Hours Subtask

Use this subtask to view, copy, or create labor hour records for staff, subcontractors, and consultants.

The following information displays in the Hours subtasks.

Column Headings

Description

Hours Type

Select the type of hours you want to enter. Choose from the following options:

  • Staff Hours

  • Subcontractor Hours

  • Consultant Hours

ID Type

Select the resource ID Type. The options that display vary depending on the value selected in Hours Type.

If you chose Staff Hours, options include

  • Employee

  • Generic Labor Category

  • Generic Staff

  • Key Entry

  • Project Labor Category

If you chose Subcontractor Hours or Consultant Hours, options include:

  • Contract Employee

  • Generic Labor Category

  • Key Entry

  • Project Labor Category

  • Vendor

  • Vendor Employee

ID

Click to select the ID of the resource type you selected. This column displays the ID of the resource.

Name

Click to select the name of the resource.

Acct ID

Click to select the labor account ID of the resource. This field defaults to the resource’s default account ID if one exists, which is editable.

Org ID

Click to select the Organization ID of the resource. This field defaults to the resource’s default Org ID if one exists, which is editable.

GLC/PLC

This column displays the Project Labor Category. The only time this column displays the General Labor Categories is if the ‘ID Type’ chosen is General Labor Category.

Hr Rate

This field only displays an Hourly Rate for Generic, GLC or PLC ID Types. Unless the ‘Labor Suppression’ is OFF in Costpoint Security Settings then employee labor rates display when doing a Query and displayed in this column.

Rev

Uncheck the box in this column for any individual resource where you do not want revenue calculated.

Brd

Uncheck this box if you do not want Burden calculated on this resource.

Total

This column totals the hours for each resource during the date range selected for the budget.

YY-MM-DD

These columns display the hours budgeted per period. In the ‘Working’ status the columns are editable.

Employee Schedule Subtasks

When creating new business budgets, use this subtask to view what other projects an employee has been allocated or budgeted on and the total available hours and remaining hours for that employee.

In New Business Budgets » Hours subtask » Employee Schedule subtask, only Staff Hours display the scheduled hours deducted from available hours.

For Subcontractor Hours and Consulting Hours only total available hours by period are shown without the deduction of scheduled hours.

The following are the columns that display for the Employee Schedule table.

Column Headings

Description

Project ID

This column displays all Projects, EACs and New Business Budgets on which the employee has been scheduled.

Source

This column displays the source of the budget if NB, EAC or BUD.

Version

If more than one budget exists, this field displays the version number of each.

Manager

If the ID is for a New Business Budget, the Manager is the owner of that Budget. If the ID is for a Project Budget or EAC, the Manager is the Project Manager.

Total

This displays the total hours per column information.

YY-MM-DD

This displays the hours per resource in all periods.

Advanced Search Subtask

The Advanced Search subtask displays if the new business budget has a status of Working. Learn more about the Advanced Search fields.

Fill Subtask

The following are the fields that display for the Fill subtask.

Start Period

Click to display the calendar and select a starting date to copy values from

End Period

Click to display the calendar and select an end date to copy values throughout.

Fill Values

If you click Fill Values, the value in the start period is copied all the way through in that one record from the starting date to the end date.

Fill Rows

If you click Fill Rows, the value is copied in all rows and columns from start date to end date.

Fill Columns

If you click Fill Columns, all values in the selected column are copied into all the other columns, from start date to end date. This means the whole column is copied and not just the value in that cell.

Notes Subtask

This form displays the note associated with the labor hour records for staff, subcontractors and consultants.