“Obviously the name of (Calculate costs from units) in previous versions was named (cost untis linked)"
Oh Yes! My dear, now youve got the point which I seek to solve that puzzle in my mind.
Actually, thats what I expected, I just wanted to check out & make sure that its the same, theres no field in P6.1 named (cost units linked), and only the other one exists.
Great thanks for your kind thinking effort to support me.
It seems there is a mistake within the manual. Obviously the name of "Calculate costs from units in previous versions was named "cost untis linked". For my opinion its the same item.
The price for a resource my change during an assignment. How do you intend P6 to calculate?
Another important item in this context is "rate source":
"The rate source determines which price/unit will be used to calculate costs for the assignment when both a resource and role are assigned. To use a different price/unit then the one assigned to the resource or role, choose the Override option." (from P6 Hint Help)
First, Id like to thank you for concern and reply.
I got your point regarding the first option of "Calculate Costs from Units"; It means that, the budgeted resource cost = resource units * resource rate (Price/Unit) mathematically.
I use that option in the option during the planning phase of my execution plan in order to calculate the budgeted cost per scope to be compared later with the original budget, to help me recognize what Ive to do, optimize my schedule to meet the assigned budget; otherwise, weve to proceed with re-estimate the budget to be revised no way.
Also, I got your point regarding the second project-default option of " Link Actual & Actual This Period Units/Cost".
I know that option will be helpful & powerful during the updating phase to provide us timeframed Units/Cost records along the project life-cycle.
Im still amazing about the option of "Cost Units Linked" and wondering, which parameters would be affected by that option?.
Below, I just copied the following statement from the Primavera P6.1 manual, Its mentioned only for once (Page 209 - Working With Activities Article.
You can see clearly that, Its specified as column have to be shown in order to be switched ON or OFF for each resource assignment!.
>Recalculating Costs/Units for Assignments:
If you want to calculate costs from the units indicated or to recalculate units based on actual cost, include the Cost Units Linked column in Activity Details. If you mark the assignment’s checkbox for the Cost Units Linked column, the module notifies you that costs will be recalculated. If no progress has occurred for the activity, the Budgeted Cost/Units, Remaining Cost/Units, and At Completion Cost/Units are equal. When you apply an actual start to the activity, and record an actual quantity value or an actual cost value for the resource or role assignment, the Budgeted Cost/Units value is retained and the Remaining and At Complete Costs/Units are recalculated automatically<
Identifies whether cost should be calculated based from units or not. If this field is not checked then cost will be user entered and not calculated from units." ("Hint Help")
Did you look for this one?
"Link Actual and Actual This Period Units and Cost:
Mark this checkbox for the Project Management module to recalculate actual or actual this period units and costs when one of these values is updated. The Project Management module marks this option by default. This option must be marked if you plan to store period performance or edit past period actuals for a project." (Help)
Maybe you looked for an entry under Edit --> User Preferences --> Calculations (There is a "Help" as well).
Spider Project is most functional and powerful professional project management software.
The first SP version was launched in 1993 and since then it has been constantly improved. Today is used in 34 countries though most Spider Project customers are in Russia. Spider Project offers numerous unique functional features and is the only PM software that optimizes resource, cost, and material constrained schedules and budgets for projects and portfolios.
The unique features of Spider Project include Quantity Based Scheduling, Conditional Scheduling, Skill Scheduling, Optimal Resource, Cost and Material Leveling, Resource Critical Path Calculation, Cash and Material Flows Calculation and Management, Trend Analysis, Advanced Risk Simulation and Analysis, Calculation of Success Probability Trends, Calculation and Management of required Project Time and Cost Buffers, Application of Corporate Norms, Management of many Parallel Budgets, Multiple WBS and many others.
Spider Project was and is used for management of many large scale programs in Russia, including $51bln construction program for 2014 Winter Olympic Games preparation.
The application areas where Spider Project is successfully used include Aerospace, Banking, Construction, Defense, Energy, Engineering, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Metallurgy, Mining, Oil & Gas, Railways, Retail, Shipbuilding, Software Development, Telecommunications, Utilities, etc.
