Resources (Plant, Labour, Materials and Contractors) can be added to an Action to help build up a cost estimate.
This picture shows the Labour tab. The Equipment and Materials tabs are basically the same therefore any notes below should also be appropriate for those tabs.
To add a new entry, select the parent then click Add.
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Field |
Description |
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Name |
This is the description or name of this resource. |
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Resource Code |
Is a Conquest generated code number to determine this entries position in the hierarchy. |
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User Code 1 & 2 |
These two fields can be used as desired by the user. |
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Availability From & To |
These two fields are date fields that are used for any resource that is available to be selected only in a limited time. For example an employee that was on contract for only 6 months. |
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Maximum Units |
This field allows you to have multiples of the one resource. This gives you the option of having one entry for all like resources. For example if you had 10 employees all doing basically the same job on the same rate then you could have a resource called ‘Class A Employees’ and set the Maximum Units to 10. |
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Standard Rate |
This shows the standard rate for this entry this would usually be set up as an amount per day or hour. |
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Overtime/Standby Rate |
This field records a second rate for this entry. As described this is usually an overtime or standby rate. |
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Cost per Use |
This records any start up or call out costs that may be applicable to this entry if there are none ensure that you have recorded $0.00 in this field. |
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Accrual Type |
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Base Calendar |
If you have defined any Calendars these will be available here to be selected. |
The Contractors Tab shown below allows any Contractor, set as a resource Contractor in the Contractor screen, to be configured with any number of Contracts each with their own rates.
