Labor Codes Form of Accounting Configuration

Use the Labor Codes form to add new labor codes or modify labor code labels.

Display the Labor Codes Form of Accounting Configuration

You display the form in Configuration.

To display the form, complete the following step:

From the Vision Navigation menu, click Configuration > Accounting > Labor Codes.

Toolbar of the Labor Codes Form of Accounting Configuration

Use toolbar options to save your work or print the Labor Code List.

Contents

Field Description
Save Click this option to save the labor codes you're creating or modifying.
Print Click this option to print the Labor Code List.
Help Click this option to display online help.

Contents of the Labor Codes Form of Accounting Configuration

Select the labor code level and then add or modify labor codes.

Field Description
Level From the drop-down list, select the level of the labor code that you want to add or modify. After you select a level, all the labor codes for that level display in the grid below the Level field.

(Labor codes are structured by levels. You set up the labor code structure in Labor Code Key Format.)

Drop-down arrow

Click the drop-down arrow on a grid header to complete any of the following actions:

  • To print grid data, click Print. On the Print Preview form, click File > Print to send the grid data to your default printer.
  • To export grid data to an Excel spreadsheet, click Export to Excel. When Microsoft Excel opens, use its features to modify, print, or email the grid data, or to save the spreadsheet file locally.
  • To turn on grouping for a grid, click Enable Grouping. When a field displays with the instruction: "Drag a column header here to group by that column," drag and drop column headers into the field, in the sequence that you want them to display.

Not all options are available on all grids.

Insert Click this grid option to add a new labor code.
Copy To copy an existing labor code to create a new labor code, click anywhere in the row of the labor code that you want to copy and click this option. A new row is inserted in the grid with the label of the labor code that you copied. Enter the information for the new labor code.
Delete To delete a labor code, click anywhere in the row of the labor code that you want to delete, and click this option. The labor code is removed from the grid and the Vision database. You cannot delete a labor code that has a transaction posted to it.
Code Enter the valid code for this labor code level. Codes can be alphanumeric. Typically, firms alternate letters and numbers between levels to better distinguish labor code levels.
Label Enter a descriptive label for each valid code. The label can be displayed on project reports and on invoices.