Quality Check Properties dialog - Scope tab
You use the Scope tab of the Quality Check Properties dialog to select the charts and summary groups in the project hierarchy that you want to include in a schedule quality check, and to specify the types of task to include. You may want to include all of the data in a project, one or more individual branches of the hierarchy, or one or more individual charts or summary groups. You can also choose whether or not to include milestones and fully completed tasks in the check. You can also use this dialog to execute a quality check and to view the results from the last time it was executed.
How to access the Quality Check Properties dialog
To access the Quality Check Properties dialog, right-click a quality check in Library Explorer and select Properties.
Explanation of the fields and buttons on the dialog
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Scope | An illustration of the project hierarchy. Select the check boxes to the left of the charts and summary groups that you want to include in the schedule quality check. Selecting a chart or summary group selects the entire branch that leads off the chart or summary group automatically. |
| Include fully completed tasks | Select this check box to include tasks that are 100% complete in the schedule quality check, or clear the check box to exclude them. |
| Include milestones | Select this check box to include milestones in the schedule quality check, or clear the check box to exclude them. |
| Results |
Specify the way in which the results from individual charts and summary groups are presented:
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| Last Results | Click this button to display the results of the quality check from the last time it was executed, in the Quality Check Results dialog. |
| Execute |
Click this button to execute the quality check and assess the quality of the current project. Once the quality check has been executed, the results are displayed in the Quality Check Results dialog.
You must use the Scope tab of this dialog to specify the scope of the quality check before you can execute it. |
How do I...
... specify the scope of a schedule quality check?
- Select the check boxes to the left of the charts and summary groups that you want to include in the schedule quality check. Selecting a chart or summary group selects the entire branch that leads off the chart or summary group automatically.
- Select the Include fully completed tasks check box to include tasks that are 100% complete in the schedule quality check, or clear the check box to exclude them.
- Select the Include milestones check box to include milestones in the schedule quality check, or clear the check box to exclude them.
- In the Results field, specify the way in which the results from individual charts and summary groups are presented:
- Select 'Combine result from selected scope' to join the results for each selected chart and summary group into a single value for each quality metric.
- Select 'Separate results for each chart scope' to group the results by chart or summary group and display a separate entry for each quality metric for each chart or summary group.
- Click the Execute button to execute the quality check and assess the quality of the current project. Once the quality check has been executed, the results are displayed in the Quality Check Results dialog.
Introduction to schedule quality checking
Creating a new schedule quality check