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CA PPM Tuesday Tip: Populating cost plan does not recognize mid-month dates in the rate matrix.

  • 1.  CA PPM Tuesday Tip: Populating cost plan does not recognize mid-month dates in the rate matrix.

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted May 05, 2015 04:15 PM

    When creating a cost plan by populate and there are multiple rates in a month for a resource(s) the cost will be based on the rate on the first day of the month.

    For example:  You have a ‘catch all’ rate in the Rate Matrix from 1/1/2015 to 12/31/2015 with asterisk in each column with a rate and cost of $0

    Then you create a new row in the Rate Matrix for the specific resource matched from 1/15/2015 to 12/31/2015 with a rate of $50.

    When the cost plan is populated the cost for January will be $0 even if there are units covering the whole month.

     

    Steps to Reproduce

    1. Create Resource
      2. Financially enable the Resource (does not matter what options are chosen)
      3. Create Rate Matrix
      a. Assign columns in this order
      i. Resource Role
      ii. Transaction Class
      iii. Resource Class
      iv. Input Type Code
      v. Resource
      b. Create 2 Rows
      i. Row 1
      a. dates 1/1/2015-12/31/2015
      b. All Columns with *
      c. $0 for all Rates
      ii. Row 2
      a. Dates 7/10/2013-12/31/2013
      b. Resource Role = *
      c. Transaction Class = LABOR (or something)
      d. Resource Class = *
      e. Input Type Code = *
      f. Resource = resource you created
      g. $2 for all rates
      4. Create Project with dates 7/1/2013-9/30/2013
      a. Financially enable the project include location/department
      b. Assign the resource you created to the Team
      c. Set allocation segments
      i. 7/1/2013-7/9/2013 = 0%
      ii. 7/10/2013-9/30/2013 = 100% so the resource has some allocation hours
      5. Run Rate Matrix Extraction Job
      6. Create a Financial Cost Plan on the Project - From Investment Team

     

     

     

    Expected Result:

    January would have some cost

     

    Actual Result:

    January cost is $0

     

    Work Around:

    Change the from date in the rate matrix to the 1st of the month.

     

     

    This issue has been reviewed as defect CLRT-72717 and will not be addressed at this time as the work around is acceptable.



  • 2.  Re: CA PPM Tuesday Tip: Populating cost plan does not recognize mid-month dates in the rate matrix.

     
    Posted May 05, 2015 06:36 PM

    Thanks for sharing this tip Liz!

    Liz Williamson wrote:

     

    When creating a cost plan by populate and there are multiple rates in a month for a resource(s) the cost will be based on the rate on the first day of the month.

    For example:  You have a ‘catch all’ rate in the Rate Matrix from 1/1/2015 to 12/31/2015 with asterisk in each column with a rate and cost of $0

    Then you create a new row in the Rate Matrix for the specific resource matched from 1/15/2015 to 12/31/2015 with a rate of $50.

    When the cost plan is populated the cost for January will be $0 even if there are units covering the whole month.

     

    Steps to Reproduce

    1. Create Resource
      2. Financially enable the Resource (does not matter what options are chosen)
      3. Create Rate Matrix
      a. Assign columns in this order
      i. Resource Role
      ii. Transaction Class
      iii. Resource Class
      iv. Input Type Code
      v. Resource
      b. Create 2 Rows
      i. Row 1
      a. dates 1/1/2015-12/31/2015
      b. All Columns with *
      c. $0 for all Rates
      ii. Row 2
      a. Dates 7/10/2013-12/31/2013
      b. Resource Role = *
      c. Transaction Class = LABOR (or something)
      d. Resource Class = *
      e. Input Type Code = *
      f. Resource = resource you created
      g. $2 for all rates
      4. Create Project with dates 7/1/2013-9/30/2013
      a. Financially enable the project include location/department
      b. Assign the resource you created to the Team
      c. Set allocation segments
      i. 7/1/2013-7/9/2013 = 0%
      ii. 7/10/2013-9/30/2013 = 100% so the resource has some allocation hours
      5. Run Rate Matrix Extraction Job
      6. Create a Financial Cost Plan on the Project - From Investment Team

     

     

     

    Expected Result:

    January would have some cost

     

    Actual Result:

    January cost is $0

     

    Work Around:

    Change the from date in the rate matrix to the 1st of the month.

     

     

    This issue has been reviewed as defect CLRT-72717 and will not be addressed at this time as the work around is acceptable.



  • 3.  Re: CA PPM Tuesday Tip: Populating cost plan does not recognize mid-month dates in the rate matrix.

    Posted May 06, 2015 01:42 AM

    Thanks for sharing this useful info, Liz

     

    NJ