Resource Planning Fields
Depending on your settings, the following fields might appear on the page as table columns, spreadsheet rows, or in detail windows. Fields that are generic across the application, such as Name, may not be included here.
Date
Actual Finish
The Actual Finish displays the date on which a project is considered complete.
This value can be entered manually or can be imported.
Actual Start
The Actual Start indicates the date work on the project began.
This value can be entered manually or can be imported.
Actuals Effective Date
The month in which an actuals value was last added to the project.
Actuals Finish
The finish date for the project actuals.
Actuals Start
The start date for the project actuals.
Allocation Finish
The end date for the role allocation.
Allocation Start
The start date for the role allocation.
Data Date
The progress point, or "as-of date", for activities in the project. Project status is up-to-date as of the data date. You can set the data date when you schedule the project, or you can set it manually.
The data date is also used for updating the dates of scope assignments and work packages when they are not linked to activities.
Forecast Finish
The planned finish date of a project's remaining Forecast cost.
Forecast Start
The planned start date of a project's remaining Forecast cost.
Project Finish
The date on which all project work is complete.
This value can be entered manually or can be imported.
Project Planned Finish
The finish date for the time phased Planned Budget of the project.
Planned Budget cost spread will adjust when this date is changed.
Project Planned Start
The start date for the time phased Planned Budget of the project.
Planned Budget cost spread will adjust when this date is changed.
The Project Planned Start also represents the earliest date that activities can occur within a project schedule.
Project Start
The date on which work on the project starts.
This value can be entered manually or can be imported.
Proposed Role Allocation Finish
The finish date of the proposed role allocations.
Proposed Role Allocation Start
The start date of the proposed role allocations.
Role Committed Finish
The finish date of the allocation commitment.
Role Committed Start
The start date of the allocation commitment.
Role Demand Finish
The finish date for the demand.
Calculated as Start plus Total Demand.
Role Demand Start
The start date for the demand.
Schedule Must Finish By Date
The latest date on which the scheduled activities must be complete for a project.
Scheduled Finish Date
The calculated latest early finish date, which is based on the schedule most recently generated for the project.
Durations
Allocation Duration
The total duration of the role allocation.
Actual Duration
The Actual Duration represents the total working time between the project Actual Start and Actual Finish for a project.
This value can be imported. The Actual Duration field is not editable.
Committed Duration
The total duration of the commitment.
Role Demand Duration
The total expected duration of the demand.
Planned Duration
The duration between Project Planned Start and Project Planned Finish.
This value can be entered manually or can be imported.
Remaining Duration
The duration between the Project Start and Project Finish.
This value can be entered manually or can be imported.
Variance - Finish Date
The duration between the project's finish date and the baseline's finish date.
When the field value is generated through a P6 EPPM connection, then it represents the duration between the finish date in the current project and the baseline finish date.
This value can only be imported.
Variance - Start Date
The duration between the project's start date and the baseline's start date.
When the field value is generated through a P6 EPPM connection, then it represents the duration between the start date in the current project and the baseline start date.
This value can only be imported.
General
FTE - Allocation
The total allocated FTE for a single role.
Calculated as Total Allocation divided by Allocation Duration.
FTE - Committed
The total committed FTE for a single role.
Calculated as Total Committed divided by Role Committed Duration.
FTE - Role Demand
The total demand FTE. Calculated as total demand units divided by total demand duration.
Percentages
Evaluation Score
The quantitative score of a project based on the qualitative ranking of projects against different evaluation categories. This value is used by portfolio managers to prioritize projects.
Percent Complete
The estimated percentage of work that has been completed on the project. This value is entered by the user.
Units
Past Committed
The total units previously committed to a role.
Allocation Units
The total units allocated to a single role.
Committed Units
The total units committed to a single role.
Role Demand
The sum of the demand units entered for a single role.
Total Variance
The difference between the Total Allocation and the Total Demand.
Undistributed Allocation
The total allocated units which are not distributed into any time intervals.
Spreadsheet Rows
Role Allocation Units
The allocation units entered for a single role.
Role Allocation FTE
The allocation FTE entered for a single role.
Role Committed Units
The committed units entered for a single role.
Role Committed FTE
The committed FTE entered for a single role.
Demand
The demand units entered for a single role.
Demand (FTE)
The demand FTE entered for a single role.
Variance (Allocation - Demand)
The difference between the Allocation units and the Demand units for a single role.
Variance (Allocation - Demand) (FTE)
The difference between the Allocation FTE and the Demand FTE for a single role.
Role Availability Detail Window
Max Capacity
The maximum availability of a single role.
Surplus/Deficit
Calculated as Allocation minus Availability for a single role.
Availability
Calculated as Max Capacity minus Committed units for a single role.
Role Committed Units
The committed units entered for a single role.
Last Published Wednesday, October 16, 2024