Icons on the Project Roadmap

The table below describes the fields and icons that are displayed on the Project Plan page. Place your cursor over the icons in the user-interface to see their explanation.

Column

 Icon Displayed

Description

#

 

Displays the activity number.

Name

 

Displays the activity name.

(Status)

 

Displays the status of the activity (phase, deliverable, or tollgate, etc).

Note: If the activity is Open, the Status column will be blank for all non-top level activities like Tasks, Deliverables, etc.

For top-level activities like Phases, Stages, etc. the Status icon indicates on-time status of the activity. For newly created Phases, the Status indicator might be blank till the nightly process runs and sets the on time indicators.

The phase is past the due date.

The phase is at risk of not meeting the due date.

The phase is on schedule.

The phase is on-hold.

If the activity type is Task, Tollgate, Deliverable, etc.

The task has been completed.

This task has been marked Not-Applicable.

(Milestone)

 

Indicates a planned milestone activity.

Indicates a milestone that is past the due date.

Indicates a milestone that is completed.

Indicates a planned key milestone activity.

Indicates a key milestone that is past the due date.

Indicates a completed key milestone activity.

 


See Tollgates section below.

Displays if there is a mismatch between the Estimated Remaining Effort and Estimated Time to Complete.

Activity has tools associated with it. You must download and complete the tool before closing the phase. Use the Documents tab to view the tools.

Activity has documents. Use the Documents tab to view the attached documents.

 

Displays the aggregate status of the tasks.

Note: You can view and configure the aggregate status from the Status Indicator tab.

Type

 

Displays the type of activity (Phase, Task, Deliverable, or Tollgate, etc).

Resources

 

Displays the resources assigned to the activity.

Approvers

 

Displays names of approvers. The approvers may need to sign-off before completing an activity.

Baseline Start

 

Displays the baseline start date.

Baseline Completion

 

Displays the baseline end date of the activity.

Target Start

 

Target start date of the activity.

Target Completion

 

Target completion date of the activity.

Actual Start

 

Actual start date of the activity.

Actual Completion

 

Actual completion date.

Estimated Time to Complete

 

The estimated time (in hours) to complete this activity.

Estimated Remaining Effort

 

The estimated remaining effort (in hours) to complete this activity.

Labor Expense Type

 

The type of LET. This attribute is added to project activities and is associated with a finance expense category (Capital Expense, or Operational Expense).

Comments

 

Displays the comments entered for each activity.

Tollgate Icons

The following tables show the various icons and mouse-over text messages you may see in the tollgate field on the Project Plan page.

If resources are enforced for activities, you will see the following tollgate icons:

Icons

Mouse-Over Text

Description

Next Action: Mandatory resources need to be assigned

No mandatory resources or not all mandatory resources have been assigned to this tollgate. Use the Resources tab to assign resources to complete the tollgate.


Next Action: Mandatory Resources Assigned. Tollgate can be Completed

Mandatory resources have been assigned. You can now close the tollgate by changing the Status to Completed on the General tab.

Tollgate Approved

The tollgate is closed.

If mandatory resources are not enforced for the activity, you will see the following tollgate icons:

Note:The system still requires you to add at least one resource to complete the activity.

Icons

Mouse-Over Text

Description

Resources Required

No resources have been assigned to this tollgate. Use the Resources tab to assign at least one resource to complete the tollgate.

Resources Verified

Resources have verified the tollgate. You can now close the tollgate by changing the Status to Completed on the General tab.

When mandatory resources are not enforced and you have assigned preferred resources, you will see the following tollgate icons:

Icons

Mouse-Over Text

Description

Resources Required

No resources are assigned to this tollgate. Use the Resources tab to assign at least one resource to complete the tollgate. The preferred resources are marked with an asterisk (*).

Resources Verified

Resources have verified the tollgate. You can now close the tollgate by changing the Status to Completed on the General tab.

If Approvers tab is enabled and approvers are required before closing an activity, you will see the following tollgate icons:

Icons

Mouse-Over Text

Description

Select Approvers

You must select required approvers for this tollgate from the Approvals tab.

Approvals Required

The tollgate has pending approvals.

Approvals Granted

The tollgate has been approved. You can now close the tollgate by changing the Status to Completed on the General tab.

Tollgate Approved

The tollgate is closed.

See Also

Working with Project Roadmaps and Tasks

About Project Roadmaps and Tasks

Viewing Project Roadmaps

About Roadmap Views

Modifying a Roadmap

Using the Gantt View

Completing Roadmap and Task Tool Templates

Group Edit of the Roadmap

Using Keyboard Shortcuts: Project Roadmap Page

Working with Project Activities

Managing Project Gates or Phases



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