The CPM Procedure

Functional Summary

Table 4.1 outlines the options available for the CPM procedure, classified by function. An alphabetical list of options is provided in the Dictionary of Options.

Table 4.1: Functional Summary

Description	Statement	Option
Activity Splitting Specifications
Splits in-progress activities at TIMENOW	ACTUAL	TIMENOWSPLT
Specifies the maximum number of segments variable	RESOURCE	MAXNSEGMT=
Specifies the minimum segment duration variable	RESOURCE	MINSEGMTDUR=
Enables splitting	RESOURCE	SPLITFLAG
Baseline or Target Schedule Specifications
Specifies the baseline finish date variable	BASELINE	B_FINISH=
Specifies the baseline start date variable	BASELINE	B_START=
Specifies the schedule to compare with baseline	BASELINE	COMPARE=
Specifies the schedule to use as baseline	BASELINE	SET=
Specifies the schedule to update baseline	BASELINE	UPDATE=
Calendar Specifications
Specifies the calendar variable	CALID
Specifies the holiday variable	HOLIDAY
Specifies the holiday duration variable	HOLIDAY	HOLIDUR=
Specifies the holiday finish variable	HOLIDAY	HOLIFIN=
Data Set Specifications
Specifies the Calendar input data set	PROC CPM	CALEDATA=
Specifies the Activity input data set	PROC CPM	DATA=
Specifies the Holiday input data set	PROC CPM	HOLIDATA=
Specifies the Schedule Output data set	PROC CPM	OUT=
Specifies the Resource Availability input data set	PROC CPM	RESOURCEIN=
Specifies the Resource Schedule output data set	PROC CPM	RESOURCESCHED=
Specifies the Resource Usage output data set	PROC CPM	RESOURCEOUT=
Specifies the Workday input data set	PROC CPM	WORKDATA=
Duration Control Specifications
Specifies the workday length	PROC CPM	DAYLENGTH=
Specifies the workday start	PROC CPM	DAYSTART=
Specifies the duration unit	PROC CPM	INTERVAL=
Specifies the duration multiplier	PROC CPM	INTPER=
Converts milestones into finish milestones	PROC CPM	SETFINISHMILESTONE
Specifies the duration variable	DURATION
Specifies the finish variable	DURATION	FINISH=
Overrides specified duration	DURATION	OVERRIDEDUR
Specifies the start variable	DURATION	START=
Specifies the work variable	RESOURCE	WORK=
Lag Specifications
Specifies the name of the lag duration calendar	SUCCESSOR	ALAGCAL=
Specifies the lag variables	SUCCESSOR	LAG=
Specifies the number of the lag duration calendar	SUCCESSOR	NLAGCAL=
Miscellaneous Options
Suppresses warning messages	PROC CPM	SUPPRESSOBSWARN
Fixes L_FINISH for finish tasks to E_FINISH	PROC CPM	FIXFINISH
Network Specifications
Specifies the AON format activity variable	ACTIVITY
Specifies the AOA format headnode variable	HEADNODE
Specifies the project variable	PROJECT
Specifies the AON format successor variables	SUCCESSOR
Specifies the AOA format tailnode variable	TAILNODE
Multiproject Specifications
Specifies the project variable	PROJECT
Aggregates parent resources	PROJECT	AGGREGATEPARENTRES
Ignores parent resources	PROJECT	IGNOREPARENTRES
Computes separate critical paths	PROJECT	SEPCRIT
Uses specified project duration	PROJECT	USEPROJDUR
Computes WBS Code	PROJECT	WBSCODE
OUT= Data Set Options
Includes percent complete variable	ACTUAL	ESTIMATEPCTC
Adds an observation for missing activities	PROC CPM	ADDACT
Specifies single observation per activity	PROC CPM	COLLAPSE
Copies relevant variables to Schedule data set	PROC CPM	XFERVARS
Specifies the variables to be copied to Schedule data set	ID
Includes descending sort variables	PROJECT	DESCENDING
Includes all sort order variables	PROJECT	ORDERALL
Includes early start sort order variable	PROJECT	ESORDER
Includes late start sort order variable	PROJECT	LSORDER
Includes resource start order variable	PROJECT	SSORDER
Includes WBS Code	PROJECT	WBSCODE
Includes information about resource delays	RESOURCE	DELAYANALYSIS
Includes early start schedule	RESOURCE	E_START
Includes free float	RESOURCE	F_FLOAT
Sets unscheduled S_START and S_FINISH	RESOURCE	FILLUNSCHED
Includes late start schedule	RESOURCE	L_START
Excludes early start schedule	RESOURCE	NOE_START
Excludes free float	RESOURCE	NOF_FLOAT
Excludes late start schedule	RESOURCE	NOL_START
Excludes resource variables	RESOURCE	NORESOURCEVARS
