| # Activities-Overview (tppss2500m100) Use this session to view general, detailed, tracking, and progress data of activity structures. Related topics Using an activity structure Project The code that uniquely identifies the project. Description The description or name of the code. Status The way to characterize a project. LN distinguishes these statuses: Free A project definition has been recorded, but the project has not yet been executed. Changes are still possible. Active During the execution of a project you can release, purchase, and register cost transactions. Finished The project is completed but it has not (yet) been financially closed. You can still register cost transactions. Actual purchase orders cannot be present for the project. Closed The project has been financially closed, the project definition can no longer be changed. Archived The project is stored in an archive company. The project archive company can be used as a repository for historical project data. Plan The code that uniquely identifies the plan. General Activity The code that uniquely defines the activity. Activity A hierarchical structure that organizes and defines the total scope of the project. Each level represents an increasingly detailed definition of a work project. In contrast to the element structure, the activity structure is activity time oriented. Description The activity description. Search Key An alternative form of a description used for convenience during searching. Typically, it is an abbreviation, an acronym, or a mnemonic alternative to a full description. Details Budget Status The budget status of the activity. Only the Actual and Final status activities can be used for history and can be invoiced. Work Authorization Status The work authorization status of the activity. Activity Type The type of activity. Allowed values Type of Activity Note LN uses activities of all types only if the All Activity Types checkbox in the General Project Parameters (tppdm0100s000) session is selected, else, only the activities of the type Work Package are used. OBS Element The organizational breakdown-structure element that you want to link with a project cost-account. This enables you to make an organizational unit or employee responsible for a subset of the overall project. This responsibility is expressed in the time-phased budget, in project scheduling, and in performance measurement. Note You can link an OBS element to the activity only if the Use Organization Breakdown Structure checkbox in the Projects (tppdm6100m000) session is selected. Earned Value Method The earned value method is a way to calculate the planned value. Related topics To use an earned value method Linked Activity If the earned value method is apportioned, you can link an activity to this activity. Tracking Scheduled Start Date Scheduled start date. Scheduled Finish date Scheduled finish date. Baseline Start date This indicates the scheduled start date and time of the activity when the baseline is created or approved. You can enter the start date manually or it can be taken from a particular schedule in an external scheduling package. Related topics Entering a date Entering a time Baseline Finish date This indicates the scheduled finish date and time of the activity when the baseline is created or approved . You can enter the finish date manually or it can be taken from a particular schedule in an external scheduling package. Actual Start Date Actual start date. Actual Finish Date Actual finish date. Schedule Percentage Complete This is the scheduled progress for the activity, and must not be confused with the actual physical progress. If you work with a external scheduling package, the planning package can fill this field with the scheduled progress. You can copy this progress to the physical progress with the Generate Physical Progress from Planning (tpppc1240m000) session. Progress Budget Quantity The quantity allocated to the activity. Phys. Progress Quantity The quantity set on the activity. The progress will be recorded against the amount in this field, which is important for progress invoicing. Physical Progress The total progress for this activity, as a percentage. Physical Progress Date The date for which the progress data must be generated. |