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Contents of the Labor Posting Form

Use the Labor Posting form to define labor types, change the sort order, as well as manage labor accounts and override accounts.

Contents

Labor Types Grid

Use this grid to add, define, and manage the labor posting types used in all lookup lists and on reports. Click +Add Labor Posting Type to add a labor posting type that will be used throughout Vantagepoint.

Field	Description
Labor Posting Type	In this field, enter a code by which to identify this labor posting type.
Description	Enter a description for this labor type. This description displays in place of the labor type code in all lookup lists and on reports.
Sort Order	Enter the sort order for this labor type when it displays on invoices. For example, if you choose to sort on labor type and want principals to display before employees, enter 1 as the sort order for principals and 2 as the sort order for employees. To change the sort order, click . The direction the icon points indicates whether the rows are sorted in ascending or descending order based on the values in that column.

Labor Accounts Grid

Use this grid to post direct and indirect labor to different accounts by labor posting type. This grid displays only if your firm uses multiple companies. If you use multicompany, you will need to update the labor accounts for each company.

Click +Add Labor Account to add a labor posting type and associate it with both direct and indirect accounts.

Field	Description
Labor Posting Type	Click this field and then click to select a posting type from the list of posting types that you created in the Labor Types grid.
Direct Account	Select the direct labor account to use when employees with this labor type post time to a regular project. You can enter an account or click in this field and select an account on the Account lookup.
Indirect Account	Select the indirect labor account to use when employees with this labor type post time to an overhead or promotional project. Enter exceptions in the Override Labor Accounts Grids. You can enter an account or click in this field and select an account on the Account lookup.

Override Labor Accounts Grid

Use this grid to enter accounts that are used for labor transactions for a specific project or range of projects rather than using accounts associated with labor posting types. The override labor accounts can be used to define separate labor accounts to be used for vacation or sick or professional development or marketing.

Click +Add Override Account to add an override account.

Field	Description
Labor Account	Enter an account or click in this field and select an account on the Account lookup. If you enter a direct or reimbursable account, the projects you associate with the account must all be regular projects. If you enter an indirect account, the projects must all be overhead or promotional projects.
Time Analysis Report Column	Indicate the Time Analysis column heading for the Time Analysis report. Columns display at the top of the Time Analysis report in the order that you specify in Employee Reporting. If the labor override account is also associated with a time analysis column, use this field to select the Time Analysis Column. This automatically includes the same start and end projects associated for the time analysis report for the select column.
Start Project Range	Enter the first project in the range of regular, overhead, or promotional project numbers whose time is to be included in this override labor account. To specify only one project, enter that project number in both this field and the End Project field. You cannot overlap Time Analysis ranges if you specified a report column for the range.
End Project Range	Enter the last project in the range of regular, overhead, or promotional project numbers whose time is to be included in this override labor account. To specify only one project, enter that project number in both the Start Project field and this field. You cannot overlap Time Analysis ranges if you specified a report column for the range.

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Contents of the Labor Posting Form

Use the Labor Posting form to define labor types, change the sort order, as well as manage labor accounts and override accounts.

Contents

Labor Types Grid

Use this grid to add, define, and manage the labor posting types used in all lookup lists and on reports. Click +Add Labor Posting Type to add a labor posting type that will be used throughout Vantagepoint.

Field	Description
Labor Posting Type	In this field, enter a code by which to identify this labor posting type.
Description	Enter a description for this labor type. This description displays in place of the labor type code in all lookup lists and on reports.
Sort Order	Enter the sort order for this labor type when it displays on invoices. For example, if you choose to sort on labor type and want principals to display before employees, enter 1 as the sort order for principals and 2 as the sort order for employees. To change the sort order, click . The direction the icon points indicates whether the rows are sorted in ascending or descending order based on the values in that column.

Labor Accounts Grid

Use this grid to post direct and indirect labor to different accounts by labor posting type. This grid displays only if your firm uses multiple companies. If you use multicompany, you will need to update the labor accounts for each company.

Click +Add Labor Account to add a labor posting type and associate it with both direct and indirect accounts.

Field	Description
Labor Posting Type	Click this field and then click to select a posting type from the list of posting types that you created in the Labor Types grid.
Direct Account	Select the direct labor account to use when employees with this labor type post time to a regular project. You can enter an account or click in this field and select an account on the Account lookup.
Indirect Account	Select the indirect labor account to use when employees with this labor type post time to an overhead or promotional project. Enter exceptions in the Override Labor Accounts Grids. You can enter an account or click in this field and select an account on the Account lookup.

Override Labor Accounts Grid

Use this grid to enter accounts that are used for labor transactions for a specific project or range of projects rather than using accounts associated with labor posting types. The override labor accounts can be used to define separate labor accounts to be used for vacation or sick or professional development or marketing.

Click +Add Override Account to add an override account.

Field	Description
Labor Account	Enter an account or click in this field and select an account on the Account lookup. If you enter a direct or reimbursable account, the projects you associate with the account must all be regular projects. If you enter an indirect account, the projects must all be overhead or promotional projects.
Time Analysis Report Column	Indicate the Time Analysis column heading for the Time Analysis report. Columns display at the top of the Time Analysis report in the order that you specify in Employee Reporting. If the labor override account is also associated with a time analysis column, use this field to select the Time Analysis Column. This automatically includes the same start and end projects associated for the time analysis report for the select column.
Start Project Range	Enter the first project in the range of regular, overhead, or promotional project numbers whose time is to be included in this override labor account. To specify only one project, enter that project number in both this field and the End Project field. You cannot overlap Time Analysis ranges if you specified a report column for the range.
End Project Range	Enter the last project in the range of regular, overhead, or promotional project numbers whose time is to be included in this override labor account. To specify only one project, enter that project number in both the Start Project field and this field. You cannot overlap Time Analysis ranges if you specified a report column for the range.