Using two features together may prove to be irrelevant, risky or restricted, although QDV7 does not forbid it formally. The following table sums up the capabilities:
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Database of the Estimate |
Overhead Task |
Gantt Diagram |
Time Frame |
Return Factors |
Links betw. WBS Tasks |
Progress statements |
WBS Variables |
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Database of the Estimate |
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Overhead Task |
Yes |
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Task Sharing |
Yes in full transparency |
but this task is not consolidated |
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Gantt Diagram |
Yes, but in occurrences |
Yes |
Yes |
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Time Frame |
Yes |
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No |
Yes |
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Return Factors |
Not recommended |
Not recommended |
Not recommended |
Yes |
No |
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Links between WBS Tasks |
Yes |
Yes |
On import in full transparency, the links in the child take over the links in the parent. Otherwise, the links in the parent for the child tasks are removed |
Yes |
Yes |
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Progress statements |
No |
Yes |
In the parent |
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No |
With restrictions |
No comparison possible |
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WBS Variables |
Top-level ones |
Top-level ones |
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Yes |
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No |
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Formula with WBS-oriented field |
No |
N/A |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes, with inheritance of field type |
No |
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Formula with hosting-minute-oriented field |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes, with inheritance of field type |
N/A |
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For Database of the estimate and Overhead Task, refer to Restrictions of Use and Restrictions of Use respectively for more details.