About entering hours and rates for resources
Labor resources
When you enter hours for a labor resource, Ajera enters billing and cost rates for you as follows:
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You enter |
Billing rate comes from |
Cost rate comes from |
|---|---|---|
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Only hours and no other columns |
The average billing rate in Multi-company only. The average billing rate in |
The average cost rate in Multi-company only. The average cost rate in |
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An employee in the Resource column |
The billing rate table Otherwise, it comes from |
The employee’s cost rate |
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An employee type in the Type column |
The billing rate table if it is set up with employee types Otherwise, it comes from the average rate from the employee type setup,
or |
The average cost rate for the employee type If blank, it comes from |
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An employee in the Resource column and an employee type in the Type column |
The billing rate table if it is set up with rates for the employee or employee type or there are labor markup |
The employee’s cost rate |
> Setup > Expense resources
When you enter hours or units for an expense resource, and you enter an activity in the Type column, Ajera enters billing and cost rates for you as follows:
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You enter |
Billing rate comes from |
Cost rate comes from |
|---|---|---|
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A unit-based activity |
The billing rate table if you set up a rate exception by activity Otherwise, it comes from the activity setup. |
The rate for the activity |
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Any other activity |
The billing rate table |
You enter it. |
Consultant resources
When you enter a consultant resource, and you enter a vendor type in the Type column or a vendor in the Resource column, the cost and billing rate columns are unavailable. If you enter a vendor and a cost amount, the contract amount comes from the billing rate table.
