Contents of the Create Pool Links Screen
Use the fields and options to configure the Create Pool Links screen.
Identification
Use the fields in this block to create a new parameter ID or to retrieve a previously saved parameter ID. A parameter ID represents a set of screen selection parameters. After you have saved a parameter ID and its related parameters, you can retrieve them using Query.
You can use the retrieved parameters to produce reports and run processes more efficiently and with greater consistency. The saved parameters are also useful and necessary when you want to run the process as part of a batch job. Many users save a unique set of parameters for each different way they run a report or process. When you select a previously saved parameter ID or parameter description, the associated saved screen selection parameters automatically display as selection defaults. The page setup and print options, if there are any, are also included in the saved parameter ID. You can change any of the associated selection defaults as necessary.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Parameter ID |
Enter, or click
When you save your record, all the selections made on the screen are stored with the parameter ID. Later, you can retrieve the parameter using Query. You can use the parameter to run the process more efficiently because you can select the parameter ID with its previously defined screen selections. After the default selections display on the screen, you can override the defaults. |
| Description |
Enter, or click
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to select, a parameter ID of up to 15 alphanumeric characters. Choose characters for your parameter ID that help identify the type of selections you made on the screen, such as PERIOD or QUARTERLY.
Selection Ranges
Allocation Group Number
Use this group box to select the allocation for which you want to create pool links.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Option |
This field always displays One. |
| Start |
Enter, or click
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to select, a valid allocation group number. This is a required field. The adjacent field displays the description of the selected allocation group.
Fiscal Year
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Option |
This field always displays One. |
| Start |
Enter, or click
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Pool
Use the fields in this group box to limit the pools for which you are creating links.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Option |
Use this drop-down list to select the range of pools for which you want to create pool links. Valid options are:
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| Start |
Enter, or click
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| End |
Enter, or click
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Options
Include
To create any pool/account/organization links, you must select at least one of the check boxes in this group box.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Pool Cost Accounts |
Select this check box to create the pool cost account/organization combinations. |
| Pool Base Accounts |
Select this check box to create the pool base account/organization combinations. |
| Active Account/Orgs Only |
Select this check box to link only active account/org combinations. |
Process
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| All Cost Pools |
Select this option to create the pool cost and pool base for all cost pools. |
| Modified Cost Pools Only |
Select this option to create the pool cost and pool base only for those cost pools that were modified since the last time this screen was run. When you run this screen for ALL pools, Costpoint updates the Last Create Pool Links Run Date field on the Configure Project Settings screen. This date is used as a reference point to determine which rows to process. |
| Create Error Report |
Select this check box to print a report of invalid account/org combinations in the wildcard tables. |
| Create Links |
Click
Note: If an account/org combination is not found in the ORG_ACCT table, Costpoint displays a soft warning. Click
 to print or view an error report.
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to create pool links.