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1. f Copy Ctrl C Bis 1 2 Data Center Infrastructure Paste Ctrl V e 11 2 1 Data Warehouse Cluster i JN 7 Copy and Paste in Multiple Elements t Contractor Hourly Labor Rate 7 V Mana ment Contractor Hourly Labor Rate Paste Special A e 8 See t Hidden parameters for Lock Selected Parameter s or Tarleton coaken each element are Unlock Parameters W Test QA Contractor Hp listed Hide Selected Parameter s pa Decenentation Comrac M Training Contractor Ho oie SSS NI Administrator Contracte Copy for SEER H with Insert E Operator Contractor Ho een Jl Indirect Support Contra dale SEER HE 1 2 2 Data Processing Copy Report pE 1 2 3 Load Balancer Export Report gt E 23 1 2 4 Data center network equipment 2 gt 1 2 5 Report Server Cluster Change Parameters in Multiple Elements ba amp 1 2 6 Real Time Data Storage Element Note F 7 1 2 7 Terminal Servers E 1 2 8 Infrastructure Tools amp Services Arrange WBS Elements Commands E 1 2 9 Infrastructure Services FE Ctrl F 2 E 1 2 10 Legacy Decommission JI 1 2 10 1 Leaacy system decommission 7 Properties Alt Enter d Links Unhide Parameters You can unhide specific parameters within elements or unhide parameters for the entire project using the check box options next to each of the listed items Click OK to unhide all checked items Tag Parameter s Work Element s A new feature for ta2. SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Page 1 SEER for IT 2 2 Release Notes SEER for IT Welcome to the SEER for IT SEER IT 2 2 January 2015 release This version of SEER IT has many improvements and features Please use the document as a supplement to your existing user manual and as a guide to the new SEER IT features and enhancements Table of Contents FS RES SS TAIN Ee 3 Modeling amp Estimation Enhance me nts ccccsccsescncnensesenenensesenenenscseeenenensesenenensenenes 4 Lapor standards Ein 4 VIO WIC ES Base Updates EE 5 eg eltegreie H AE 6 Quantity amp Duration Driven Multiply Quantity By Duration 6 Quantity Driven Spread Total Over Duration E 6 Parameter Updates Common to Multiple Elements T Ongoing Support Annual Device Growth ssssssssssssssssssssnsnesrrerreerrrerrrrnrrrrerrrerereeeeeeeenennennenenneenneenenenenennnnnne T Ongoing Support Annual Productivity Ga IN isiisiciesesvecdiieccenieederiendindanenaels T7 Economic Fa tors e T Economic Factors Optional Replacement COSt cccccsssssseeeccsccsseeeeceecesseeeeeeecasseeseessaaseetsesseaseersesseas 8 Monte Carlo Risk Calculation c cccccecsececececercececeeetersececeeeteecetecseassecaceestersececeestersececeters 8 Global OUT LEE 9 Add Edit Global Quantity Dialog BOX nnannnnannnnannnnunnrnnrnrrnrnrnnrnrnnrnrrnrnrrnrnnrnrnnrnrnnrnrnnrnrnnnne 10 Applying a Global Quantity to a SEER IT Input 12 Local BLT hdd TEEN 12 d
3. option accessed via the Edit menu C SEER G A L O R A T H ve SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes ei a P ES E IE Ctr Ctrl Undo Redo Insert WBS Element Delete WEBS Element Ctrl C Ctrl V Copy Paste Copy and Paste in Multiple Elements Paste Special Insert Paste Lock Selected Parameter s Unlock Parameters Hide Selected Pararmeter s Unhide Parameters Copy for SEER H with Insert Copy for SEER H Copy Report Export Report Change Parameters in Multiple Elernents Element Note F2 Arrange WBS Elements Commands Find Ctrl F Properties Alt Enter Links Page 21 Unlock Parameters E 1 CPU Enterprise Integration Initiative H 20 1 1 Initiative Planning amp Management A7 D 1 1 1 Program Office AT Q 1 1 2 System Architecture ap z Hi 1 2 1 Data Warehouse Cluster 7 i iM In house Hourly Labor Rate SE Management In house Hourly Labor Rate W Analy W Archite be Labor Dato e meas e Locked parameters for di Technician In LI Test QA In hou each element are V Documentation In he listed 2 d Training In house Ho W Administrator In hous W Operator In house Ho Ji Indirect Support In hd SHO 1 2 2 Data Processing In house Hourly Labor rare Management In house Hourly Labor Rate Analyst In house Hourly Labor Rate
4. Cost The WBS Project Cost and WBS Ongoing Support Cost reports show schedule hours and costs for the currently selected work element and its subordinates in the estimate The WBS Project Cost report covers the Project phase of the estimate while the WBS Ongoing Support report covers the ongoing support phase but otherwise they are identical The WBS Total Ownership Cost report shows total costs for the currently selected work element and its subordinates in the estimate SCHEDU LABOR LABOR MATERIAL TOTAL MONTHS HOURS COSI COSI COST 1 Data Center Operations 60 03 1 221 541 130 704 893 5 391 260 136 096 726 1 1 Servers 60 03 871 477 93 248 031 1 969 781 95 217 813 1 1 1 Physical Servers Unix 60 03 194 143 20 773 323 1 313 760 22 087 083 1 1 2 Physical Servers Wintel 60 03 68 856 7 367 602 656 021 8 023 623 1 1 3 VMs Unix 60 03 397 216 42 502 102 O 42 502 102 1 1 4 VMs Wintel 60 03 211 262 22 605 005 O 22 605 005 1 2 Storage 60 03 16 522 1 767 866 1 934 800 3 702 666 1 2 1 Critical Transactional St 60 03 10 530 1 126 692 1 079 120 2 205 812 1 2 2 Standard Data Storage 60 03 4 776 511 019 622 720 1 133 739 1 2 3 Archival Storage 60 03 1 216 130 155 232 960 363 115 1 3 Network 60 03 27 058 2 895 177 213 696 3 108 873 1 3 1 Switches 60 03 1 834 196 234 114 240 310 474 1 3 2 Routers 60 03 21 280 2 277 007 87 360 2 364 367 1 3 3 Wireless Access Points 60 03 3 943 421 937 12 096 434 033 1 4 Software 60 03
5. 196 018 20 973 956 738 795 21 713 156 ELEMENT C SEER G A L O R A T H Page 18 SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Selz WBS Activity Cost Hours The WBS Activity Cost and WBS Activity Hours reports respectively show costs and hours by activity for the currently selected work element and its subordinates in the estimate WBS Activity Cost ELEMENT ANALYSIS DESIGN PROCUREM CONSTRUCT TEST TRAINING DISTRIBUTI O 1CabNet NC ISR System Implementation 5 415 552 4 790 696 0 1 290 638 862 453 0 65 122 1 A Drog Set ER H H H H H Liz ELEMENT ANALYSIS DESIGN PROCUREM CONSTRUCT TEST TRAINING DISTRIBUTI 1 1 Program Office 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 CabNet Systems Engineering 37 667 31 256 5 610 5 610 0 1 3 CabNet Backbone Infrastructure S 531 611 1 204 372 76 1 3 1 BIS Integration Services 119 92 112 119 28 1 3 1 1 User Management 28 21 32 28 8 1 3 1 2 Process Services 91 Al 80 91 20 1 3 2 BIS Security Services 119 92 112 28 1 3 2 1 Id amp Authentication 28 21 32 28 8 1329 Access Control 91 71 RA 91 ele OO OO OO OO OH 200000000 WBS Project Ongoing Support Total Cost Hours By Fiscal Year There are six WBS fiscal year reports WBS Project Cost By Fiscal Year WBS Ongoing Support Cost By Fiscal Year WBS Total Cost By Fiscal Year WBS Project Hours By Fiscal Year WBS Ongoing Support Hours By Fiscal Year and WBS Total Hours By Fiscal Year each of which shows the indicated costs or hours for
