I keep on changing the Project Name for each update. How can I generate a trend chart of Protection ratio?
The Looking Glass matches the project in memory, to the records in the Looking Glass Datasource, using the ProjectGUID. This is the Global Unique Identifier.
The ProjectGuid may be viewed in MS-Project with your project file open, under File > Properties > Custom Tab, and scroll down to see the ProjectGUID, Screen shot attached.
This is matched to the first column in your Looking Glass Datasource.
The ProjectGUID is created the first time you store the Looking Glass Data for that project. When you save the Project file, the ProjectGuid is stored.
Once a project file has a ProjectGUID associated with it, if you select "Save As", you will be prompted whether you want to create a new ProjectGuid, or keep the old one. This is how we enable you to save the project file under different names, and still associate the project file with the same set of history records.
So if you are having trouble generating the trend chart, follow these rules:
1) Always save the project file after you save the Looking Glass Data for the first time for that project (This saves the ProjectGUID).
2) If you change the project name at each update, when you select "Save As", you will be prompted
"Is this a new project which will require a different set of Looking Glass Data Points?".
Always select "No".
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I keep on changing the Project Name for each update. How can I generate a trend chart of Protection ratio?
The Looking Glass matches the project in memory, to the records in the Looking Glass Datasource, using the ProjectGUID. This is the Global Unique Identifier.
The ProjectGuid may be viewed in MS-Project with your project file open, under File > Properties > Custom Tab, and scroll down to see the ProjectGUID, Screen shot attached.
This is matched to the first column in your Looking Glass Datasource.
The ProjectGUID is created the first time you store the Looking Glass Data for that project. When you save the Project file, the ProjectGuid is stored.
Once a project file has a ProjectGUID associated with it, if you select "Save As", you will be prompted whether you want to create a new ProjectGuid, or keep the old one. This is how we enable you to save the project file under different names, and still associate the project file with the same set of history records.
So if you are having trouble generating the trend chart, follow these rules:
1) Always save the project file after you save the Looking Glass Data for the first time for that project (This saves the ProjectGUID).
2) If you change the project name at each update, when you select "Save As", you will be prompted
"Is this a new project which will require a different set of Looking Glass Data Points?".
Always select "No".