Quality Check Results dialog
You use the Quality Check Results dialog to review the results of a schedule quality check. The dialog displays a weighted total result at the top, giving an overall indication of whether the project has passed or failed the schedule quality check, taking the weighted results of all the quality metrics into account. This is followed by the results for each individual quality metric, optionally grouped by chart or summary group - depending on how you have configured the schedule quality check. You can use the buttons on this dialog to copy the results to the Clipboard - or to Microsoft Excel®, if Excel is installed on your computer - and to view the tasks that have failed a quality metric.
How to access the Quality Check Results dialog
The Quality Check Results dialog appears when you execute a schedule quality check, once the quality check is complete. To access the dialog at any other time:
- Click Last Results when viewing the properties of a schedule quality check in the Quality Check Properties dialog.
- Right-click a schedule quality check in the Quality Checks pane and select Last results.
Explanation of the fields and buttons on the dialog
The results grid displays information about each quality metric in the following columns:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Check | The name of the quality metric. At the top of the results grid is the weighted total, which gives an overall indication of whether the project has passed or failed the schedule quality check, taking the weighted results of all the quality metrics into account. |
| Description | A description of the quality metric. |
| Result |
The percentage result or ratio value of the quality metric, rounded down to the nearest integer. The result is colour-coded according to the metric's pass and fail boundaries:
If there was nothing in the project for a particular quality metric to check - for example, if the quality check included the Baseline execution index metric and the project has no baseline - the result is shown as zero and coloured green.
Quality metrics for which you cannot specify pass and fail boundaries (Rescheduled correctly, Invalid dates, Critical path test, and Link logic density) display a result of 100% if passed and 0% if failed. |
| Passed | Where appropriate, the number of items that passed the quality metric. Nothing is displayed in this column for the weighted total or for quality metrics that result in a simple pass or fail. |
| Total | Where appropriate, the number of items to which the passed value was compared to calculate the pass percentage or ratio result. Nothing is displayed in this column for the weighted total or for quality metrics that result in a simple pass or fail. |
The following buttons are displayed underneath the results grid:
| Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Copy to Clipboard | Click this button to copy the results of the schedule quality check to the Clipboard, from where you can paste them into an external program, for example a spreadsheet, for subsequent manipulation. |
| Export to Excel |
Click this button to export the results of the schedule quality check directly into Excel. You may want to do this in order to manipulate the information within Excel. The information is saved into a named file with a .XLS extension. You can create a new .XLS file, or overwrite an existing one.
You can only export the results to Excel if Excel is installed on your computer; this button does not appear if Excel is not installed on your computer. |
| Show Failing Tasks | Select a quality metric in the grid and click this button to open a new view that displays the tasks that have failed the quality metric. You can then review the tasks that have failed and take action to resolve any issues. You cannot generate a view containing tasks that have failed a metric for quality metrics that result in a ratio rather than a percentage, or for the Rescheduled correctly metric. |
How do I...
... copy the results of a schedule quality check to the Clipboard?
Click Copy to Clipboard. The results are copied to the Clipboard, from where you can paste them into an external program, for example a spreadsheet, for subsequent manipulation.
... export the results of a schedule quality check to Microsoft Excel?
- Click Export to Excel. The Save As dialog appears.
- Select a location and enter a file name for the workbook that will be created then click Save.
- Once the export is complete, a popup appears asking if you want to open the workbook in Excel.
... view the tasks that have failed a quality metric?
- Select a quality metric in the grid.
- Click Show Failing Tasks. A view opens, displaying the tasks that have failed the quality metric. You can then review the tasks that have failed and take action to resolve any issues. You cannot generate a view containing tasks that have failed a metric for quality metrics that result in a ratio rather than a percentage, or for the Rescheduled correctly metric.
Introduction to schedule quality checking