6. Ee n TEE LA Operators Punctuation and FUNCTIONS 0 cccececeecececeeercecececetercececeeerceceseestensececeestsrss 16 The Expression A sesen vinden qnauubaxeiessinbandcukmbaneets ween ceeubbanaies sinbandcubbaneckenbednoeseeexeees 16 PR SUNN eege 16 Eilean E 17 C SEER G A L O R A T H Page 2 SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Work Element PATaMGtelS siccinewupicsncorsedsncwns ic tunnan aia a a RaRa 17 Reports and ChaltS E 17 NOW WBS RODOM EE 17 EO E aE S E E E E E A A A A E A E E E E 18 Graphical User Interface Updates c ccccscescsensenensenensenenseeenseeensesensnsenensenensenensenens 19 ele Ml aclfcligleits cs itt tr tt ee en ee E AE E EE A AE 19 UNO CEPE ug 20 Hide Paramete S i tet ett ee EEO EERE RE 21 tat et gt 23 Tag Parameter sS Work Elements ccccececececeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeaeeeaeaeaearaeeetaeeeeretaretenatarananas 23 Highlight Changed EE CC 26 Program ENNANCSINGIICS E 27 SEER Dan EE 2 SCS et eege 2 Kisel 27 CS INO EE 28 Daa Da Se LOOKUP eenean Guan tensleasntitaanatacaleateen Gan atenseas einen eeemleadaunGaaameceeasiee 28 Ke Catalog MEMS EE 29 License EXO LEE e teg Warning ccc oie scecoseeasscentacteacoeceit sccanetetaacenemexocetataasentie avesteteedeemenentneceecee 31 Server Mode Command Updates sek ENEE EN ENEE EN ENER EN ENER ENEE RER KEN 31 Enable Monte Carlo RISK EEN 31 Force a Monte Carlo Risk Calculaton 31 Maintenance Updates and Useful Information enk KN NEEN KN KREE ENER K
7. p4 Search Catalog General Support Labor 1 1 2015 E Activity Labor Category Analyst C Contractor In house Multiply Quantity By Duration O Spread Total Over Duration Least Likely Most FTEs w f Month Hourly Labor Rate Labor Hours Qty Material Cost Oty Duration Months Additional Items Parameter Dialog Quantity amp Duration Driven Multiply Quantity By Duration To enter Quantity per week month or year select Multiply Quantity By Duration as the Data Entered As option SEER IT will consider the Quantity input to be the quantity per Unit of Duration Labor Hours and Material Cost inputs will still be per unit quantity but the program will now calculate Total Labor Hours and Total Material Cost based on Quantity multiplied by Duration Duration can be expressed as weeks months or years Total Labor Hours Labor Hours Qty Qty Duration Total Material Cost Material Cost Qty Qty Duration Quantity Driven Spread Total Over Duration If you want to enter Quantity as a total select Spread Total Over Duration as the Data Entered As option SEER IT will consider the Quantity input to be the total quantity for the Additional Item and the Labor Hours and Material Cost inputs to be per unit quantity It will calculate Total Labor Hours C SEER G A L O R A TH SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Page 7 and Total Material Cost by multiplying Labor Hours and Material Cost by Quantity Hou
8. 0 00 EE EE Project Material Cost Wrap 0 00 p Links Edit Menu Lock Selected Parameter s Option SEER R A T H Page 20 SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Locked Parameters cannot be edited Attempting to edit a locked parameter returns the following warning message To edit a locked parameter it must first be unlocked via the Unlock Selected Parameter s dialog accessed from the Edit menu LOCKED PARAMETER Locked Parameter Warning Parameters may be locked via server mode scripts The symbol and value to use for a locked parameter is as follows 21 The Locked Symbol is entered as part of the last parameter script field Parameter script requirements are often easier to understand using copy and paste You can copy parameters and paste the script into a text editor or excel to see the parameter script The following examples show where the locked symbol would appear for a parameter with a note and a parameter without a note Parameter Name TAB Value s TAB Note TAB LockedSymbo Parameter Name TAB value s TAB LockedSymbol If the Locked Symbol is not present in the script it is assumed unlocked If a parameter is already locked it cannot be unlocked via a script Scripts can be used to lock parameters but not unlock them Parameters can only be unlocked via the Unlock Parameters dialog accessed from the Edit menu Unlock Parameters You can remove parameter locks using the Unlock Selected Parameter s
9. 4 00 Weeks False AA 320 00 In house 0 00 8 00 Weeks False E9 Search Catalog Dialog Additional Items Refresh Catalog Items If you have Purchased Hardware Purchased Software or Additional Items entries that are linked to catalog items you can now refresh the values to the current catalog settings by selecting the Refresh Catalog option from the Estimate menu Estimate View Took Options Collabora Bq Calculate Now F9 Refresh Catalog Items Kal Exclude Element From Rollups Totals WH Set Reference Refresh Catalog Items Option in the Estimate Menu C SEER G A L O R A T H Page 30 SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes ez In the Refresh Catalog Items dialog linked catalog items for each element are listed You can refresh individual items or for the entire project using the check box options next to each of the listed items Refresh Catalog Items Select Elements to Refresh Element Update Status E E 1 BizCorp ERP Implementation amp Support I E 1 1 Procurement Items EL 1 1 1 Servers MI PowerEdge 6800 Base IA g 1 1 2 Operations Terminals 7 Email Services IM 1 1 3 ERP Packages JM CRM English SA OLP C SuiteStnd User Updated a E 1 2 Information Data Prep tl is 1 2 1 Program Office W Item 1 Program Office Medium Project Updated 7 su Item 2 Program Office Admin Mediu Updated 3 GE Item 3 Program Office Support Med Updated Al is 1 2 2 Information Data Prep a
10. Architect In house Hourly Labor Rate Software Development In house Hourly Labor Rate Technician In house Hourly Labor Rate Test QA In house Hourly Labor Rate Documentation In house Hourly Labor Rate Training In house Hourly Labor Rate di Unlock Parameters You can remove parameter locks for specific parameters elements or the entire project using the check box options next to each of the listed items Click OK to remove locks on all checked items Hide Parameter s A new feature for hiding parameters is introduced in this SEER IT 2 1 maintenance release Hidden parameters are saved with the project and they may also be saved with knowledge bases To hide parameters select the parameter s to hide and then select the Hide Selected Parameter s option from the Edit menu e SEER G A L O R A T H Page 22 SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes DEA Undo Ctrl Z Kal Redo Ctrl E3 Insert WBS Element ES Delete WBS Element Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Copy and Paste in Multiple Elements Paste Special Hide Selected Parameter s on Edit menu Insert Paste Lock Selected Parameter s Unlock Parameters Hide Selected Pararneter s Unhide Parameters Copy for SEER H with Insert Copy for SEER H Copy Report Export Report Change Parameters in Multiple Elements Element Note Fe Arrange WBS Elements Commands Find Ctrl F Properties Al
11. EEN ENKEN 32 SNIPPINE UE 32 le Enn EE ER SEER VE Gere ee ee ee 34 IS CS nn EE 34 Upgrade informatiO M cisini Aaaa aai 35 el gt eu 35 slice coe ic erent eC TT tT er etre rr ee er err et er ee er re ee 35 2 LCom e Le re 35 DS Ola CS ON Ua EE 35 Estimate Compati DIY EN 35 S SEER G A L O R A SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Page 3 Features Summary Feature Available Starting in Version Global Quantities 2 2 Special parameters at the Project level whose values can be automatically applied to corresponding work element values throughout your estimate Additional Items 2 2 New customizable Local Quantities parameters and a new calculation option to multiply the quantity by the duration Catalog Refresh 2 2 Linked items selected from the Search Catalog can now be refreshed to the current contents of the catalog Lock Hide Tag Parameters 2 2 Lock or hide parameters highlight work elements and parameters with your choice of colors for presentations Modeling Enhancements 2 2 Updates to the End User Services Infrastructure Services Software Database Services and Service Desk modules Knowledge Base Updates 2 2 Updates to SEER IT knowledge bases with new Task Type and Scope Knowledge Bases and updated Labor Rates Monte Carlo Risk 2 2 Fully Correlated option now enabled New Reports 2 2 New WBS Reports for viewing schedule hours or cost for all elements in the estimate View by totals or by Fiscal Year sprea
