Issue/Symptom/Question

When forecasting using the "to complete" methodology, if the user deletes/clears the cost, hours and units to complete values (all three values are cleared/deleted) why does PENTA display forecast at complete values of 0.00 in the the Forecast Entry Summary block (lower segment of window) for the highlighted cost type / cost code? When the cost type / costcode has non-zero estimates / non-zero actual values, a 0.00 forecast at complete is invalid as per the example below:

Environment

PENTA for Windows → Project Management → Forecast & Completion Information → Forecast Entry

Load Costcodes → Use Forecast Calculation Rules → Labor Hours Productivity forecast calculation rule 

Resolution/Fix/Answer

If you experience this problem please submit a Service Desk ticket and reference this article.  Please provide the following information in your Service Desk ticket:

• User Id recording the forecast
• Effective date of entries
• Job Id

PENTA has been modified to the following, an upgrade may be required to get this fix.

When forecasting a job on a "to complete" basis and the following values are deleted for a cost type / cost code:

• cost to complete
• hours to complete
• units to complete

PENTA will display the last posted forecast at complete values within the Forecast Entry Summary window (displays information about the current cost type / cost code in the lower quarter of the Forecast Entry window).

Cause 

User deletes/clears the following forecast to complete values for a job / cost type / cost code when in the Forecast Entry window and forecasting a job on a "to complete" basis:

• cost to complete
• hours to complete
• units to complete