Task Variance Properties dialog - Task tab
You use the Task tab of the Task Variance Properties dialog to view information on how the currently selected task differs from the state it was in when a specific baseline was produced.
Each row in the dialog displays information in the following columns:
- Property: the type of information being compared.
- Live: the current value in the live data.
- Baseline: the value at the time at which the selected baseline was produced.
- Difference: the difference between the live and baseline values.
How to access the Task Variance Properties dialog
To access the Task Variance Properties dialog, click Variance on the Bar and Task Properties dialog.
Explanation of the fields at the bottom of the dialog
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Cost centre | Select the cost centre for which you want to compare the baseline data against the live data. |
| Baseline | Select the baseline that contains the data against which you want to compare the live data. |
Explanation of the fields on the dialog
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | The descriptive name of the task. |
| WBS code |
The WBS code of the task.
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| Task ID (WBN) |
The WBN (work breakdown numbering) code of the task.
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| Task ID (WBN) path name | The task's path from the programme chart down the project hierarchy, giving the task ID (WBN) code of each parent task in turn. |
| Unique task ID |
The unique task ID of the task.
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| Priority |
The priority of the task, for example None, Low, Medium or High.
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| Calendar | The calendar that has been applied to the task. |
| Use parent calendar | Whether the task has been configured to use the same calendar as its parent task, ie the owning summary or expanded task, or its own calendar. |
| Start | The date and time on which the task starts. |
| Finish | The date and time on which the task finishes. |
| Duration | The duration, in working time, of the task. |
| Overall percent complete |
The percentage of the task that has been completed, calculated using a measurement that is independent of the duration of the task.
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| Overall % complete weight |
The calculated overall percent weighting of the task - the factor by which the overall percentage complete progress of the task should be multiplied when progress is rolled up to the parent task.
Calculating progress on parent tasks according to overall percentage complete |
| Duration percent complete |
The percentage of the task's duration that has been completed.
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| Resume | For part-completed tasks, the date and time on which the uncompleted portion of the tasks starts. |
| Effort percent complete | The percentage of required effort that has been completed against the task. |
| Work percent complete | The percentage of required work that has been completed against the task. |
| Quantity percent complete | The percentage of required quantity that has been completed against the task. |
| User percent complete |
The percentage of the task that has been completed, recorded as a user value which is independent of the task duration and any resource or cost allocations.
This field only appears if you have selected the Enter progress shows 'User Percent Complete' check box on the Progress tab of the Options dialog. This method of recording progress has been superceded by the overall percentage complete functionality. |
| Quantity remaining | The quantity that remains to be completed against the task. |
| Work remaining | The work that remains to be completed against the task. |
| Effort remaining | The effort that remains to be completed against the task. |
| Constraint |
Which type of constraint flag, if any, has been applied to the task.
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| Start constraint date | For tasks with a constraint flag that constrains the start of the task, the date and time to which the task is constrained to start. |
| Finish constraint date | For tasks with a constraint flag that constrains the finish of the task, the date and time to which the task is constrained to finish. |
| Levelling priority | The resource levelling priority that has been applied to the task, where 0 is the lowest priority (the task is more likely to affected by levelling) and 100 is the highest priority (the task is less likely to be affected by levelling). |
| Can be delayed | Whether the task can be delayed by resource levelling. |
| Levelling delay | The period by which the task has been delayed as a result of resource levelling. |
| Effort time unit | The time unit in which effort values are displayed. |
| Scheduled effort | The amount of scheduled effort that is recorded against the task. |
| Demand effort | The amount of demand effort that is recorded against the task. |
| Actual effort | The amount of effort that has been completed against the task. |
| Effort remaining | The amount of effort that remains to be completed against the task. |
| Work | The amount of work that needs to be carried out for the task. |
| Work unit | The unit in which task work is measured. |
| Effort budget |
The amount of effort that is available to be distributed between the resources that are assigned to the task. This information is used when you model permanent resources using the Effort Activity Budget method.
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| Demand status | The status of the task's allocations, ie whether the task is resourced and if so, the status of the resource allocations. |
How do I...
... view how the properties of the selected task(s) vary between the live data and a baseline?
- Select the cost centre for which you want to compare the baseline data against the live data in the Cost centre field.
- Select the baseline that contains the data against which you want to compare the live data in the Baseline field.