhaseStandard Phase of the Project TypePhase of the project with standard performance information with standard workc_cyclephase.C_Phase_ID numeric(10)
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