12. Global Quantity Dialog Description Select a global quantity Click on the list to see the available global quantities You can also create up to 50 custom global quantities to create a custom global quantity select Custom from the bottom of the list Custom global quantity label When you create a custom global quantity you can give it a label The label is for easy identification it should describe the function of the custom quantity Select parameters that are To select individual parameters for a work element type click on the linked to this global quantity sign to the left of the work element name this will display a list of the parameters that are available for use with the global quantity C SEER G A L O R A T H Page 12 SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Applying a Global Quantity to a SEER IT Input You can link a Global Quantity to a parameter so that the parameter s value is determined by the Global Quantity At the Project level you should do this by putting a check mark in the box next to the parameter in the Add Edit Global Quantity dialog box When you do this that parameter will be linked to the Global Quantity by default in any new work element of the appropriate type Likely Most Values set by Global Quantity Global Quantity turned on GE E cebel Quanetes This parameter is inked to Departments Servers Parameter with Use Global Quantities Option Checked You can turn Global Q
13. Labor Category Cost Hours Staft by Month reports The collapsed expanded states of nested rollup elements are now retained when a project is opened merged loaded Ongoing Support material cost will no longer be included in the Hours by Fiscal Year report You can now reference a custom Global Quantity parameter with a label that is the same as an existing standard parameter name The message Fatal Error Your network has a loop will no longer appear SEER G A L 0 R A SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Page 35 Upgrade Information Installation You do not have to uninstall SEER IT 2 1 to install SEER IT 2 2 In fact it is recommended that you maintain your SEER IT 2 1 installation We do recommend however that you uninstall any beta release versions you have installed File Upconvert Your SEER IT files from 2 1 can be used in this 2 2 version However project files saved in 2 2 will no longer be compatible with earlier versions It is recommended that backups of your project files are made before you use them in 2 2 2 1 Compatibility Projects saved in version 2 2 xx are not compatible with version 2 1 9 If you are using version 2 2 xx and need to send a project to someone who is using an earlier version you can use the Export Commands feature to save a server mode script file that can be used to recreate the project in earlier versions of SEER IT A spreadsheet utility is available to help with using Export Commands
14. Level Enable Project Rollup Risk Calculations All work elements below the selected rollup will be induded in Monte Carlo Risk Analysis eM Seen ST an m ln EEN Ome om EM am Z de e RS Eh Ahh ebe n e e ge mb fr mt Ee Monte Carlo Fully Correlated Option Project Parameters dialog Global Quantities SEER IT now includes Global Quantities special parameters with values that can be automatically applied to corresponding work element values throughout your estimate You create Global Quantities at the project level then select the work element inputs to which they will apply Global Quantities can represent existing work element inputs or custom values Global Quantity inputs look just like standard SEER IT inputs You enter Global Quantity values in a standard SEER IT three value input dialog box and they will appear under the Project level GLOBAL QUANTITIES category heading The main function of Global Quantities is to provide a quick and efficient way to enter default or calculated values in inputs for multiple work elements You might use Global Quantities if You know that specific inputs in multiple work elements are likely to have the same value For example if the number of Storage Devices in each Infrastructure Services is likely to be 10 you could use a Global Quantity to automatically set that value You know that specific inputs in multiple work elements are likely to have a value based on other input values You
15. Local Duration Local Custom Local Add Edit Local Quantity Dialog To add a Local Quantity double click on Add Next Local Quantity under the LOCAL QUANTITIES parameter category heading for an Additional Items work element You can add the following local quantity versions of standard Additional Items quantities as well as up to 50 Custom Local Quantities ltem Quantity Local Hourly Labor Rate Local Labor Hours Local Material Cost Local Start Date Local Duration Local Custom Description Sets the default value for the Quantity input in any Additional Item that you create for this work element Sets the default value for the Hourly Labor Rate input in any Additional Item that you create for this work element Sets the default value for the Labor Hours input in any Additional Item that you create for this work element Sets the default value for the Material Cost input in any Additional Item that you create for this work element Sets the default value for the Start Date input in any Additional Item that you create for this work element Sets the default value for the Duration input in any Additional Item that you create for this work element You can create up to 50 custom Local Quantities Each Custom Local Quantity can represent an individual cost factor unique to your project and which cannot be represented by the standard Additional Items inputs C SEER G A L O R A T H
16. Page 14 SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Expression Editor If you want to set parameter values based on arithmetic or logical formulas Such as three times the number of Servers you can use the Expression Editor to create and modify those formulas You can bring the Expression Editor up by clicking on either the button in the Expression column of the Add Edit Global Quantity dialog box or the Expression Editor button in the parameter input dialog box The Expression Editor allows you to select and combine available operators functions parameters and quantities or to enter them manually it displays the results of an expression in real time as you are entering it The Expression Editor uses standard arithmetic and mathematics operators along with the AND OR NOT and IF THEN ELSE logical operators For example in an Infrastructure Services work element you might want to set the quantity of Switches based on the Locations Global quantity so that there were five switches for each location You could set that relationship in the Expression Editor using this expression QLocations Global 5 You could also base the quantity of Switches on other Infrastructure Services parameters like this Router Ss AcCcess Points Now the quantity of Switches will be based on the quantity of Routers times the quantity of Access Points You can also use an If Then Else statement structured like this If Then Else Supp
