Backlog Calculation Detail Fields

Backlog detail records contain the backlog revenue calculated for a single Region, Practice, Group, or Project, in a specific time period. All revenue fields contain revenue from sub-levels if that option was selected in the backlog calculation.Here is a description of the fields on the Backlog Detail page.

Key:* – Mandatory field; R – Read-only.

Field     Description
Backlog Detail ID     Unique identifier for the backlog calculation.
Backlog Calculation     Backlog calculation to which the record belongs.
Region / Practice / Group / Project     The region, practice, group or project to which the backlog calculation belongs.
Is Reusable   R Indicates whether the object is to be overwritten, or reused, for backlog calculations on the same Regions, Practices, Groups, Projects and their associated Time Periods. This shows the value of the Reuse Detail Objects checkbox when the backlog calculation was run.
Time Period     The time period to which the backlog calculation detail record relates.

Revenue

Field     Description
Start Date     The date that the calculation starts from.
End Date     The end data of the calculation detail.
Time Revenue *   Billable revenue from scheduled assignments. For hourly Assignments, this is the number of Scheduled Hours multiplied by the Bill Rate. For assignments with a daily bill rate, this is the number of scheduled days multiplied by the bill rate.
Milestone Revenue *   The billable revenue from scheduled milestones.
Scheduled Hours     Number of hours scheduled based on assignment schedules and schedule exceptions during the calculation time range.
Unscheduled Revenue     Potential revenue, in the context of perpetual time periods (All Time Periods). Reflects unscheduled backlog of: Bookings - Billings - Scheduled Time - Scheduled Milestone – Inactive Project Backlog, where Bookings or Billings are calculated for all time periods.
Scheduled Days     Number of working days from the calculation start date to the calculation end date or assignment end date, whichever is earlier. For instance, if an assignment has a schedule of 4 hours Monday to Wednesday and the calculation period is an inclusive period of two weeks, the value would be six days (3 days/week * 2). Backlog calculation start and end dates are respected.
Inactive Project Backlog     Unscheduled revenue from inactive projects, which is subtracted from unscheduled revenue in the backlog calculations. This value is calculated automatically when a project is marked inactive.

Related Information

Backlog Calculations

Related Tasks

Calculating Backlog

Recalculating Backlog

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