A Project Output Pin is a proprietary element that represents a
Project Parameter.
Creation
To create a Project Output Pin:
• From an
NPV-2 Project Activity Model: click the Output Pin toolbar button, and then click the edge of the owning Project Activity Action. From the context menu, point to New Pin, and then click the required command:
◦ Click New Parameter to create a new Project Parameter and a new Project Output Pin to represent that Project Parameter.
◦ Click the command for a Project Parameter to create a new Project Output Pin for that Project Parameter.
The name of a Project Output Pin is set to that of the Project Parameter it represents.
On creation of a Project Activity Action, Modeler creates a Project Output Pin to represent each Project Parameter (Mechanism of Out or InOut) of the Project Activity that is used as the type of the Project Activity Action.
After creating a Project Activity Action, Project Output Pin elements are not automatically created for new Project Parameter elements that are created on the associated Project Activity.
The following relationships are of importance to a Project Output Pin:
• On the Items tab of a Project Output Pin element's property pages, you can view and navigate to the Project Parameter that is represented by the Project Output Pin through the Linked Item association.
The following sections provide information about how a Project Output Pin is used in the model.