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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">To use progress recording</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Record</Level1>
			<Level2>progress</Level2>
		</Keyword>
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	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>During project execution, you record the degree of completion of all or parts of the project. This progress information can form the basis for customer invoicing, or it can be just for cost control purposes.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>Two ways exist to evaluate progress:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Physical progress.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Time-related progress.</ListItem>
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		<Paragraph>Physical progress is the real or actual progress that you can determine with quantities completed. The progress can be seen by determining the work that is finished. For example, you want to build a road with a length of ten meters, one meter is finished, the progress is 10% or 1 meter. This progress type does not look at time, and is used for invoicing. You can invoice the production progress using one of the following methods: the BCWP, unit rate invoice method or progress invoice method.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>The link between an earned value method and progress is the following:</Paragraph>
		<Formula><Paragraph UserLevel="Novice" UserType="Taskuser">
Earned value method       Progress
Milestone                 Milestone reached
Start and end percent     Activity is finished
Percentage completed      Progress by activity/cost type
Level of effort           No progress BCWS = BCWP
Apportioned               No progess, the progress is indirect through the
linked activity.
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		</Formula>
		<Paragraph>For elements, activities, and extensions you can record progress on three levels: Element / activity / extensions. Element / activity / extensions by <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#000006" role="glossary">cost type</Link>. Element / activity / extensions by <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#000003" role="glossary">cost object</Link> or <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#ControCode.tp" role="glossary">control code</Link>. This level depends on the choice in the project definition.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>Element If you define an <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#Element.tp" role="glossary">element</Link> with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/ptc/tpptc1100s000" role="session">Element (tpptc1100s000)</GUIRef> session, use the <Link href="/baanerp/tp/ptc/tpptc1100s000#tpptc100.prps" role="fieldhelp">Phys. Progress</Link> check box to indicate whether or not you want to record progress for the element. If this check box is cleared, <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp" role="package">Project</GUIRef> accumulates the progress data from the lower levels in the element structure and assigns it to the element.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>Extensions If you define an extension with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/ptc/tpptc0110s000" role="session">Extension (tpptc0110s000)</GUIRef> session, use the <Link href="/baanerp/tp/ptc/tpptc0110s000#tpptc050.lpsl" role="fieldhelp">Phys. Progress Registration</Link> field to indicate what kind of progress you want to record.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>Time-related progress is always an estimation of the progress. You can manually enter this estimate in the Percent Complete field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/pss/tppss2100s000" role="session">Activities (tppss2100s000)</GUIRef> session or through the external scheduling package. Time-related progress can be used for planning. You can calculate the BCWP and use it to trigger installments for invoicing, but you cannot invoice the progress except after generating physical progress with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/ppc/tpppc1240m000" role="session">Generate Physical Progress from Planning (tpppc1240m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>Invoicing data for activities can only be used on activities of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/domains/pdm.tact#worpa" role="enum">Work Package</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/domains/pdm.tact#cosac" role="enum">Project Cost Account</GUIRef> type.</Paragraph>
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