Begin of the insertion####End of the insertion Begin of the deletion #####End of the deletion **Context**

With feature ###52233, we are now making it possible to input and % Complete manually again without requiring Work or Remaining work values to be entered. This will be a net positive for users who were dissatisfied with the breaking changes in 14.0 (feedback: ###55370).

Begin of the insertionHowever, it is still not possible to hierarchy totals for _% Complete_ without also entering _Work_ for each child. A lot of our users don't use Work but stillEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion Users whoEnd of the deletion want Begin of the insertiontotals. This feature will make this possible.

#### Acceptance criteria

In Administration → Work packages → Work package settings, if Work-based progress calculation is selected:

* There is a new setting called "**Calculate % Complete hierarchy totals using**" with two options:

* **Option 1: Simple average**

* _Work_ is ignored andEnd of the insertion the Begin of the insertion_total % Complete_End of the insertion Begin of the deletion same behaviour as pre-14.0 (and manually report progress)End of the deletion will Begin of the deletion nowEnd of the deletion be Begin of the insertiona simple average of _% Complete_ values of work packages in the hierarchy

* **Option 2: Weighted by work**

* The _total_ _% Complete_ will be weighted against the _Work_ of each work package in the hierarchy. Work packages without _Work_ will be ignored (current behaviour)

* ThereEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion able to do so. However, thereEnd of the deletion is a Begin of the insertionnew setting called "When a work package is closed, **% Complete should"** with two options:

* Option 1: **Keep existing value**

* Option 2: **Be automatically set to 100%** (default)


#### Out of scopeEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion limit.End of the deletion

Begin of the insertion* Type-level settings

* Project-level settings


#### Archived open point

End of the insertion ##### Begin of the insertion~~**Problem**~~End of the insertion Begin of the deletion **Problem**End of the deletion

Begin of the insertion~~Currently,End of the insertion Begin of the deletion Currently,End of the deletion as is implemented and specified today, the totals for % Complete (in a Begin of the insertionhierarchy)~~ _~~only~~_ ~~takeEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion hierarchy) _only_ takeEnd of the deletion into account work packages with Work. This is because the total is a weighted average, weighted by Work. This makes it easier to have a more accurate % Complete, but does not work Begin of the insertionwhen:~~End of the insertion Begin of the deletion when:End of the deletion

* Begin of the insertion~~UsersEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion UsersEnd of the deletion only have Work estimates Begin of the insertionfor~~ _~~some~~_ ~~ofEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion for _some_ ofEnd of the deletion the work packages in the Begin of the insertionhierarchy~~End of the insertion Begin of the deletion hierarchyEnd of the deletion

* Begin of the insertion~~UsersEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion UsersEnd of the deletion don't have Work estimates at all and are manually reporting Begin of the insertionprogress~~End of the insertion Begin of the deletion progressEnd of the deletion


Begin of the insertion~~SomeEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion SomeEnd of the deletion users are already communicating to us that they rely on % Complete totals and would like this without Begin of the insertionwork.~~End of the insertion Begin of the deletion work.End of the deletion

Begin of the insertion~~ChristopheEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion ChristopheEnd of the deletion and I think this is important too. The lack of flexibility will continue to cause frustration to our Begin of the insertionusers.~~End of the insertion Begin of the deletion users.End of the deletion

##### Begin of the insertion~~**Potential Solutions**~~End of the insertion Begin of the deletion **Potential Solutions**End of the deletion

Begin of the insertion~~WeEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion WeEnd of the deletion have identified three main ways to solve the Begin of the insertionissue:~~

End of the insertion Begin of the deletion issue:



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Works even if Work/Remaining work are not Begin of the insertionset.</s></p></td><tdEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion set.</p></td><tdEnd of the deletion class="op-uc-table--cell"><p Begin of the insertionclass="op-uc-p"><s>%End of the insertion Begin of the deletion class="op-uc-p">%End of the deletion Complete no longer scales to different effort levels. A task that takes 40 hours has the same weight as one that takes 40 Begin of the insertiondays.</s></p></td></tr><trEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion days.</p></td></tr><trEnd of the deletion class="op-uc-table--row"><td class="op-uc-table--cell" style="width:140px;"><p Begin of the insertionclass="op-uc-p"><s><strong>B:End of the insertion Begin of the deletion class="op-uc-p"><strong>B:End of the deletion User Begin of the insertionsetting</strong></s></p></td><tdEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion setting</strong></p></td><tdEnd of the deletion class="op-uc-table--cell"><p Begin of the insertionclass="op-uc-p"><s>KeepEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion class="op-uc-p">KeepEnd of the deletion % Complete a weighted average but use a "default" work value for those work packages that don't have Begin of the insertionit.</s></p></td><tdEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion it.</p></td><tdEnd of the deletion class="op-uc-table--cell"><p Begin of the insertionclass="op-uc-p"><s>WorksEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion class="op-uc-p">WorksEnd of the deletion also in cases where Work is set in some but not other children work packages. If Begin of the insertion</s><i><s>none</s></i><s>End of the insertion Begin of the deletion <i>none</i>End of the deletion have work, then becomes a simple average Begin of the insertion(?)</s></p></td><tdEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion (?)</p></td><tdEnd of the deletion class="op-uc-table--cell"><p Begin of the insertionclass="op-uc-p"><s>WhatEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion class="op-uc-p">WhatEnd of the deletion should the "default" Work be for those children where Work is not set. An average? Difficult to understand, calculation less Begin of the insertiontransparent.</s></p></td></tr><trEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion transparent.</p></td></tr><trEnd of the deletion class="op-uc-table--row"><td class="op-uc-table--cell" style="width:140px;"><p Begin of the insertionclass="op-uc-p"><s><strong>C:End of the insertion Begin of the deletion class="op-uc-p"><strong>C:End of the deletion Manual Begin of the insertionmode</strong></s></p></td><tdEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion mode</strong></p></td><tdEnd of the deletion class="op-uc-table--cell"><p Begin of the insertionclass="op-uc-p"><s>LetEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion class="op-uc-p">LetEnd of the deletion users choose between "Simple" and "Weighted" mode. Essentially, introduce a third mode called "Manual progress", in which the % Complete is simply completely independent of Work and Remaining Begin of the insertionwork.</s></p></td><tdEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion work.</p></td><tdEnd of the deletion class="op-uc-table--cell"><p Begin of the insertionclass="op-uc-p"><s>UsersEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion class="op-uc-p">UsersEnd of the deletion have full control and can chose between pre-14.0 behaviour and current behaviour. The setting only has to be set by the admin Begin of the insertiononce.&nbsp;</s></p></td><tdEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion once.&nbsp;</p></td><tdEnd of the deletion class="op-uc-table--cell"><p Begin of the insertionclass="op-uc-p"><s>MoreEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion class="op-uc-p">MoreEnd of the deletion work. Need to create a new mode and, in that new mode, undo the display of the pop-over (since the % Complete field would be independent and no longer tied to Work and Remaining Begin of the insertionwork).&nbsp;</s></p></td></tr></tbody></table></figure>End of the insertion Begin of the deletion work).&nbsp;</p></td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



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