Adding an EOC

MPM supports up to 13 categories of elements of cost (EOCs). Three categories are predefined:

• Labor (L)

• Material (M)

• Other Direct Costs (O)

You can define your own EOCs, and delete the predefined EOCs if they do not meet your needs. MPM lists the EOCs in alphabetical order.

You should put some thought into the EOCs you add. After an EOC has been assigned to one or more resources and included in estimates, it is difficult to remove.

You can designate an EOC as Labor by placing a check mark in the Labor column. If a Labor EOC is assigned to a resource, the values will be reported in hours. All other resources are reported as units.

When you add or change an EOC, MPM puts the EOC and all of its COCs in edit mode and turns the text blue.

To add an EOC, complete the following steps:

1. Place the cursor in the EOC field below the last COC element.

2. Enter a single character to represent the EOC. EOC codes are restricted to a single character.

3. Tab to the Description field and enter a description. The description can be up to 20 characters long. This field is optional.

4. If the EOC represents labor, place a check mark in the Labor field by doing one of the following:

5. With the cursor in the field, press the space bar.

6. Position the mouse over the field and click the mouse button.

If you do not correctly identify the Labor EOCs, a number of reports will display incorrect Labor values.

5. To save the new EOC, do one of the following:

6. Click on another row

7. Click File » Save

8. Press Ctrl+S

If the Save Confirmation option is on, you will be prompted to confirm the save. Otherwise, MPM immediately executes the save.