17. Please contact Galorath technical support 310 414 3222 or support galorath com to request the file or if you would like assistance Display Configuration SEER IT 2 2 is best viewed with a 1024 x 768 or higher screen resolution Estimate Compatibility Incompatible version message when opening projects saved in a newer version of the application SEER G A L 0 R A
18. The cost to replace a server This cost will be incurred when a server has either reached its useful life or is lost through attrition Storage Device Replacement Cost The cost to replace a storage device This cost will be incurred when a storage device has either reached its useful life or is lost through attrition Network Device Replacement Cost The cost to replace a network device This cost will be incurred when a network device has either reached its useful life or is lost through attrition If you are modeling a variety of network devices use a weighted average replacement cost weighted by the quantity of each device If you need specific replacement costs by specific device type each type can be modeled as a separate work element All of these inputs are optional Monte Carlo Risk Calculation The Fully Correlated calculation option for correlation between work element outcomes is now enabled When selected all work elements are dependent on each other An identical probability setting is given to all work elements during a given iteration For example if one work element s hours are at the predicted 10 level then all work element hours will lie at their predicted 10 levels SEER G A L 0 R A SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Page 9 Project Parameters General Monte Carlo Monte Carlo Iterations 1000 Assumed correlation between work element outcomes Fully uncorrelated Fully correlated Project Rollup
19. W E 1 3 Site Preparation ES E 1 4 Custom modules ama 1 4 1 Legacy adapters am 1 4 2 Data conversion tool Refresh Catalog Items Dialog after Applying Refresh For an individual catalog item you can apply a refresh from within the parameter entry dialog If there have been any changes to the catalog entries you can update the item to reflect those changes by clicking on the Refresh Catalog button just to the left of the Search Catalog button If the update is successful the word Updated will appear above the button If the program is unable to access or locate the catalog Not Found will appear Updated Search Catalog Successful Catalog Refresh Updated C SEER G A L O R A T H SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Page 31 License Expiration Warning The SEER IT license expiration warning has been updated to display the 90 day and 60 day warnings only once When the expiration date is within 30 days the expiration warning will appear once every day unless the Don t remind me again option is selected License Expiration Warming jut Your license will expire in 50 days Please contact Galorath or your internal contact for renewal info Please contact Galorath or your internal contact for renewal info Don t remind me again License Expiration Warnings 60 day and 30 day Server Mode Command Updates The following Server Mode commands are new with SEER IT 2 2 Enable Monte Carlo Risk Ana
20. an issue with the Monte Carlo Risk reports showing zero values This would occur after the first time running the Monte Carlo recalculation in Fully Correlated mode SEER G A L 0 H A Page 34 SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Fixed an issue with the Ongoing Support Effort Calibration Adjustment parameter The adjustment factor is now applied in the Ongoing Support Labor Category Hours by Month report SEER IT 2 2 7 Miscellaneous Other Enhancements The GetProcessID command is now available when using the Automation API This command returns the Process Identifier PID value Fixes Updated the SEER IT2 2 Sample Kbases repository to fix the Infrastructure Services _Ongoing Support Only 5 years Scope Knowledge Base The element note has been removed If you create a Knowledge Base that includes an item from the Lookup Catalog i e includes a UUID the Catalog link will now be included when the Knowledge Base is loaded For Additional Items calculations fixed an issue in the Ongoing Support Labor Category Monthly reports When the Duration parameter is set to partial Weeks or set to Months Years the monthly spread now matches the spread seen in the Activity Monthly reports For Application Development work element calculations the Labor Category Allocation tab parameters will now be automatically calculated when the Level of Detail parameter is set to Labor Category This resolves the monthly spread in the Project
21. aved i e collapsed expanded branches are preserved In previous versions all branches would automatically be expanded Database Lookup A new SEER IT_Lookup xls is now available SEE G A L O R A TH SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Page 29 Several enhancements have been made to the Lookup Database General The Search Database button has been renamed as Search Catalog Anew field has been added for storing UUID information The UUID value is the catalog identifier which supports the Refresh Catalog option Additional Items worksheet table Existing Duration weeks column renamed as Duration New Duration Unit of Measure column with three options Weeks Months Years New Duration Driven column with two options False Spread Total Over Duration legacy True Multiply Quantity By Duration B Search Catalog Description Labor T Material C Duration Unit of Measure Duration Driven UUID Additional Items Types Labor Hours Duration General 320 00 In house 0 00 8 00 Weeks False Bo 480 00 In house 0 00 12 00 Weeks False ZB Business Unit Support 640 00 In house 0 00 16 00 Weeks False 54 Governance 960 00 In house 0 00 24 00 Weeks False AQ Power 320 00 In house 0 00 8 00 Weeks False 6B Service Desk 480 00 In house 0 00 12 00 Weeks False 23 Other 640 00 In house 0 00 16 00 Weeks False IE 960 00 In house 0 00 2
22. chart tab Custom Terminology f the current project has custom terminology descriptions for activities and labor categories server mode commands using the default names will now be accepted This fix Supports the commands that are exported when using the Copy for SEER IT option in SEER SEM f custom terminology for the work element types has been applied to the current project the Options Bar toolbar will now display the custom descriptions If you have a scenario file open you can now use the Save As Scenario command to save and overwrite the file Added print support for alternative paper sizes including A4 When editing a Knowledge Base you can now use the sliders in the parameter entry dialog to set a Choice parameter value to i e No Knowledge Calculation Fixes Two parameters in the Service Desk work element have been fixed The User Training Level and Staff Capability parameters are now handled correctly during risk calculation In the Facilities work element calculations Ongoing Support effort will no longer be dependent on whether Construction effort is included in the estimate Ongoing Support effort can be estimated independently or included with Project effort For an Application Development work element if the Level of Detail parameter is set to Phase the Project Labor Category Hours Cost by Month reports will now use the labor category allocation entered in the parameter inputs Fixed
