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5. View the Cash Flow report. Click Select in the Cost Reports dialog box. A Cash
Flow report for the Project Tracking Database project appears, as shown in Figure
A-47. Notice how it displays by WBS by month. Click Close.
FIGURE A-47 Cash Flow Report
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6. View the Project Summary report. In the Reports dialog box, double-click
Overview, and then double-click Project Summary. A Project Summary report
for the Project Tracking Database project is displayed, listing information such
as project baseline start and finish dates; actual start and finish dates; summaries
of duration, work hours, and costs; as well as variance information.
Since you have not yet saved the file as a baseline, much of this information
is blank in the report. The Project Summary report provides a high-level
overview of a project. Click Close to close the report after reviewing it. Click
Close on the Reports dialog box. Keep this file open for the next set of steps.
You can edit many of the report formats in Project 2007. Instead of double-clicking the report, select the
desired report, and then click Edit.
The total estimated cost for this project, based on the information entered, should be
$49,774.35, as shown in the Cash Flow and Project Summary reports. In the next section,
you will save this data as a baseline plan and enter actual information.
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