It is not possible to run analyses on Enterprise Task Outline Codes. Project Server 2003 does not support the use of Tasks (and associated Enterprise Task Outline Codes) in reporting tools such as Portfolio Modeler and Portfolio Analyzer. Enterprise Task Outline Codes are displayed only in Project Server views that are available in Project Web Access and Project Professional. Because Enterprise Task Outline Codes are not in the OLAP cube, it is not possible to use Portfolio Analyzer to perform an analysis based on tasks. The only advantage that Enterprise Task Outline Codes have over standard task fields is their hierarchical structure.

The following are some examples of types of Enterprise Task Outline Codes that you might create for your organization.

Task Risk Enterprise Task Outline Codes

Risk is a common metric for project performance. You can create task risk Enterprise Task Outline Codes and make these required fields so that a value must be identified for each task in a project. When you use task risk Enterprise Task Outline Codes, you can continuously evaluate risks on a task-by-task basis. You can also use task risk Enterprise Task Outline Codes to create views that display high-risk tasks for each project.

Task Phase Enterprise Task Outline Codes

Organizations commonly want to report project progress by task phase. Typically, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is used to indicate the phase of a task. However, you can simplify reporting by creating task phase Enterprise Task Outline Codes (such as design, build, test, deploy). You can then filter based on task phase to create reports rather than looking at the parent of each task to determine the phase.

Task Type Enterprise Task Outline Codes

Like project type Enterprise Project Outline Codes, task type Enterprise Task Outline Codes are used differently in different organizations. Task type Enterprise Task Outline Codes typically describe the generic activity that a resource is performing (for example, administrative, meeting, development). Task type Enterprise Task Outline Codes facilitate reporting at the task level and help you to answer questions such as the following:

• How much time are my resources spending on tasks?
• What types of tasks are my resources doing?

Task Billable Enterprise Task Outline Codes

For some organizations, it is important to track the number of billable hours that are spent on a project. Defining task billable Enterprise Project Outline Codes that include two values, billable and non-billable, can enable better reporting in a number of ways. For example, when this information is used in an accounting system, the process of charging customers requires simply running a report against a project in which actual hours are reported.