Rate Files

A rate file contains all the rate sets used in a resource file.

The first date in the rate set must be prior to the first time the resource is used, otherwise Cobra will not know which rate to use. In other words, for any calculated costs, there must be a rate with an effective date equal to or earlier than the start date of the control account or work package start date. This rate is effective until the date of another rate in the rate set. It is acceptable to have rates start long before the project starts.