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Project Settings in Cost

Define and update default settings and behaviours for your Cost project.

In Cost Administration > Project Data > Project Settings you’ll find options for customizing your project settings.

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General
Calendar Defines the calendar to be used for the current project so that hours can be calculated for each of the project’s reporting periods.
Currency Controls whether the currency symbol will be displayed on grids and in reports.
Cost Management
Budget

Link the control budget to the baseline budget and allow changes to be made to the baseline budget.

If the control budget is linked to the baseline budget:

  • The control budget changes is equal to control budget - baseline budget.
  • Whenever the baseline budget or control budget is modified, either directly or through a budget change, the control budget changes value is recalculated.

If the control budget is not linked to the baseline budget:

  • The control budget acts entirely independently of the baseline budget.
Direct Actuals Stipulate if you'd like accrued and incurred amounts to be manually defined or calculated based on control account progress.
Percent Complete Defines the default percent complete method for newly created control accounts.
Forecast Set the default forecast method used for newly created control accounts. Learn more about forecast methods: Compatible Forecast and Percent Methods
Time Phased Data Curve Defaults: Defines the default distribution curves for newly created control accounts, work packages, and progress packages. Display Settings: Controls which rows are calculated as part of the time phased data calculations. Note: Some options affect the behavior of time phased data budget and change calculations.
Variance Analysis Defines the favorable, warning, and alarm limits to be used when measuring project performance.
Budget Changes Allow you to enable budget changes and define the change statuses and calculated behavior. 
Change Events Define the values to be used on change event PDF forms including signature lines, titles, and terms & conditions.
Contracts Define the terms and conditions for contracts and contract changes which will be displayed on PDF forms.
Integrations
Schedule Integration Specify which schedule integration the project will use, which project to read from, and behavior of the integration.

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