Settings and Project Budgeting

A number of Vantagepoint settings determine budget data that you can enter and view on the Budget form in the Projects hub and view on the Budget Worksheet report.

Option Description Location
Project Budget This option determines your ability to enter or change data on the Budget form. Accounting tab of the Roles form (Settings > Security > Roles)
Labor Cost Rates/Amounts This option determines your ability to view labor cost rates and amounts.
Labor Burden Rates/Amounts This option determines your ability to view labor burdened cost rates and amounts.
Synchronize Contract Values to Project Compensation If this option is selected and contract information exists on the Contract tab of the Contract Management form in the Projects hub, you cannot edit the compensation amounts (Direct Labor, Direct Expense, and so on) on the Budget form because their values are based on the contract information. Contract Management settings form (Settings > Project > Contract Management)
Enable Reporting at Burdened Rates When this option is selected, you can enter budgets at billing rates, as well as budgets at cost rates (or burdened cost rates), and you can view budgets at billing on the Budget Worksheet. Labor Options settings form (Settings > Accounting > Labor Options)
Enable Reporting at Burdened Rates When this option is selected, the labor budget rates and amounts that you enter on the Budget form should include overhead, and the Budget Worksheet does not contain a separate column for overhead.
Enable Budgeting by Vendor If this option is selected, you can enter budget amounts for an account only or for a combination of an account and a specific vendor. If you do not select this option, you can only enter budget amounts for accounts. Budget settings form (Settings > Project > Budget)
Show ETC If this option is selected, you can enter budgeted estimate-to-complete (ETC) hours and amounts for labor codes and ETC amounts for expense and consultant accounts or account-vendor combinations.
Show EAC If this option is selected, you can enter budgeted estimate-at-completion (EAC) hours and amounts for labor codes and EAC amounts for expense and consultant accounts or account-vendor combinations.
Include JTD If this option is selected, actual job-to-date posted hours and amounts are displayed.