When you create and an item that includes labor (and is not sub-contracted), a button will display to “See labor options.” This will allow you to specify the labor rate details.
Once the “Labor/installation included” box is checked, click on the button to “See labor options.”
This will expand the menu to show additional labor details.
The first option is to select the labor type using the dropdown menu. You can choose from the global labor rates, or any custom rates that you have in your account.
NOTE: once an item has a labor type assigned to it, the rate will automatically change if you update the cost for that labor rate in your library.
Once you select a labor type, the system will automatically set the labor rate.
NOTE: This can be manually adjusted for the item, but the system will ask you if you would like to update the current labor type or create a new one.
The final option is to set the Hours per unit. Once you enter the time it takes to install each unit, the system will automatically calculate the cost per unit.
NOTE: You can also enter the “Labor costs per unit” in the next section, and the system will automatically calculate the Hours per unit.
It is important to make these details as accurate as possible if you want to track the overall labor times for the project. This total will be displayed in the project subtotal details.
