Reports Category

[Jackie]

We created a basic project specifically for overtime and we want to create a
report that reflects overtime hour and rates. Should we use the custom
report or edit one of the existing report?

 

[John]

We created a basic project specifically for overtime and we want to create a
report that reflects overtime hour and rates. Should we use the custom
report or edit one of the existing report?

Jackie,
You tell us. If one of the built-in reports doesn't scratch your itch,
try customizing it. If that still doesn't work, tell why not and maybe
we can help you.

John
Project MVP

 

[Jackie]

How do I remove unwanted columns from reports. For instance, I went to
reports- costs- budget and I want to remove certain colums like variance,
etc.?

 

[JulieS]

Hello Jackie,

The budget report is based upon the Cost table. I suggest taking a copy
of the Cost table, editing the copy of the table to remove the fields
you don't want, and applying the edited table to the report.

To create the new table choose View > Table: current table > More
tables. Select the Cost table and click the edit button. Rename the
table and remove any field or add any field you'd like.

To edit the report: View > Reports > Costs > Budget and click the Select
button. Click the Edit button. On the Definition tab, change the table
to the newly created table.

I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie
Project MVP

 

[Jackie]

Julie, I did everything you suggested and come up with a report, but I would
like to delete the fixed column and the variance column. How do I delete
certain columns and insert new columns?

 

[JulieS]

Hello Jackie,

I assume you created the custom table and applied the custom table to
the report?

You can delete fields (columns) from the table in the Table definition
dialog box or if you have already created the table and exited the Table
definition dialog box, you can delete the columns directly in the table.
To remove columns from the table, click once on the column heading you
wish to remove and press the delete key. That will remove the column
from your custom table. It does not delete the data from the project
file, just removes it from the table. To add additional columns, choose
Insert > Column and select the field from the column definition dialog
box. The column will be inserted to the left of the selected column.

I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie
Project MVP

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