Labor Tab

Use this tab to enter information related to labor transactions.

If the project is billed based on loaded labor rates, you need to enter the ID Type, and PLC. This information is required to determine the billing rate for the hours incurred.

Contents

Field	Description
ID Type	Select the appropriate ID type for the labor transaction entered. Valid options are: Vendor Vendor Employee Employee None
Employee	If the ID Type selected was Employee, enter the appropriate ID number for the employee you want to use for this transaction. Costpoint uses the ID Type and Employee to determine the billing rate.
Vendor	If the ID Type selected was Vendor, enter the appropriate vendor for this transaction. Costpoint uses the ID Type and Vendor to determine the billing rate.
Vendor Employee	If the ID Type selected was Vendor Employee, enter the appropriate vendor employee for this transaction. Costpoint uses the ID Type and Vendor Employee to determine the billing rate.
Name	Enter the name you want identified with the labor transaction. Costpoint defaults in the employee, vendor, or vendor employee name if it is found in Costpoint. You can, however, add labor records for vendor, vendor employee, or employee IDs that are not set up in Costpoint.
GLC	If you have entered an Employee, enter the General Labor Category (GLC) you want identified with this labor transaction. The description for the GLC is displayed automatically and cannot be modified.
PLC	If you are entering labor for a T&M project, you must enter a PLC so that Costpoint can select the billing rate for the transaction. Costpoint defaults in the PLC description from the project. However, you can modify the description. If you do not sort your labor billing by project labor category, modifying the description does not modify the way the labor prints on the bill.
Effective Bill Date	This field displays the effective bill date from the Manage Open Billing Detail screen.
Billing Rate	Enter the billing rate that was used to bill this transaction. Costpoint multiplies this billing rate by the hours billed to determine the amount billed.
Rate Before Discount	This editable field displays the rate before discount for this transaction. If you are not using PLC billing discounts, as selected in the Discount Method field on the Manage Project Billing Information screen or the Manage Revenue Information screen, this field is hidden.
Rate Type	Using the drop-down list, select a rate type for those billing rates that include labor rates in those formulas. Valid options are: A - Actual: This rate type divides actual amount paid by actual hours (Actual Amount/Actual Hours) to obtain the rate. The A selection allows the application of multipliers to the rates. B - Billing: This rate type uses the T&M project rate that does not include multipliers. C - Ceiling: This rate calculates the A (Actual) rate, then compares it with the ceiling rate and uses the lesser of the two rates. S - Standard: This rate is equal to the Rate Type per employee on the Manage Employee Salary Information screen. This rate reflects the standard rate without any auto adjusting on the timesheet. Multipliers are applied against the new standard rate type. None
T/S Date	If you are entering employee labor, enter the timesheet date you want to use to identify when the labor charge took place.
Effective Date	This field displays the effective bill date from the Manage Open Billing Detail screen.
Billing Currency	This field displays the billing currency used for this project.
Billing Currency Billing Rate	This field displays the billing rate in this project's billing currency. Costpoint multiplies this billing rate by the hours billed to determine the amount billed in billing currency.
Billing Currency Rate Before Discount	This editable field displays the rate before discount in the billing currency. If you are not using PLC billing discounts, as selected in the Discount Method field on the Manage Project Billing Information screen or the Manage Revenue Information screen, this field is hidden.