Calculate Activities

Use the Calculation tab to calculate an activity based on quantity, work rate, or duration. These calculation models define which values should be calculated for an activity.

Note:  If you find that a token, such as Work Rate, cannot be imported into a Time Profile (where other tokens are available), it is likely that the token was simply deleted. The ability to remove tokens is 'as designed' so you can select just the items you need to use. To recover deleted tokens, click the Default button. Then the missing field, e.g., Work Rate will appear again.

Ways to access

• Select the activity you want to calculate. In the Object Properties pane, click the Calculation tab, and choose a model in the Calculate list.

These calculation models are available:

• Quantity - The quantity of the activity is calculated using the entered duration and work rate.

• Work Rate - The work rate of the activity is calculated using the entered Quantity and the duration.

• Duration - The duration of the activity is calculated using the entered Quantity and the work rate.

• Length - For this calculation model, the option to calculate Quantity over distance must be activated and a value for quantity per distance must be entered. The length (distance) of the activity is then calculated using the entered work rate and duration.

• Duration (speed profile) - The duration of an activity is calculated using a Profile. The profile data are interpreted as a speed value in the Speed1 format set in the Dialog - Options - Token Rounding. Any data field can be used.

• Duration (data from distance profile) - The duration of an activity is calculated using a Profile. Either the field Quantity or the field work rate can be set from the profile.

• Duration (speed from sector profile) - The duration of an activity is mainly calculated from the base speed that you enter. 

Specify sector-based speeds

1. Select an activity.

2. In the Object Properties Toolbar, click the Calculation tab.

3. Select Duration (speed from Sector Profile) as the Calculate type.

4. Click the Define sector-based working speed icon.

5. Click the Add icon, and enter a value in the Speed cell. Base speed remains the default speed if you have not specified a speed at the sector level.

Base speed remains the default speed if you have not specified a speed at the sector level.

Note: You can no longer define speed in a sector profile. The Speed token (now obsolete) and Speed column have been removed from the Sector Profile Properties dialog. If you have an earlier project in which sector speed was defined in this way, the column and values will remain visible in that project.

• Duration (with setup time) - The duration of an activity is calculated based on the quantity and work rate. In addition, a setup time at the start and end can be entered.

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Further information

Activity

Calculation

Define the Distance Axis

Work with Resources