Plan Labor You use the Labor subtab of the Plans tab of the Releases (SP) application to insert, view, or edit planned labor on a release. If the release has a job plan, all tasks and plan data are copied from the job plan to the work plan.
When you enter labor or craft information, the labor or craft's description and rate are displayed. When you insert, delete, or modify quantities or hours, the Line Cost, Total Labor Hours, and Total Labor Cost fields are updated. If you apply a price schedule to the release, estimated labor prices are calculated. View the price information in the Line Price field of each labor code that you add. View all costs and prices in the View Costs and Prices dialog box.
You can plan labor in the following ways:
Display the record for which you want to plan crafts.
On the Labor subtab of the Plans tab, click Select Craft to open the Select Craft dialog box.
To narrow your search, click Filter.
To select a craft, select the Select Record check box. You can select more than one craft.
Note: To select all records displayed in the Labor table window, select the Select All Records check box in the table header.
To return the selected values to the record, click OK. Each selection creates a new row in the Labor table window.
To return to the record without selecting a craft, click Cancel.
If appropriate, you can edit a craft's details. To make changes, click View Details for the craft and edit fields such as Quantity, Rate, and Regular Hours.
Click Save .
Display the release for which you want to plan labor.
On the Labor subtab, click New Row. The Row Details open.
Perform either following action:
In the Labor Code field enter a labor code or click the Detail Menu to choose an option to select a value. The labor's rate is displayed in the Rate field based on the labor's craft and skill level.
In the Craft field, enter a craft code or click the Detail Menu to choose an option to select a value. The standard rate specified for that craft is displayed. If there is a current approved Revision of the contract for that craft, the rate from that contract is used.
To plan labor for a specific task, enter a value or click Select Value in the Task ID field to select a value.
Enter or modify data as required in the Quantity, Hours, and Rate fields. The value in the Line Cost field is calculated.
Click Save , or click New Row to plan another labor or craft.