The Earned Value Management Macros

specifies the activity variable in the REVISESCHED=, ACTUALCOST=, and BUDGETCOST= data sets.

identifies the updated costs input data set.

identifies the input data set containing the updated schedule.

specifies the start date or datetime variable in the REVISESCHED= data set.

identifies the calendar input data set. (See the CALENDAR= option in Chapter 4 for more details.)

specifies the cost variable in the ACTUALCOST= data set. This is the total of the start and finish costs associated with the given task. At least COST= or RATE= must be specified. This parameter is only allowed if used for %EVA_PLANNED_VALUE; further, the variable specified must be the same as that specified for %EVA_PLANNED_VALUE. If a variable is specified for this parameter, but the value for the variable is missing for a given observation, the corresponding value from the BUDGETCOST= data set is used.

specifies the task duration variable in the REVISESCHED= data set. At least DURATION= or FINISH= must be specified. If both parameters are specified, the FINISH= variable value overrides a nonzero DURATION= variable value; i.e., duration is only used to indicate a milestone task.

identifies the output data set, which contains the periodic earned value and revised cost. The frequency is determined by the INTERVAL= and ROUTINTERVAL= parameters. The default data set name is EV.

specifies the finish date or datetime variable in the REVISESCHED= data set. At least FINISH= or DURATION= must be specified. If both parameters are specified, the FINISH= variable value overrides a nonzero DURATION= variable value; i.e., duration is only used to indicate a milestone task.

identifies the input data set that contains the holiday schedule. (See the HOLIDATA= option in Chapter 4 for more details.)

specifies the HOLIDAY statement to use for PROC CPM. For example:

%eva_earned_value(..., holiday=holiday start / holifin=finish, ...);

(See the HOLIDAY statement in Chapter 4 for more details.)

specifies the units to use for the DURATION= variable values. (See the INTERVAL= option in Chapter 4 for more details.)

sets the limit on the number of allowable observations for the EV= data set. (See the MAXOBS= option of the RESOURCE statement and CPM procedure in Chapter 4 for more details.)

indicates which calendar is to be used for incrementing the _TIME_ variable in the ACOSTOUT= data set. (See the NROUTCAL= option of the RESOURCE statement and CPM procedure in Chapter 4 for more details.)

specifies the cost rate variable in the ACTUALCOST= data set. This is the rate at which cost is incurred over the duration of the task. The variable that contains this duration is specified with the DURATION= parameter. At least RATE= or COST= must be specified. This parameter is only allowed if used with %EVA_PLANNED_VALUE; further, the variable specified must be the same as that specified for %EVA_PLANNED_VALUE. If a variable is specified for this parameter, but the value for the variable is missing for a given observation, the corresponding value from the BUDGETCOST= data set is used.

specifies the period between values in the EV= data set. (See the ROUTINTERVAL= option in Chapter 4 for more details.)

specifies the start percentage variable in the ACTUALCOST= data set. This is the percentage of the COST= amount that is incurred at the beginning of the task. The default is zero, in which case the entire COST= amount is incurred at the completion of the task. The specified variable may also contain a comma-delimited list of weights to be used for distributing the cost at equal working intervals over the duration of the activity. This parameter is only allowed if used for %EVA_PLANNED_VALUE; further, the variable specified must be the same as that specified for %EVA_PLANNED_VALUE. If a variable is specified for this parameter, but the value for the variable is missing for a given observation, the corresponding value from the BUDGETCOST= data set will be used.

identifies the input data set containing the planned duration and costs by activity, which are used to compute earned value. This data set is generated by the %EVA_PLANNED_VALUE macro, with name specified by the TASKPV= parameter of the %EVA_PLANNED_VALUE macro (see Figure 11.29). The default data set name is TASKPV.

identifies the workday input data set. (See the WORKDAY= option in Chapter 4 for more details.)

Note that if a WORKDAY=, CALENDAR=, or HOLIDAY= data set is specified, the default variable name, _CAL_, is assumed for calendar identification.

Also note that the variable names specified for the ACTIVITY=, START=, FINISH=, and RATE= parameters must be the same, respectively, as those previously specified for the %EVA_PLANNED_VALUE macro. This is to enable the subsequent use of the %EVA_TASK_METRICS  and %EVG_GANTT_CHART macros.

Table 11.2 summarizes the parameters used for managing input and output data sets in the %EVA_EARNED_VALUE macro.