23. could for example set the default quantity of Storage Devices to three times the number of Servers plus two C SEER G A L O R A T H Page 10 SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes You know that one or more input values in multiple work elements are likely to be based ona factor which is not captured by a standard SEER IT input Connection to secure archival storage via dedicated lines for example could affect the number of servers routers and firewalls at multiple locations The example below shows how a variety of custom and standard Global Quantities can be applied to different work element types in an estimate T Parameters Schedule Econom Factors 1 Data Canter Operations Project Data Center Operations z GLOBAL QUANTITIES Physical Server Wintel 1 1 Servers Zo 1 1 1 Physical Servers Unix Sat 1 3 Physical Servers Wintel EA 1 1 3 VMs Unix gf 1 1 4 Vids Wintel _ Critical Storage TB sl E 1 2 Storage i y a Archival Storage TB T 1 2 1 Critical Transactional Storage R i Standard Storage TB 1 2 2 Standard Data Storage non critical e Tel 3 1 2 3 Archival Storage g Critical Applications i Standard Applications rie e Support Duration years Global 1 3 1 Switches In house Hourly Labor Rate Global E 4 3 2 Routers E Add Next Global Quantity T 1 3 3 Wireless Access Points 14 Software if 1 4 1 Critical Applications Custom i ff 1 4 2 Critical Ap
24. d Parameter Updates 2 2 New parameters for capturing Annual Device Growth Annual Productivity Gain Wraps and Optional Replacement Costs e SEER G A L O R A T H Page 4 SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Modeling amp Estimation Enhancements SEER IT 2 2 has some important updates to the model These changes are reflected in the combination of knowledge bases labor standards and math changes Labor Standards Updates The labor standards database used by SEER IT drives many of the core rates and factors used by SEER IT There have been several updates to these rates and factors to reflect the latest metrics data Module Software Database Services Application support hours hours per installation per month have been updated and small changes in ongoing support will be observed Hours per thousand users has increased Database support hours hours per database per month have been reduced to reflect current staffing ratio trends Infrastructure Services Ongoing support calculations use separate effort factors for servers storage and network devices Each of these factors monthly hours per device have been updated Different network devices are now weighted against equivalent routers the 1 0 instead of being equated to equivalent servers All device types have updated monthly hours per device factors for ongoing support In general storage support will go down while server support will remain roughly the same Network de
25. elect Lock Parameter s from the Edit menu Locked parameters are recognized in the parameter window by a pad lock symbol next to the parameter name ig Undo Ctrl Z ON Redo Ctrl E3 Insert WBS Element ES Delete WBS Element Lock Selected Parameter s on Edit menu Copy Ctrl C Gg E k Cule V Calibration Copy and Paste in Multiple Elements a a ete eher a Insert Paste In house Hourly Labor Rate 9000 1 00 00 120 00 ace d Management In house Hourly Labor Rate 90 00 100 00 120 00 fea amp Analyst In house Hourly Labor Rate 90 00 100 00 120 00 Unlock Parameters _ D Architect In house Hourly Labor Rate 90 00 100 00 120 00 Hide Selected Parameter s rn Software Development In house Hourly Labor Rate 90 00 100 00 120 00 Unhide Parameters Ss Technician In house Hourly Labor Rate 90 00 100 00 120 00 Copy for SEER H with beet f Test QA In house Hourly Labor Rate 90 00 100 00 120 00 en i Documentation In house Hourly Labor Rate 90 00 100 00 120 00 ee TI ke Training In house Hourly Labor Rate 90 00 100 00 120 00 Copy Report gt d ne 100 00 120 00 Export Report E 2 wn A Oper Locked parameters 100 00 120 00 Change Parameters in Multiple Elements fi Indirect Suppo in Economic 100 00 EI Element Note H Contractor Hourly Lab a ed in lower level parameters an ep aa 3 at Percentage of Labor 00 100 00 100 00 Find Ctrl F E Project Labor Cost Wrap
26. gging parameters and Work Elements is introduced in this SEER IT 2 1 maintenance release Tagging can be used for various reasons such as highlighting parameters and or work elements for review Tags are saved with the project and may also be saved with knowledge bases To apply a tag select the parameter s or work elements and do one of the following a select the Tag Parameter s WBS Element s option from the View menu or C SEER G A L O R A TH Page 24 SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes b select the Tag Parameter s WBS Element s option from the right click context menu or c select the Tag icon on the main Tool bar The chosen tag is applied to the selected parameter s or WBS elements Copy Paste View Tools Options Collaboration Window Choose Available Reports and Charts F7 WBS Copy and Paste in Multiple Elements Parameters Paste Special Schedule Tag Parameter s Work Insert Paste Economic Factors Element s on the View menu Labor Category Ales Calibration Tag Pararneter s Work Element s Highlight Changed Parameters Delete Additional Item s Move Additional Item Up Move Additional Item Down Right click context menu in the Input tabs Copy To Paste From Toolbars k Status Bar Delete Parameter Notes Set Font Manage Parameter Scena Lines Tag Parameter s None Multi row Tabs E Rea Multi color Tabs 4 Yellow Note Toolt
27. ips Ki Dreen Blue Purple 4 Cyan w Orange Gray Menu with Tag Parameter s Work Elements option e SEER G A L O R A T H 2 SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Page 25 _ Parameters Schedule Economic Factors Labor Category Allocation Calibration Infrastructure Services Main server Least Likely Most Note SERVERS Unique Configurations 1 1 1 gei Configuration Complexity Hi Hi VHi gei Server Virtualization Level Nom Nom Hi H Storage Devices 2 2 4 So ZE Complexity SE que a 1 4 5 Datastore ri a il 1 4 6 Registration Portal 5 0 D CR gt 1 5 Enrollment Station W 1 5 1 Workstation vse E 1 5 2 Mobile workstations 100 200 300 eng D 1 5 3 Image processing 7 fom Nemee eodd Level Low Low Nom il 1 5 4 Workstation Application Setup O aa Physical Locations l S i ADDTTTONAL TEMS 4 It E Tagged Work Elements and Parameters Parameters may be tagged via server mode scripts The value for each tag is as follows Tag Color Tagging Code Red 18421631 Yellow 18454143 Green 18454016 Blue 116769216 Magenta 116769248 Purple 116777088 Orange 18438015 Gray 112632256 Tag codes are entered as part of the last parameter script field Parameter script requirements are often easier to understand using copy and paste You can copy parameters and paste the script into a text editor or excel to see a copy of the parameter script The following examples show where the tag code would appear for a pa
