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Forecast spread changes to default when actuals are updated

Summary:

  • When a PM adds a resource (for example) Oracle uses a default spread for the cost of that resource from the start to the end date that the resource is required, even though that may not reflect what the PM needs. For example, a resource required for 1000 hours over a period of 12 months will have those hours spread uniformly, with 83 hours per month for the 12 months.
  • If the PM needs that resource to work 200 hours in month 1, 75 in month 2, 0 in month 3, etc., he can modify the spread to reflect that requirement.
  • But each time the actuals for the project are updated the spread is reset to the default, and if that is an even spread, it will be 83 hours per month.

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