Setting Default Time Period Views

Staffing profiles and resource pools allow you to choose how you view the following information:

• Time periods

  • Years

  • Quarters

  • Months

  • Weeks

• Totals per resource

  • Hours

  • Full time equivalents (FTEs)

  • Person days

You can configure system-wide default settings for these options by altering the appropriate parameters in the server.conf file on the PPM Server. Table 2-2. server.conf parameters for default time period views lists the parameters in the server.conf file that determine these default values.

Table 2-2. server.conf parameters for default time period views

Parameter	Description	Default Value
RM_DEFAULT_PERIOD_TYPE	Determines the default period type displayed in staffing profiles and resource pools. Possible values: quarter, month, week, year	month
RM_DEFAULT_EFFORT_TYPE	Determines the default effort type displayed in staffing profiles and resource pools. Possible values: fte, hours, person_days	fte
RM_ALLOWED_EFFORT_TYPES	Lists the possible effort types displayed in staffing profiles and resource pools. Possible values: fte, hours, person_days	fte, person_days

For more detailed information on configuring the server.conf file, see the Installation and Administration Guide.