28. lbars Assen H Ka Highlight Changed arameters on the Ss Client Type Distribution Techn ee Origin DATABASE H Nom In house Multi color Tabs HRH Note Toolti GE MIDDLEWARE SERVICES Setup Type Middleware New Installation i dee Middlasserarn D D n Highlight Changed Parameters Option C SEER G A L O R A T H SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Page 27 Program Enhancements SEER University A link to SEER University has been added to the Help menu Help Topics SEER University About SEER for IT SEER University in the Help Menu Select SEER University on the Help menu and its link will open in a new tab in your default browser You must be logged in to view its content If you do not already have a SEER user account you can register through the Register Here link provided SEER University provides short training videos for introducing features in our SEER tools as well as their many different applications Scenarios New Scenario Options The Tools menu now includes a new Scenario pull right menu with two new options Clear Scenario Query Settings Set Parameter Entries as Defaults Tools Options Collaboration Window Help Flexible Export Export Commands Run Command File Run Commands from Clipboard Scenario Review Scenario Review Parameter Expressions Clear Scenario Query Settings Set Parameter Entrie
29. lysis This new command is used to enable Monte Carlo Risk Analysis It is equivalent to selecting BOTH the Enable Project Rollup Risk Calculations and Enable Element Level Calculations options in the Project Parameters dialog Monte Carlo tab Format and Example MonteCarloEnabled Force a Monte Carlo Risk Calculation This new command is used to force a recalculation of the Monte Carlo results so that they can be exported When running SEER IT through server mode or the Automation Interface this command must be issued before exporting the data Format and Example MonteCarloRecalc C SEER G A L O R A T H Page 32 SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Maintenance Updates and Useful Information Shipping Files The SEER for IT Server Mode Details xls has been updated to include the new server mode commands Please see Server Mode Commands Updates for more details The SEER IT Input worksheet xls has been updated to include the Knowledge Base changes and parameter changes Miscellaneous Other Enhancements Anew 2014 Default Inflation Table is now available The 2014 inflation table will be the default selection when creating a new project Anew Standards Database is now available The SEER IT2 2 DBS file will be the default selection when creating a new project The Start Date has been added to the Create Modify Work Element dialog Set the date at which work on the work element starts The default is the cu
30. mplates CG Users Public Documents SEER SEER IT 2 2 Export Templates KBase Repository CA Ebi n Don aa SEE CEE Te eS SEER IT2 2 Sample Kbases REP Standards Database C ProgramData SEER SEER IT 2 2 SEER IT2 2 DB9 ei Inflation Tables Sree HAUSEN TALLE LALE default Printing Logo C Frogra x86 SEER SEER IT 2 2 FrintLogo jpg SEER H Copy Config Database C ProgramData SEER SEER IT 2 2 SEER H Copy Config HDB Standards Database Type the path to the location of the standards database which will be used for new projects or click to choose a file Knowledge Base Updates Please see the knowledge base section of the user guide for a list and definitions of all Knowledge bases Key changes to the knowledge bases are as follows Task Type Several new task type knowledge bases have been added to cover more hardware and system configuration options Scope For Service Desk the scope knowledge base now includes some general coverage requirements e g 24 7 12 5 The coverage requirements can be changed in the inputs Labor Rates all labor rate knowledge bases have been updated to base year 2014 rates based on US C SEER G A L O R A T H Page 6 SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Additional Items A new parameter is available for specifying if the quantity is to be multiplied by the duration or spread over the duration In previous releases there was only one option which was to spread over the duration Description Start Date
31. ommands that require a path to a file You can now use relative paths e g a nested folder in the default path specified in the SEER IT Settings INI file SEER G A L 0 H A SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Page 33 You can now export data to a file when using Automation Applies to the FlexportOutput and FlexportOutputExport commands which have an option to export to a file Export Commands When using Export Commands to export a server mode script extraneous lines have been removed when the Output With User s Input Only option is selected Labor Category Allocation parameters have been added to the exported data if applicable Properties with blank values will not be included in the exported script Reports and Charts Fixed an issue in the time phased reports and charts Under certain scenarios when the Project Start Date and Ongoing Support Start Date were far apart not all of the monthly and annual data were displayed Fixed an issue in the Monte Carlo Risk reports At the lower work element level the recalculation message Press F9 or Calculate Now will now appear if a parameter value has been changed and a recalculation is required The Calibration Summary report display state collapsed expanded will now be remembered when selecting different work elements Fixed an issue with the Sensitivity Charts not recognizing the selected parameter which would occur after closing any chart via the x in the
32. ose that you use the following expression for the Switches parameter in an Infrastructure Services work element Quantum Repeaters lt 2 3 Quantum Repeaters 4 It says that if the custom global quantity Quantum Repeaters is less than 2 Switches will be set to 3 otherwise the quantity of Switches is Quantum Repeaters times 4 SEER G A L 0 R A SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Page 15 Expression Editor To use a global quantity select from the Global Quantities parameter list You can also select from the list of parameters for the current work element To create an expression indude operators or functions with your parameter selections Operators Punctuation and Functions x el el Ve ei ena ed Expression Servers Global Storage Devices 1 5 D Least Result Likely Result Most Result loo Available Parameters Double dick on an item to add it to the Expression Global Quantities Work Element Parameters fers j SERVERS Databases Global i Servers eee Inigue Configurations Storage Devices Attrition Rate Servers Useful Life Servers Scheduled Maintenance Interval NETWORK Modems Qutside Lines Routers Repeaters Access Points Printers eo Firewalls Security Devices Expression Editor Dialog You can bring the Expression Editor up by clicking on either the button in the Expression column of the Add Edit Global Quantity dialog box or the Expression Editor bu
33. plications COTS Physical Server Unix Global Quantities Example Add Edit Global Quantity Dialog Box The Add Edit Global Quantities dialog box comes up when you add a new global quantity by double clicking on Add Next Global Quantity under the GLOBAL QUANTITIES category heading at the Project level or when you edit a global quantity by selecting a global quantity item then right clicking on it and selecting Modify Global Quantity Item from the right click menu When you add a new global quantity all of the dialog box s functions as described below will be available When you modify an existing global quantity you will only be able to change the parameters linked to the quantity e SEER G A L O R A T H SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Add Edit Global Quantity Select a Global quantity Applications Global Custom Global quantity label Applications Global Select parameters that are linked to this global quantity Parameter j E r Purchased Hardware E Purchased Software E fe Application Development G Software Database Services ao of End User Services D m 2 Infrastructure Services Training Service Desk Facilities Additional Items Bd User Documentation SEA Applications D Printing Cost Per Unit E Units Printed Upgrade Frequency Distribution Phases i Support Duration years i In house Hourly Labor Rate LEEEEE aR P Add Edit
