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Reporting project cost variance with a stoplight view
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In the
Custom Fields
dialog box, under
Values to display
, click
Graphical Indicators
.
The Graphical Indicators dialog box appears. Here, you specify a unique graphical
indicator to display, depending on the value of the field for each task. Again, to save
you time, the indicators are already selected.
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Depending on the value returned by the formula,
Project will display one of these three graphical
indicators in the Overbudget column.
8
Click the first cell under the
Image
column heading (it contains a green smiley face),
and then click the drop-down arrow.
Here, you can see the many graphical indicators you can associate with the values of
fields.
9
Click
Cancel
to close the
Graphical Indicators
dialog box, and then click
Cancel
again
to close the
Custom Fields
dialog box.
10
In the
Task Name
column, click the expand\collapse arrow next to the name of task
1, the
Editorial staff meeting
recurring summary task.
The recurring task list collapses to show just the recurring summary task.
To conclude this exercise, you will display the Overbudget (Number3) column in the
Cost table.
11
On the right side of the table, click the
Add New Column
column heading.
A list of available fields appears.
