TABLE OF CONTENTS Primavera Contractor Version 5.0 introduced a new function for highlighting the activities that should have progressed in the status period. The user then has the option of selecting some or all of the activities that should have progressed and statusing (updating) them as if they progressed exactly as they were Planned.
It is sometimes easier to Autostatus a project with functions like Progress Spotlight and then adjust the Actuals as a second step in the statusing process, especially if the project is going to plan.
This function is similar to the P3 Progress Spotlight function; however, it does not have the additional SureTrak features of reversing progress and not updating the resources.
The Spotlight may be moved to reflect the new Data Date by either:
Dragging the Data Date, or
Using the Spotlight Icon 
| Information | Unlike P3 and SureTrak, this Primavera Contractor Spotlight facility uses the Planned Start and Planned Finish dates (not the Early Start and Early Finish) for setting the Actual Start and Actual Finish dates of in-progress activities. Thus, when the Planned Dates of an in-progress activity are different from the Actual Start and Early Finish dates and the task is Autostatused to be complete, then both these dates are set to the Planned dates and the Actual Start may be changed and the Actual Finish not set to the original Early Finish. The following... |