34. rameter with a note and a parameter without a note Parameter Name TAB Value s TAB Note TAB TagCode C SEER D A LO R A TH Page 26 SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Parameter Name TAB Value s TAB TagCode Note The last server mode script field can contain a LockedSymbol a HideSymbol and a TagCode If the following was sent to SEER the parameter would be locked hidden and tagged gray Parameter Name TAB Value s TAB 1 1 12632256 Highlight Changed Parameters A new feature for highlighting changed parameters is introduced in this SEER IT 2 1 maintenance release When Highlight Changed Parameters is turned on all user inputs changed parameters are highlighted To highlight changed parameters select Highlight Changed Parameters from the View menu To turn highlights off turn the option off via the View menu Note Tagged parameters are not shown when Highlight Changed Parameters is on Choose Available Reports and Charts H Parameters Schedule Economic Factors Labor Category Allocation Calibration WES Software Database Services Registration Portal Least Likely Most Note Parameters zF Goin S E S pe aS eae Economic Factors S 3 pew User Turnover 0 00 0 00 0 00 Labor Category Allocation Business Units i E Calton naien ee APPLICATION Setup Type Application Tag Parameter s Work Elernent s Highlight Changed Pararneters h New Installation ae Too
35. range from 100 1000 Project Labor Cost Wrap Percentage adjustment to the project labor hours Project Material Cost Wrap Percentage adjustment to the project material cost Ongoing Support Labor Cost Wrap Percentage adjustment to the ongoing support labor hours Ongoing Support Material Cost Wrap Percentage adjustment to the ongoing support material cost SEER G A L 0 H A Page 8 SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Economic Factors Optional Replacement Cost The Optional Replacement cost inputs capture the costs for replacing single units of each of the following items either when the device has reached its useful life or has been lost through attrition End User Services Desktop Replacement Cost The cost to replace a desktop This cost will be incurred when a desktop has either reached its useful life or is lost through attrition Notebook Replacement Cost The cost to replace a notebook This cost will be incurred when a notebook has either reached its useful life or is lost through attrition Mobile Device Replacement Cost The cost to replace a mobile device This cost will be incurred when a mobile device has either reached its useful life or is lost through attrition Other Device Replacement Cost The cost to replace any device specified in Other Devices This cost will be incurred when a device has either reached its useful life or is lost through attrition Infrastructure Services Server Replacement Cost
36. rrent date To change the start date enter a new date or click on the calendar icon and select a new date The WBS Element UUID item has been added to the Flexible Export Available Outputs and Inputs List It can be found under the WBS Element Info section When creating editing a Knowledge Base you can now apply parameter lock hide tag settings and they will be saved with the Knowledge Base Fixes Improved the performance when opening a project or calculating a project that has a large number of work elements The Risk calculations have been modified so that they are only computed if an applicable Risk report or chart is active The Risk calculation changes apply to the basic risk not to be confused with the Monte Carlo Risk Improved handling of regional format settings Regional formatting for the Decimal and Digit Grouping Symbols are now applied in the reports and to data that is copied or exported In addition regional formatting is also now applied in the parameter entry dialog Fixed a formatting issue when copying the Inputs with Notes report for a work element that includes an element note or parameter note with linefeeds tabs etc In Flexible Export fixed an issue with the exported data when the Include Row Column Headings option is unchecked and outputting by columns Duplicate data is no longer exported Server Mode and Automation The full path requirement has been relaxed when using server mode c
37. rs and Material Cost are spread over the duration but duration doesn t affect the total hours or cost Total Labor Hours Labor Hours Qty Qty Total Material Cost Material Cost Qty Qty Parameter Updates Common to Multiple Elements Ongoing Support Annual Device Growth Infrastructure Services Annual percentage growth of servers storage or network devices to be supported Growth can be entered as either a positive or negative value Service Desk Annual percentage growth of systems and devices to be supported Growth can be entered as either a positive or negative value Ongoing Support Annual Productivity Gain Percent productivity improvement per year for ongoing support efforts Productivity improvements will reduce ongoing support efforts and can be used to capture maturing processes or knowledge in delivering ongoing support services Applicable to the following work element types Software Database Services End User Services Infrastructure Services and Service Desk Economic Factors Wraps Wraps can be used to adjust labor hours or material cost for any estimated or entered values Wraps will adjust parametrically estimated values as well as those entered using purchased items or additional items Wraps are generally used for adding additional labor or material cost for such things as contractual administrative fees however they can be expressed as a negative percentage to capture discounts Wraps can
38. s as Defaults Scenario Options Tools Menu C SEER G A L O R A T H Page 28 SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Select the Clear Scenario Query Settings option to remove all scenario query settings for all elements in the project Scenario query settings include work element query information and parameter query information A warning message box will appear for confirmation SEER for IT i Are you SURE you want to clear scenario query settings for the entire project alen Clear Scenario Query Settings Warning When the Set Parameter Entries as Defaults option is enabled parameters with user entries will be converted to default values when the scenario is saved Applies only when using the Save as Scenario command File menu When the scenario is loaded parameter values will appear as default Knowledge Base settings i e will not be in bold font The option is selected by default If you prefer the legacy behavior used in previous releases uncheck the option and do a Save Configuration Options menu Scenario Fixes SEER Enterprise Database SEER DB Scenario query information is now included when a project is saved to the SEER Enterprise Database Parameter Query Dialog The Basic Parameter Query dialog placement and size has been adjusted to better fit lower resolution displays Import Scenario Dialog When a scenario is loaded the Import Scenario dialog will now display the WBS the way it was s
