Common Elements Used in This Topic

Field or Control	Description
Calendar ID	Select a calendar identifier to indicate the types of periods to use for the analysis. For example, a pagelet may give a user the option to view data according to a quarterly calendar or monthly calendar.
My Projects	Select this option to view and analyze only projects listed on the PeopleSoft Project Costing My Projects page for the user.
Number of Prior Periods	Enter the number of prior calendar periods over which an analysis occurs.
Restore Defaults	Click this button to reinstate the administrator default settings for a pagelet or OTA personalization page.
Show Only if Alert	Select this option to indicate that an OTA will appear only if the measurement reaches the threshold at which an alert is triggered.
Specify	Select this option to use a particular business unit, and enter the business unit in the provided field. This option is available if you do not want to use the default business unit value that is established as the user preference for your user ID.
Alert Threshold	Enter the tolerance value that triggers an alert, using the unit of measure that appears in parentheses. When a measurement reaches the alert threshold, a red visual indicators appears on the OTA pagelet for the OTA. Based on the OTA, the alert can indicate that the measurement is above or below the alert threshold.
User Preferences	When this option appears in the Business Unit group box, select it to indicate that the business unit will be based on the default business unit value that is established as the user preference for your user ID.
Visual Indicators	Green and red visual indicators provide status information for pagelet data. An indicator that is used for an OTA displays the status of the OTA in relation to the alert threshold defined on the OTA's personalization page. The system also uses green and red visual indicators to provide priority information:
	The green visual indicator appears when the measurement is within a favorable range when compared to the alert threshold defined on the OTA's personalization page. The system also uses this icon to indicate a low priority.
	The red visual indicator appears when the measurement is within an unfavorable range (alert status) when compared to the alert threshold defined on the OTA's personalization page. The system also uses this icon to indicate a high priority.