Setting Up a Column Definition with Percent Complete

To set up a column definition for percent complete:

  1. Access the Project Status Inquiry Column Definitions form.

    Form Name

    Form ID

    Navigation

    Project Status Inquiry Column Definitions

    W51X90B

    Project Status Inquiry (G51411).

    Column Definitions (P51X90).

    Click Add on the Work with Project Status Inquiry Column Definitions form.

  2. Enter values in these fields and select or clear the options:

    Column Name

    Enter a name for the column that you create. This field is required.

    Description

    Enter a description for the column that you create. This field is required.

    Column Heading

    Enter the name that you want to use for a label for the column when the column name appears in the Work with Project Status Inquiry and Project Status Inquiry forms. This field is required.

    Column Type

    Select Percent Complete.

    Totaling Method

    Select an option to specify whether the system sums or averages the values in the column, or whether the system does not apply any totaling method. See Understanding Totaling Methods.

    Values are:

    Average - Exclude zero amounts. The system does not include zero amounts when it averages the values in the column.

    Average - Include zero amounts. The system includes zero amounts when it averages the values in the column.

    None. The system does not apply a totaling method to the column values.

    Sum. The system adds the values in the column. This is the default value.

    Display Decimal Override

    Enter the number of decimal places to override the default decimal value for the currency amount, unit, or unit price of the column. See Understanding Decimal Display Values.

    Scaling Multiplier

    Enter the factor by which the system multiplies amounts or units in a column. The system multiplies the accumulated amounts by the multiplier factor before it displays the result on the Project Status Inquiry form.

    For example, if you want to scale large numbers to thousands, enter .001. If you want percentages to appear as whole numbers, enter 100.

  3. Click OK.