39. t Enter Links Edit Menu with Hide Selected Parameter s option Parameters may be hidden via server mode scripts The symbol and value to use for a hidden parameter is as follows 1 The Hide Symbol is entered as part of the last parameter script field Parameter script requirements are often easier to understand using copy and paste You can copy parameters and paste the script into a text editor or excel to see the parameter script The following examples show where the hide symbol would appear for a parameter with a note and a parameter without a note Parameter Name TAB value s TAB Note TAB HideSymbol Parameter Name TAB value s TAB HideSymbol If the Hide Symbol is not present in the script it is assumed visible If a parameter is already hidden it cannot be unhidden via a script Scripts can be used to hide parameters but not unhide them Parameters can only be unhidden via the Unhide Parameters dialog accessed from the Edit menu C SEER G A L O R A T H ez SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Page 23 Unhide Parameters You can unhide parameters using the Unhide Parameters option accessed via the Edit menu Unhide Parameters a EA Undo Ctrl Z al Redo Ctrl Y JI 1 CIPU Enterprise Integration Initiative a EJ Insert WBS Element 1 1 Initiative Planning amp Management ES Delete WBS Element 1 1 1 Program Office 1 1 2 System Architecture di
40. the currently selected work element and its subordinates in the estimate WBS Total Cost By Fiscal Year ELEMENT 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Gin 1 Data Center Operations 3 146 345 26 015 637 24 940 816 30 664 135 27 446 679 23 8 z CH D D e OO OL ELEMENT 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 1 Data Center Operations 27 257 238 813 228 762 269 749 242 975 1 1 Servers 20 733 169 900 168 334 188 628 172 284 al 1 1 1 Physical Servers Unix 4 432 35 998 36 313 46 296 37 763 1 1 2 Physical Servers Wintel 1 522 12 755 12 880 16 434 13 375 1 1 3 VMs Unix 9 678 79 194 78 282 81 354 79 194 1 1 4 VMs Wintel 5 051 41 953 40 858 44 545 41 953 lt 1 2 Storage 351 2 925 2 953 2 991 3 963 1 2 1 Critical Transactional St 222 1 875 1 881 1 911 2 871 1 2 2 Standard Data Storage 104 839 852 865 868 1 2 3 Archival Storage 25 212 220 216 225 4 2 Alatharnrl coo ca0n ai g C 27A C 001 Existing Charts Project Labor Risk and Ongoing Support Labor Risk Charts The Project Risk and Ongoing Support Risk charts have been renamed with Labor added to the names e SEER D A LO R A TH e SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Page 19 Graphical User Interface Updates Lock Parameter s A new feature for locking parameters is introduced in this SEER IT 2 1 maintenance release Locked parameters are saved with the project and they may also be saved with knowledge bases To lock parameters select the parameter s to lock and then s
41. tton in the parameter input dialog box C SEER G A L O R A T H Page 16 SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Le The Expression Editor allows you to select and combine available operators functions parameters and quantities or to enter them manually It displays the results of an expression in real time as you are entering it Operators Punctuation and Functions When you click on one of the buttons in this section the corresponding operator expression punctuation or function will appear in the Expression field Item Description mathematical expression The Expression Field The expression field contains the expression You can construct the expression by selecting the appropriate operators punctuation functions quantities and parameters or by typing them in Results The results of the expression appear in the Least Likely and Most Results fields e SEER G A L O R A T H EEF seis SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Page 17 Global Quantities The Global Quantities box lists the global quantities which are available to add to expressions To add a global quantity double click on it Work Element Parameters The Work Element Parameters box lists the parameters from the current work element which are available to add to expressions To add a parameter double click on it Reports and Charts New WBS Reports Available at the Project and Rollup element levels WBS Project Ongoing Support Total Ownership
42. uantity linking on or off for an individual SEER IT parameter by clicking on the Use Global Quantities checkbox in the parameter s input dialog box so that it is checked or unchecked Local Quantities Local Quantities are available in Additional Items work elements They act like Global Quantities but only within the scope of the specific Additional Items work element As with Global Quantities you can create Local Quantities that represent existing Additional Items inputs as well as custom Local Quantities and you can set Local Quantity relationships using mathematical logical expressions The scope of a Local Quantity is limited to the Additional Items work element to which it was added If you want to apply a Local Quantity to Additional Items in more than one work element you can either add that quantity separately to the other work elements or consolidate the C SEER G A L O R A T H zez SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Page 13 Additional Items into a single work element or depending on the nature of the quantities and the project that you are estimating use a global rather than a Local Quantity When you add a Local Quantity and enter its value you will then be able to automatically apply that value to any Additional Item that you create as part of the work element Add Edit Local Quantity Select a Local quantity Quantity Local Hourly Labor Rate Local Labor Hours Local Material Cost Local Start Date
43. vice support will change to different degrees depending on the device type Default hours for Hardware maintenance effort as driven by the Scheduled Maintenance Interval input has increased based on metrics review End User Services The standard time to distribute desktops and notebooks has changed and the degree of the change will depend on the quantity For small quantities you should see an increase in overall effort for larger quantities the change should be minimal Ongoing efforts have changed and in general you will see an increase in the hours per end user device increase for desktops notebooks and mobile devices Annual per user administration hours have increased Incident intervals have decreased meaning more incidents but resolution time per incident has decreased The other category in end user is calibrated to tablet data C SEER G A L O R A T H SEER IT 2 2 Release Notes Page 5 Module Service Desk Incident Intervals for applications was reduced where those desktops notebooks and mobile devices increased In general service desk effort will be lower especially for hardware items The labor standard database is selected in the Options Configuration menu item For SEER IT 2 2 the default database is called SEER IT2 2 DBS Configuration E LOCATIONS Projects C Users Public Documents SEER SEER IT 2 2 Projects Scenarios C Users Public Documents SEER SEER IT 2 2 Scenarios Export Te
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