Plan Labor

You use the Labor subtab of the Plans tab to insert, view, or edit planned labor. If the work order has a job plan, the system copies all tasks and plan data from the job plan to the work plan.  When you enter labor or craft information, the system displays the labor or craft's description and rate. When you insert, delete or modify quantities or hours, the system updates the Line Cost, Total Labor Hours, and Total Labor Cost fields.

You can plan labor in the following ways:

• Plan multiple crafts at once

• Enter labor or crafts individually

To select one or more crafts using the Select Craft dialog box:

1. Display the record for which you want to plan crafts.

2. On the Labor subtab of the Plans tab, click Select Craft to open the Select Craft dialog box.

To narrow your search, click Filter.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Click Save Work Order .

To plan labor individually:

1. Display the work order for which you want to plan labor.

2. On the Labor subtab, click New Row. The Row Details open.

3. Perform either following action:

• In the Labor field enter a labor code or click the Detail Menu  to choose an option to select a value. The system enters the labor's rate 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 system enters the standard rate specified for that craft. If there is a current approved revision of the contract for that craft, the system uses the rate from that contract.

4. To plan labor for a specific task, enter a value or click Select Value in the Task ID field to select a value.

5. Enter or modify data as required in the Quantity, Hours, and Rate fields. The system calculates the value in the Line Cost field.

6. Click Save Work Order , or click New Row to plan another labor or craft.