Excludes total float	RESOURCE	NOT_FLOAT
Includes resource variables	RESOURCE	RESOURCEVARS
Includes total float	RESOURCE	T_FLOAT
Sets unscheduled S_START and S_FINISH to missing	RESOURCE	UNSCHEDMISS
Updates unscheduled S_START, S_FINISH	RESOURCE	UPDTUNSCHED
Problem Size Options
Specifies the number of precedence constraints	PROC CPM	NADJ=
Specifies the number of activities	PROC CPM	NACTS=
Specifies the number of distinct node or activity names	PROC CPM	NNODES=
Specifies the number of resource requirements	PROC CPM	NRESREQ=
Disables use of the Utility data set	PROC CPM	NOUTIL
Progress Updating Options
Specifies the actual finish variable	ACTUAL	A_FINISH=
Specifies the actual start variable	ACTUAL	A_START=
Assumes automatic completion	ACTUAL	AUTOUPDT
Enables actual time to fall in a non-work period	ACTUAL	FIXASTART
Does not assume automatic completion	ACTUAL	NOAUTOUPDT
Specifies the percentage complete variable	ACTUAL	PCTCOMP=
Specifies the remaining duration variable	ACTUAL	REMDUR=
Specifies that progress updating should override resource scheduling (Experimental)	RESOURCE	SETFINISH=
Shows float for all activities	ACTUAL	SHOWFLOAT
Specifies the current date	ACTUAL	TIMENOW=
Resource Variable Specifications
Specifies the resource variables	RESOURCE
Specifies the observation type variable	RESOURCE	OBSTYPE=
Specifies the resource availability date/time variable	RESOURCE	PERIOD=
Specifies the alternate resource variable	RESOURCE	RESID=
Specifies the work variable	RESOURCE	WORK=
Resource Allocation Control Options
Specifies the delay variable	RESOURCE	ACTDELAY=
Specifies the activity priority variable	RESOURCE	ACTIVITYPRTY=
Uses alternate resources before supplementary levels	RESOURCE	ALTBEFORESUP
Waits until L_START DELAY	RESOURCE	AWAITDELAY
Specifies the delay	RESOURCE	DELAY=
Schedules even if there are insufficient resources	RESOURCE	INFEASDIAGNOSTIC
Specifies independent allocation	RESOURCE	INDEPENDENTALLOC
Enables milestones to consume resources	RESOURCE	MILESTONERESOURCE
Prevents milestones from consuming resources	RESOURCE	MILESTONENORESOURCE
Uses multiple alternates for a single resource	RESOURCE	MULTIPLEALTERNATES
Specifies the resource calendar intersect	RESOURCE	RESCALINTERSECT
Specifies the scheduling priority rule	RESOURCE	SCHEDRULE=
Specifies the secondary scheduling priority rule	RESOURCE	SCHEDRULE2=
Specifies the stop date for resource constrained scheduling	RESOURCE	STOPDATE=
RESOURCEOUT= Data Set Options
Includes all types of resource usage	RESOURCE	ALL
Appends observations for total usage	RESOURCE	APPEND
Specifies the name of the calendar for _TIME_ increment	RESOURCE	AROUTCAL=
Includes availability profile for each resource	RESOURCE	AVPROFILE
Specifies the cumulative usage for consumable resources	RESOURCE	CUMUSAGE
Includes early start profile for each resource	RESOURCE	ESPROFILE
Excludes unscheduled activities in profile	RESOURCE	EXCLUNSCHED
Includes unscheduled activities in profile	RESOURCE	INCLUNSCHED
Records total usage of resource	RESOURCE	TOTUSAGE
Includes late start profile for each resource	RESOURCE	LSPROFILE
Specifies the maximum value of _TIME_	RESOURCE	MAXDATE=
Specifies the maximum number of observations	RESOURCE	MAXOBS=
Specifies the minimum value of _TIME_	RESOURCE	MINDATE=
Specifies the numeric calendar for _TIME_	RESOURCE	NROUTCAL=
Includes resource constrained profile	RESOURCE	RCPROFILE
Specifies the unit of difference between consecutive _TIME_ values	RESOURCE	ROUTINTERVAL=
Specifies the difference between consecutive _TIME_ values	RESOURCE	ROUTINTPER=
Uses a continuous calendar for _TIME_	RESOURCE	ROUTNOBREAK
RESOURCESCHED= Data Set Options
Adds activity or resource calendar	RESOURCE	ADDCAL
Includes WBS code	PROJECT	RSCHEDWBS
Includes order variables	PROJECT	RSCHEDORDER
Specifies the ID variables	RESOURCE	RSCHEDID=
Time Constraint Specifications
Specifies the alignment date variable	ALIGNDATE
Specifies the alignment type variable	ALIGNTYPE
Specifies the project start date	PROC CPM	DATE=
Specifies the project finish date	PROC CPM	FBDATE=
Finishes before DATE= value	PROC CPM	FINISHBEFORE