Manage fixed costs

Procedure

1. Open a Costs dialog box for either a schedule or task.

2. Click New to add a new fixed cost, or select a fixed cost and click Details to view/modify a fixed cost.

   Schedule Manager displays the Fixed Cost dialog box.

   Note: The default Bill Code, Bill Sub-code, and Bill Type are the current codes set on the task where the fixed cost is being added.

Fixed Cost dialog box fields

Column	Description
Name	Specifies the name of the fixed cost.
Accrual Type	Valid values: Start, Prorated, Finish. Determines when the cost is scheduled to be accrued.
Estimated Cost	Specifies the estimated cost.
Actual Cost	Specifies the actual cost.
Currency	Specifies the currency. Values defined by the CostCurrency LOV.
Use Actual Cost	If checked, uses the Actual Cost value for the cost summary; otherwise uses Estimated Cost + Accrual Type to determine accrued cost.
Bill Code	Billing code. Values defined by the BillCodes LOV.
Bill Sub-code	Billing subcode. Values defined by the BillCodes LOV.
Bill Type	Billing type. Values defined by the Bill Types LOV.

3. Click Finish.

Note: Using the Business Modeler IDE, you can add other values to the Bill Code, Bill Sub-code, and Bill Type lists by updating the LOVs specified above.