Analyze History Logging Data
Explanation
The history logging data consists of snapshots of activity and object
connection information for all activities, including important parameters which describe
the progress in your project. You can analyze the history logging data to assure that the progress performance is in
accordance with your project plans, or at early stage discover any variances from the
plan. History data is created either through history
logging or when a baseline is created. History logging data is presented in
several different perspectives:
- In
Project/Project History, an overview of all the history records for
the project are listed. Information about how and when the record was
created is shown.
- In
Project History Info,
the complete history data for the project for a given history date is
presented with the help of a project navigator.
- In
Activity History,
the activity history is shown for given history dates.
- In
Project Navigator/History
you can view a graph which shows the parameters
Committed, Scheduled Work, Earned Value, Used and Actual. These parameters are shown for the whole
project, subproject or activity, depending on what is selected in the
project navigator. In the event that more
than one baseline is set on the same date, this date point in the graph will
be based only on the earliest "Pre-Baseline"
data and the latest "Baseline" data.
Prerequisites
At least one history logging must have been
performed. This history record can be taken either when doing a manual
history logging, a scheduled history logging, or when setting a baseline
revision.
System Effects
None.
Window
Project
Project History Info
Activity History
Project
Navigator
Related Window Descriptions
Project/Project History
Project History Info
Activity History
Project Navigator/History
Procedure
From the Project Navigator/History tab window:
- Open the
Project
Navigator window and
select the History tab window.
- Select the wanted project, sub-project or activity in the graphic list box.
- Click the appropriate option to view either cost or hour data.
- Select to view data for specified period or for the whole project period.
- You can view
Activity
History
for any of the plotted points by clicking on them.
From the
Project History Info window:
- Open the
Project History Info
window.
- Select the desired project, sub-project or
activity in the graphic list box.
- If you had selected the project or the sub-project
level, you can view the relevant history information from the
Summary
tab.
- If you had selected the activity level, you can
view the relevant history information from
Activity History
and
Connections History tabs.
To view
Activity History window:
Note: You can open this window via the
Project window, the Project
Navigator/Activity tab and
the Projects window.
- From the
Project window,
select the
Project History tab, select the line with the
desired history logging date and right-click. Then point to Project
History Logging and click on Display Activity History.
- From the Project Navigator/Activity tab
window, right-click and click on Display Activity History.
- From the Projects window,
select the line of the desired Project ID and right-click. Then point to
Project History Logging and click on Display Activity History.