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<Session ID="/baanerp/tp/pss/tppss2201m000" xml:lang="en">
	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Copy Activities (tppss2201m000)</Title>
	</Header>
	<HelpTopic><AimSection><Paragraph>Use this session to copy an <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#000005" role="glossary">activity</Link> from a source to a target structure. The target can be the same <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#000059" role="glossary">plan</Link> or a different plan. The session can also be used to copy activities across projects.</Paragraph>
		</AimSection>
		<GeneralSection><List><ListItem>If the target is the same plan you must define the source and the target.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>If the target is a different plan you define the source, select the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Copy Across Plan</GUIRef> check box and define the target.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>If the target is a different project, select the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Copy Across Projects</GUIRef> check box and define the target project.</ListItem>
			</List>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>You can also use this session to copy activities across projects.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>If you want to copy all the activities of a plan, it is easier to copy the entire plan using the <Link href="/baanerp/tp/pss/tppss0211m000" role="session">Copy Plans (tppss0211m000)</Link> session. This session can also be useful for doing simulations.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListItem>If a material budget line is copied for which a configured generic item is present, the product variant cannot be copied.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>For PCS items, the product variant is copied only if the budget line is copied within the same project.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</Note>
			<List><ListIntro>If the budget line with a PCS item is copied to another project, the PCS item cannot be copied and must be replaced:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>If the item originates from a configured generic item, the generic item will replace the PCS item in the new project. The item that replaces the PCS item must be present in the <Link href="/baanerp/tp/pdm/tppdm0505m000" role="session">Items - Project (tppdm0505m000)</Link> session, otherwise the budget line cannot be copied.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>If the item is derived from a standard item, the standard item will replace the PCS item in the new project. The item that replaces the PCS item must be present in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/pdm/tppdm0505m000" role="session">Items - Project (tppdm0505m000)</GUIRef> session, otherwise the budget line cannot be copied.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>If the item is not derived from a standard or configured item, the budget line is not copied.</ListItem>
			</List>
		</GeneralSection>
		<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tp/onlinemanual/000024" role="manual">To use an activity structure</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tp/onlinemanual/000033" role="manual">To use a plan</Link>
			</RelTopic>
		</RelatedTopics>
	</HelpTopic>
	<Fields><FieldHelp ID="across.project"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Copy Across Project</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, the session copies the activites across projects. The <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Copy Across Plan</GUIRef> check box gets checked automatically.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="src.trgt.diff"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Copy Across Plan</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, the session copies activities across plans.</FuncDesc>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>The check box gets checked automatically when the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Copy Across Project</GUIRef> check box is selected.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="copy.budget.data"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Copy Budget Data</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, the session will copy the budget data.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>The budget data can include:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>The budget lines of the activity budget or</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The time-phased budget data (when the target is the active plan)</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="copy.relations"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Copy Activity Relationships</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, the <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#000379" role="glossary">activity relationship</Link> are also copied.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="copy_dates"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Copy Dates</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected,SSA ERP copies the dates depending on the value of the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Date Selection</GUIRef> field.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="date_options"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Date Selection</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Select the dates of the activity you want to copy. You have the following three options:</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph><GUIRef href="" role="manual">Source Dates</GUIRef>: Set the field to <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Source Dates</GUIRef>, to copy the dates from source activity. The dates are rolled up in the target plan.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph><GUIRef href="" role="manual">Parent Dates</GUIRef>: Set the field to <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Parent Dates</GUIRef>, to use the dates of the parent target activity.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph><GUIRef href="" role="manual">Planned Dates</GUIRef>: Set the field to <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Planned Dates</GUIRef>, to use the date specified in the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Date</GUIRef> field.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="planned_date"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Date</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Specify the start date of the target activity.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cprj.f"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Project</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The code that uniquely identifies the <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#000063" role="glossary">project</Link> from which you want to copy the activity.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpla.f"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Plan</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The code that uniquely identifies the <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#000059" role="glossary">plan</Link> from which you want to copy the activity.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cact.f"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Activity</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The code that uniquely identifies the <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#000005" role="glossary">activity</Link> that you want to copy. The structure under the activity also gets copied.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cloc.f"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Project Location</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The location of the project from which you want to copy.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="vers.f"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Version</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The version of the time-phased budget from which you want to copy.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="target.cact"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">New Activity</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The code that uniquely identifies the <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#000005" role="glossary">activity</Link> that you want to copy the data to.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="parent.cact"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Parent Activity</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The element in the <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#000326" role="glossary">activity structure</Link> that encompasses the activity to which you want to copy.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cloc.t"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Project Location</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The location of the project to which you want to copy the activity.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="vers.t"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Version</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The version of the time-phased budget to which you want to copy the activity.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpla.t"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Plan</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The code that uniquely identifies the <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#000059" role="glossary">plan</Link> to which you want to copy the activity.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="target.pact"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Parent Activity</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The element that will encompass the activity in the <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#000326" role="glossary">activity structure</Link> of the plan you want to copy to.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="across.cloc.t"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Project Location</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The location of the project you want to copy the activity to.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="increment"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Create New Activities With Incremental Code</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, and the target activity has same code as the source activity, a new activity with an incremental code is created.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>If this check box is not selected, the copying process stops and a report is generated stating that the activity with the same code is already present.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>The check box gets enabled only when the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Copy Across Project</GUIRef> or the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Copy Across Plan</GUIRef> check box is selected.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
	</Fields>
	<FormCommands><CommandHelp ID="exec.cont.process"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Copy</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Copies the activities from a source to a target structure.</FuncDesc>
		</CommandHelp>
	</FormCommands>
</Session>
