Indicator user-defined fields

Indicators are a special type of user-defined field (UDF) that enable you to select color-coded icons as values for display in columns and reports.

Indicator UDFs can be used to highlight Activities, Activity Steps, Activity Resource Assignments, Projects, Resources, WBS, Expenses, Issues and Work Products & Documents. For example, you could group activities based on priority or status using Indicator UDFs.

Like all other UDFs, you can perform the following functions using Indicator UDFs:

• Display in columns
• Group and sort data based on indicators
• Filter data based on indicators
• Perform global changes
• Display timescale bars
• View indicator data in reports using columns, group and sort, and filters.

To assign values to indicator fields:

You are required to create a column for the UDF, click in the field, and select an icon from the list. An indicator UDF can have one of four values: red, yellow, green, or blue. You must select one of these values whenever you enter a value for an Indicator UDF, whether in columns, group and sort, filters, reports, global change or bars.

Note:

• In columns, filters, global change, and group and sort, indicator UDF values appear as icons. In reports, indicator UDF columns show the text value of the icon (i.e., rather than displaying the icon, the value is red, yellow, green, or blue).