How To Use Estimated Costs

Step 1.   Click on the Estimates and Costs Tab:

Step 2.   Click the Form’s Edit Button:

Step 3.   Click New Task in the Costs section of the Tasks Window

Step 4.   Select the description of the new Task

Step 5.   Type in the Task’s description

Step 6.   Click the Calendar button on the right of the Start Date and select a date

Step 7.   Click in the Duration field and enter the number of days you think the Task will take

Step 8.   Click in the grey square on the left of the new Task, but not the “Arrowhead”, so that it changes to a pale blue colour

Step 9.   Click New Resource Assignment in the Costs section of the Tasks Window

Step 10. Click the Arrowhead in the Resource field then drill into the Resources hierarchy to pick the one you want and Select it

Step 11. Enter in the Quantity, Rate and Cost per Use values

Step 12. Add as many Resources as are needed for the Task

Step 13. If an Ad Hoc Resource is required, select the Task as described in 8 above, then click the ‘New Adhoc Assignment’ Task

Step 14. Enter its; Name, UOM, Quantity, Rate and ‘Cost Per Use’ values

Step 15. Save. The Estimated Total for the Task is calculated and saved:

Step 16. To delete a Resource from the Task, move the mouse pointer over the Resource, right-click and select ‘Delete Assignment’ from the drop-list

Step 17. If you want to resequence a Task, select it as described in 8 above, then click the ‘Move Task Up’ or ‘Move Task Down’ Task as many times as is required

Step 18. Save