P6-Auditor - Display information from Primavera P6 audit tables in a user-friendly format
Unifier-Archiver - Extract and archive important documents and attachments from Primavera Unifier
Unifier-Loader - Load data into and out of Unifier via Excel
PCM-Loader - Import data into Primavera Contract Management with flexible and secure, template-driven Excel spreadsheets
PCM-Archiver - Extract and archive important documents and attachments from Primavera Contract Management
PCM-Unifier Migrator - Automatically transfer live and historical data from Primavera Contract Management to Primavera Unifier with ease
Create Radically Better Construction Schedules with ALICE Technologies
Use the power of AI to create construction schedules that reduce risk while cutting costs and build time. With ALICE, develop the ideal schedule during preconstruction -- or recover projects that are off schedule and over budget.
Dear Barakat
Youre welcome!
Dieter
Dear Dieter,
“Obviously the name of (Calculate costs from units) in previous versions was named (cost untis linked)"
Oh Yes! My dear, now youve got the point which I seek to solve that puzzle in my mind.
Actually, thats what I expected, I just wanted to check out & make sure that its the same, theres no field in P6.1 named (cost units linked), and only the other one exists.
Great thanks for your kind thinking effort to support me.
Best Regards,
Barakat
Barakat
It seems there is a mistake within the manual. Obviously the name of "Calculate costs from units in previous versions was named "cost untis linked". For my opinion its the same item.
The price for a resource my change during an assignment. How do you intend P6 to calculate?
Another important item in this context is "rate source":
"The rate source determines which price/unit will be used to calculate costs for the assignment when both a resource and role are assigned. To use a different price/unit then the one assigned to the resource or role, choose the Override option." (from P6 Hint Help)
Regards
Dieter
Dear Mr. Dieter,
First, Id like to thank you for concern and reply.
I got your point regarding the first option of "Calculate Costs from Units"; It means that, the budgeted resource cost = resource units * resource rate (Price/Unit) mathematically.
I use that option in the option during the planning phase of my execution plan in order to calculate the budgeted cost per scope to be compared later with the original budget, to help me recognize what Ive to do, optimize my schedule to meet the assigned budget; otherwise, weve to proceed with re-estimate the budget to be revised no way.
Also, I got your point regarding the second project-default option of " Link Actual & Actual This Period Units/Cost".
I know that option will be helpful & powerful during the updating phase to provide us timeframed Units/Cost records along the project life-cycle.
Im still amazing about the option of "Cost Units Linked" and wondering, which parameters would be affected by that option?.
Below, I just copied the following statement from the Primavera P6.1 manual, Its mentioned only for once (Page 209 - Working With Activities Article.
You can see clearly that, Its specified as column have to be shown in order to be switched ON or OFF for each resource assignment!.
>Recalculating Costs/Units for Assignments:
If you want to calculate costs from the units indicated or to recalculate units based on actual cost, include the Cost Units Linked column in Activity Details. If you mark the assignment’s checkbox for the Cost Units Linked column, the module notifies you that costs will be recalculated. If no progress has occurred for the activity, the Budgeted Cost/Units, Remaining Cost/Units, and At Completion Cost/Units are equal. When you apply an actual start to the activity, and record an actual quantity value or an actual cost value for the resource or role assignment, the Budgeted Cost/Units value is retained and the Remaining and At Complete Costs/Units are recalculated automatically<
Once again, Thanks for your time and concern.
Barakat
Mr. Barakat
Sir, the following I copied from Primavera-Help:
"Calculate costs from units:
Identifies whether cost should be calculated based from units or not. If this field is not checked then cost will be user entered and not calculated from units." ("Hint Help")
Did you look for this one?
"Link Actual and Actual This Period Units and Cost:
Mark this checkbox for the Project Management module to recalculate actual or actual this period units and costs when one of these values is updated. The Project Management module marks this option by default. This option must be marked if you plan to store period performance or edit past period actuals for a project." (Help)
Maybe you looked for an entry under Edit --> User Preferences --> Calculations (There is a "Help" as well).
Good luck with the Help-Function!
Dieter Wambach