Labor Override Tables Overview

Override tables are exception tables that let you place in a separate table those employees who are being billed at a different rate or in a different category for a particular project. You can also use override tables to specify a maximum cost rate for an entire category (rather than an individual employee).

For example, assume that you use the By Category labor method for a project. You have an employee, William Apple, who is normally billed in the Project Manager category (Category 2). However, for this project, he is considered a Senior Architect (Category 3). You can set up an override table for this employee, specifying the Override Category of Senior Architect (Category 3). In this example, you do not enter an override rate, because he will be billed at the standard rate for a Senior Architect.

Since an employee's rate or category can be determined in several places in Vision, Vision uses a rate hierarchy when deciding which rate to use.

Asterisks Mark Overrides

If you select the Flag Overrides option on the Labor tab of a project's Billing Terms, when Vision uses a rate from an override table on the project's invoices, an asterisk (*) displays next to the override rate.

Access and Roles

Access to the Labor Override Tables form depends on your role. The access rights granted to your role from the General and Record Access tabs of Role Security determine your access to all billing rate tables.