The Earned Value Management Macros

%EVG_INDEX_PLOT

This macro is used to obtain a plot of the cost and schedule performance indices over time. If the project has not been completed, the To-Complete Performance Index (Budget at Completion version) is also displayed. The legend includes the Planned Value, Earned Value, and Actual Cost.

%EVG_INDEX_PLOT < ( parameters ) > ;

Note: %EVG_INDEX_PLOT requires output from %EVA_METRICS.

Optional Parameters

ACRONYMS=long

specifies whether the long form of the earned value acronyms is to be used - e.g., BCWP versus EV. The short form is used unless the macro variable _ACRONYMS_ is set to "long" or ACRONYMS=long is specified. The parameter overrides the macro variable setting; i.e., specifying any non-null value other than "long" for the ACRONYMS= parameter produces short forms.

METRICS=SAS-data-set

identifies the periodic metrics data set produced by the %EVA_METRICS macro, the name of which is determined by the METRICS= parameter of %EVA_METRICS. The default data set name is METRICS.

PLOT=SAS-data-set

specifies the name of the output data set. This is an internal data set that is used as input to the plotting procedure. The default data set name is PLOT.

SUMMARY=SAS-data-set

identifies the summary data set from the %EVA_METRICS macro, the name of which is determined by the SUMMARY= parameter of %EVA_METRICS. The default data set name is SUMMARY.

Figure 9.7 summarizes the parameters used for managing input and output data sets in the %EVG_INDEX_PLOT macro.

Table 9.7: %EVG_INDEX_PLOT I/O Parameter Summary

Type	Data Set
INPUT	METRICS
INPUT	SUMMARY
OUTPUT	PLOT