The display options allow you to view earned value data in a variety of ways. You can view data:
- By cost data
- By a chosen unit of measure (such as hours, linear feet, etc.)
- For a particular period of time
Display options are available on the default CBS Codes view, as well as the other views available through More Sheets, with one exception: the Earned Value Component view cannot set a time period.
You can change the display options on any of the views available through the More Sheets option. If you set the display options on the default view, then open another sheet through More Sheets, the display option settings will be in effect when the second sheet is opened.
To change the display options
- Open the earned value sheet.
- On the toolbar, click the Display Options button. The Display Options window opens.
- Choose a Show By option.
- Cost: this is the default display, showing the EV sheet using cost data
- UOM: this will display EV data by unit of measure, such as hours. This list is in the Unit of Measure data definition, such as hours, feet, etc.
Note: UOM is not available if EV sheet source is Schedule Manager sheet and the BCWP Progress is Activity % Complete.
- In the Display as of field, click the data picker and choose a date. This setting is optional. If you choose a date, the system will use the date as a cut off date and will show earned value data as of that date. If you do not select a date, then the display will default to the Last Update Date of the EV sheet.
Choose a date that is no later than today's date, as you cannot choose a date in the future, and no earlier than the earliest date for which data is available across the curves.
Note: This option is not available if EV sheet source is Schedule Manager sheet and the BCWP Progress is Activity % Complete, This option is also not available for the Earned Value Component view, as the columns of this sheet are time based.
- Click the Refresh button. This will refresh the sheet to reflect the new display options.