Specify a timeperiod for a report

When you define the timeperiod for which you want to report project data, you can also specify various timescale interval and timescale format options for displaying time-distributed data.

1. In the Report Editor window, click .
2. Click the Report tab, then click Timescale Options.
3. In the Timescale Start field, click and select the report's start date.
   
   To run the report for a specific amount of time following the start date, choose Duration and type a time value. Then, in the Date Interval field, select a time interval for the report's duration. For example, if the Duration is 2 and the Date Interval is weeks, the report will include information for a two-week period following the specified start date. The Date Interval you specify also determines the timescale interval used to display time-distributed data.
   
   To select a specific end date for the report, choose Timescale Finish, click , then select an end date.
   
4. If you select shift as the Date Interval, in the Shift Calendar field, click , then double-click the shift you want to use.
5. To specify the date format used to display time-distributed data, select one of the date format options.
   
   To display time intervals according to the standard calendar year, for example, Month/Year, choose Calendar.
   
   To display time intervals according to the fiscal year, for example, FM1/FY2000, FM2/FY2000, choose Fiscal.
   
   To display time intervals according to each week of the year, consecutively, beginning with January, choose Week of the Year.
   
   To display time intervals according to ordinal intervals, based on a start date you specify, for example, Week #-1 (08/May/00), Week #1 (15/May/00), choose Ordinal and type a start date in the Timescale Start field.
   
6. To divide the interval totals by automatic increments, based on the date interval selected, in the Averaging section, mark the Calculate Average checkbox. The Divide Interval Totals By field displays the division increment for the corresponding date interval: 1h for Hour date interval, 2h for Shift date interval, 8h for Day date interval, 40h for week date interval, and so on.
   
   To base the intervals totals on hours per time period, mark the appropriate checkbox.
   
   Specify a unit of measure for each timeperiod.

Tip

• You can adjust a report's start or finish date according to a specific time value. Place the cursor at the end of the start or finish date text, then type + or -, followed by the time value and the appropriate timeperiod abbreviation. For example, a start date that is two months prior to the current date appears as "CD-2m" where " m" is the abbreviation for month.