Labor Reasons
Labor reasons are classifications for labor entries that allow additional information about entered labor hours to be tracked. For example, labor reasons can be used to indicate why overtime work was required. The Labor Reason field appears on the Work Order Financial page and the TimeCard Enter Hours page as a drop-down menu; a user can select one of the labor reasons values defined on this page.
On the TimeCard Configuration Options page, you can elect to show or hide the labor reason field and define whether a labor reason value is required for labor entries.
To open the Labor Reasons page:
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Open the Administration Menu page.
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Under the TIMECARD TE ADMINISTRATION heading, click Labor Reason.
The Add and Edit Labor Reasons page opens.
Adding a labor reason creates a new classification for labor hour entries. To define a labor reason:
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Click the Add Labor Reason link.
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In the Labor Reason Desc field, enter a name for the labor reason.
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In the Tab Order field, enter a numeric value.
The Tab Order indicates the position, in menus, where this value will be listed. Lower numbered values are displayed toward the top of the list. Values will the same tab order will be sorted alphabetically.
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In the Status field, select Active to make this labor reason active.
Inactive values remain in the system, but are not displayed to users.
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Click OK.
The labor reason is added to the system.
Labor Reasons can be modified. For example, if you want to change the value that users see, you can modify the labor reason name. To edit a labor reason:
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Select the labor reason you want to edit.
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Click the Edit Labor Reason link.
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Modify any of the following values:
- Labor Reason Desc – the value that users see
- Tab Order – the position in which the labor reason will be displayed in drop-down menus
- Status – Active indicates that the labor reason is active (displayed to the user)
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Click UPDATE.