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Scheduling Properties

You can define your program start and finish dates using the schedule page of program properties. The dates encompass the start and completion dates of all of the projects contained in the program. Be sure to set the dates of any program milestone tasks considering the program duration.

Note: The As of Date field does not apply to programs, which cannot contain task-level estimating.

Follow these steps:

  1. Open the program.

    The properties page appears.

  2. Open the Properties menu and click Schedule.

    The schedule page appears.

  3. In the Scheduling section, complete the following fields:
    Start

    Defines the date of starting the project.

    End

    Defines the date of completing the project.

    Set Planned Cost Dates

    Specifies if the planned cost dates are synchronized with the investment dates. Selecting the option for a detailed financial plan does not affect the planned cost dates.

    Default: Selected

    As Of Date

    Defines the date to include data in time and budget estimates. This date is used in Earned Value Analysis (EVA) calculations, such as Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled (BCWS) and drives the calculations for costs. ETC for a project is not scheduled on or before the As of Date.

    Progress

    Indicates the level of work completed on project tasks. Use the following as a guideline:

    • Not Started = 0 percent
    • Started = 1 - 99 percent
    • Completed = 100 percent

    Options: Completed, Started, and Not Started

    Default: Not Started

    Priority

    If you are using CA Clarity PPM with Open Workbench, defines the relative importance of this project in relation to all other projects. The priority controls the order in which tasks are scheduled during Autoschedule. The priority is subject to dependency constraints.

    Values: 0-36, where 0 is the highest

    Default: 10

    Status Indicator

    Indicates the project status.

    Stoplight values:

    • Green. The project is on track.
    • Yellow. A minor variance exists in the overall status of the projects.
    • Red. A significant variance exists in the overall status of the project.
    Status Comment

    Defines any comments about the project status.

  4. Save the changes.

More information:

Program Properties

Open and Close Projects for Time Tracking

Define Default Staffing Options