Vend Hrs Ceil Subtask

Use this subtask to impose a ceiling on the number of hours, by vendor/by labor category, that are used in the calculation of revenue and billings for a project.

These ceilings are used in the calculation of any Loaded Labor Hours formulas. You cannot enter separate hours ceilings for revenue and billings.

Enter ceiling hours here are at a vendor/labor category level only. These ceilings are separate from any ceilings that are required at the higher Labor Category level. Entry of ceilings at both levels could cause a conflict.

Use this subtask to set up ceilings on the vendor hours that can be used in the calculation of billing and revenue. You can also use this subtask to set up ceilings on vendor hours worked for a given project.

Complete this subtask after you have done the following: set up the project on the Basic Info tab, set up the vendor on the Manage Vendors screen, and set up the PLCs on the Manage Project Labor Categories (PLC) screen.

Additional maintenance on this screen is required only if an hours ceiling changes or if a new one is added.

This subtask is also available as a standalone application: Manage Vendor Hour Ceilings.

Contents

Field	Description
Vendor	Enter, or click to select, the vendor (subcontractor) to which the ceiling hours apply. The same vendor can appear more than one time in this column, as long as a separate Labor Category is identified. If you selected the Project Work Force Required check box on the Basic Info tab, only vendors set up on the Manage Vendor Work Force screen are valid for data entry in this field. If you selected the Use Top Level Work Force check box on the Basic Info tab, only vendors set up in the Project Vendor Work Force at the top level of the project are valid for data entry. Please note that the revenue and billing programs look at or below the revenue and billing levels for the vendor hours ceilings. The Use Top Level Work Force check box on the Basic Info tab does not influence the placement of the ceilings. This check box is only for PLC validation and defaulting. Otherwise, all vendors are valid for data entry.
Vendor Name	This column displays the name of each vendor displayed in the Vendor column. The vendor name is defined on the Vendor User Flow.
Labor Category	Enter, or click to select, the Project Labor Categories (PLCs) to which ceiling hours are applied. Before selecting the Project Work Force Required check box on the Basic Info tab, you must have already set up the vendor PLC on the Assign PLC to Vendor Work Force subtask of the Manage Vendor Work Force screen. You should set up the PLC for the vendor on the Assign PLC to Vendor Work Force subtask of the Manage Vendor Work Force screen for the top level of the project before selecting the Project Work Force Required and the Use Top Level Work Force check boxes on the Basic Info tab. If you did not select the Project Work Force Required check box on the Basic Info tab, any PLC set up on the Project Labor Categories (PLC) screen is valid for data entry.
Hours Ceiling	Enter the ceiling hours for the Vendor/Labor Category combination. Ceiling hours can be a positive number or zero. A blank is translated to a "0.00" hour ceiling. To ensure that no ceiling hours are imposed for a given combination, make no entry on that row.