| Solution ID: prim14008 |
| How is the Variance Finish date calculated? |
| Status: Reviewed |
| Version(s): 3.x, 4.0, 4.0, 4.1, 4.1, 5.0, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.1, 7.0 |
| Problem: | How is Variance Finish calculated? |
| Fix: | A Variance Finish date is calculated as BL Finish – Finish. If no baseline is defined, the current project is used as the primary baseline. See also, Can Project Management select which dates to use when comparing baseline variances |
| Fix: | At the summary level, the Variance Finish date is calculated as the latest finish date – the latest baseline finish date. The duration is then based of the global default calendar. |
| Fix: | If the activity is a start milestone, then it will set the variance equal to the calculated Variance Start value. |