Adding Optional Project Detail Columns in Projects in the browser

To add optional columns to project detail

  1. Click .

The optional columns window opens.

  1. Select columns from the list of available columns including any project custom fields you have created.
Required Column(s) Description Editable Field
Work Breakdown Structure The name and identifier for the project  
Notes Notes entered for the project X
Optional Columns Description Editable Field
General Information  
Billing Rate The billing rate for the project/phase/resource/task  
Billing Type The billing type for the project/phase/resource/task  
Cost Rate The cost rate assigned for the project/phase/resource/task  
Full Work Breakdown Structure

You can use this column to filter to only include certain phases or resources.

This column works similar to the Work Breakdown Structure column available on the Phase base.

This column includes Invoice Groups.

 
Has Attachments Indicates if the project has attachments  
Notes Notes entered for the project/phase/resource/task X
Phase ID & Description The ID and description for the project/phase/resource/task  
Priority

The priority of the task

X
Project ID & Description The name and identifier for the project/phase/resource/task  
Reference A short description that further identifies the resource X
Resource Type Indicates the type of resource (expense or consultant) X
Status

The status of the project.

This is an editable column.

Examples: Active, Billing Hold, Hold, Marketing, Preliminary, Work Hold

X
People  
Principal In Charge The name of the principal associated for the project/phase/resource/task  
Project Manager The name of the project manager associated with the project/phase/resource/task  
Resource This displays Employee Name if vec = Employee and Vendor Name if vec = Vendor.  
Dates  
Actual Completion Date

The actual date when work is complete.

This is an editable column.

X
Actual Start Date

The actual date when work begins.

This column can be edited from the widget.

Note: In the Properties section for the column, ensure the Enable Editing check box is selected.

X
End Date The date the work is scheduled to be completed  
Estimated Completion Date The date when work is scheduled to be complete, as entered on the Manage tab of the project X
Estimated Start Date The date when work is scheduled to begin, as entered on the Manage tab of the project X
Reported Percent Complete Date

The date when you report the percent of work that is complete, as entered on the Manage tab of the project

This is an editable field

X
Start Date The date the work is scheduled to start  
Hours/Units  
Hours Worked The total number of hours worked on the project  
Unit Rate The price of each unit  
Units/Hours The number of hours budgeted for the project/phase/resource/task  
Units The number of units entered for the project/phase/resource/task  
Dollars  
Billed The total amount billed to the client associated with the project  
Construction Cost The total construction cost of the project X
Consultant Contract Amount

The amount negotiated to be invoiced for consultant work performed on the project

Does not apply to Nonbillable, Marketing, or Overhead billing types

 
Consultant Cost Budget The amount budgeted for consultants for the project  
Expense Contract Amount

The amount negotiated to be invoiced for expenses incurred on the project

Does not apply to Nonbillable, Marketing, or Overhead billing types

 
Expense Cost Budget The amount budgeted for expenses for the project  
Labor Contract Amount

The amount negotiated to be invoiced for labor performed on the project, as entered on the Manage tab of the project

Does not apply to Nonbillable, Marketing, or Overhead billing types

 
Labor Cost Budget The amount budgeted for labor for the project  
Labor Cost Rate

The average hourly rate that reflects the actual cost of labor for the project without overhead and DPE costs. This is the average per hour rate paid to an employee.

This rate is set up in company preferences, and is used to calculate cost budgets when you enter budgeted hours with no employee or employee type

 
Labor Fee Rate

The average hourly rate that reflects the rate you use to calculate contract amounts for budgeted hours

Ajera uses this rate to calculate fee budgets when you enter budgeted hours with no employee or employee type.

 
Payable Balance The total amount remaining to be paid to the vendors associated with the project  
Payments Consultant The amount paid to vendors for consultant costs  
Payments Expense The amount paid to vendors for expenses  
Payments The total amount paid to vendors associated with the project  
Percent (%) Construction Cost

Percent of construction cost that represents your fee, if budgeting by construction cost

Displays as % Construction Cost in the grid

X
Percent (%) Distribution

The percent of the total hours/units, cost amount, or contract amount

Displays as % Distribution in the grid

X
Prepayments Balance

The total amount of prepayments associated with the project.

 
Reported Percent Complete

The RPC or percent of work that is complete as of the % complete date, as entered on the Manage tab of the project

X
Spent The total amount of time and expense spent on the project at the billing rates  
Total Contract Amount

The total amount of the contract associated with the project (includes expenses and consultants, if selected)

When this column is added, you can select the amount in the column and click the down arrow to open the Total Cost & Contract Amount dialog to edit Cost, Labor, Expense, and Consultant cost and contract amounts.

If a closed lock appears in the column, the field is not editable.

X
Total Cost Budget The total cost budget amount for the project X
WIP The total amount of work-in-progress associated with the project  
Action  
Action Menu

Use the Action menu to view or add attachments, open the Project Command Center for viewing/editing the project, and recalculate cost and contract amounts for the entire project.

Note that items are dimmed and not available if your role in Setup > Company > Roles does not allow access for the corresponding actions.

 
  1. Click OK.

The new columns appear in the table. You may need to scroll to the right to view the new columns.