| # Generate Cost Forecast Input by Cost Object (tpppc2216m000) Use this session to generate the cost forecast lines. This session fills the records in the detail sessions of Cost Forecast by Cost Object (tpppc2816m000): Material Cost Forecast (tpppc2516m000) Labor Cost Forecast (tpppc2536m000) Equipment Cost Forecast (tpppc2556m000) Subcontracting Cost Forecast (tpppc2576m000) Sundry Cost Forecast (tpppc2596m000) The forecast is based on the following fields in the PPC Parameters (tpppc0100s000) session: Use Commitments as Basis for Forecast Leading Forecast Method Related topics To register cost forecast To calculate interim result Material If this check box is selected, LN generates cost forecast for the material cost type. Labor If this check box is selected, LN generates cost forecast for the labor cost type. Equipment If this check box is selected, LN generates cost forecast for the equipment cost type. Subcontracting If this check box is selected, LN generates cost forecast for the subcontracting cost type. Sundry Cost If this check box is selected, LN generates cost forecast for the sundry cost type. Registration Date The date for which forecast will be generated. Labor Type The hourly-wage type code. Generate Empty Forecast If this check box is selected, the forecast is calculated with budget as base. The forecast amounts are deleted in the relevant detail sessions by cost type. Use this option to: Enter the first forecasts in the forecast lines. If you use the estimate to complete method and must set it to zero at the projects' finish. Generate from Previous Date If this check box is selected, the previous date's data is generated as lines for the actual date and the budget amount is entered in the Generate Cost Forecast by Activity/Cost Type (tpppc2226m000) session. Generate Empty Forecast If this check box is selected, the forecast amounts are emptied in the equivalent detail sessions of the Generate Cost Forecast by Activity/Cost Type (tpppc2226m000) session. Use this option if you want to: Enter the first forecasts in the forecast lines. If you use the estimate to complete method and want to set it to zero at the projects' finish. Generate from Budget If this check box is selected, the budget is used to generate the forecast data by cost type. You can also modify the forecast amount. Note This field is enabled only if the Leading Forecast Method is set to Estimate to Complete or Estimate at Completion in the Project Progress Parameters (tpppc0100s000) session. |