Costpoint Online Help

Contents of the Labor Analysis Screen

Use this screen to display labor hour or cost details charged to the projects to which you have access rights.

Contents

Field Description
Base
Select whether you want to run the report for labor hours or costs. Choose from the following options:
  • Labor: Select this option to run the report for labor hours.
  • Cost: Select this option to run the report for labor costs.
Report Type

Select the type of report you want to display. Choose from the following options:

  • Cost: Select this option to display labor hours cost.
  • Budget: Select this option to display labor hours budgeted.
  • Variance: Select this option to display labor hours variances. If you select this option, the Source column, which contains the budget type, version number, and version code of a budget/EAC, displays on the Details subtask.

If you select Budget or Variance, only budget/EAC versions that are marked as final on the Project Budgets / EACs screen are included in the report.

Labor Type

Select one of the following project types:

  • Direct: Select this option to display direct projects.
  • Indirect: Select this option to display indirect projects.  
Options
From this section, choose additional options for the details you want to include. Choose from the following options:
  • Include Inactive Resources: Select this checkbox to include inactive resources in the report, or clear the checkbox to exclude them from it.

    When the checkbox is clear, inactive resources are fully excluded only if the respective termination dates precede the selected reporting period.

    If termination dates overlap with the reporting period, inactive resources are still included, but labor details display only through those periods that contain the respective termination dates, not in any periods following those dates.

    When termination dates are later than the reporting period, labor details, where found, are included in all periods of the report even if the checkbox is clear.
    Note: Termination dates for inactive resources also display in report results.
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  • Include Inactive Projects/NB: Select this option to include inactive projects for both project budgets and new business budgets.
  • Apply Probability: This option displays for the Budget or Variance report types. Select it apply new business budget probability values to the report.
Details

In this section, select the Flat View check box to display combined lower level project details in the Details subtask. When this check box is selected, all details are summarized at the highest level.

Date Range

This is a required field. Click the calendar icon to set the date range. This will drive the FY/Period columns displayed on the report.

Budget Type

If you selected the Budget or Variance Type, select one of the following from the drop-down list:

  • Budget: Select this option to display the budget information.
  • EAC: Select this option to display the EAC information.  
Note: EAC displays in the drop-down list only if an EAC exists for the project.

Details Subtask

The Details subtask populates with cost or hour details after you execute the report settings.

Field Description
Description This column displays the name of the resource, as well as descriptions assigned to all lower level details.
Status When Flat View is selected, this column indicates the status of the resource. :
  • Act: This displays if the resource is active.
  • In: This displays if the resource is inactive.
Term Date When Flat View is selected, this column displays the termination date if a resource is no longer active, or it displays Active for resource who are not terminated.
Project Name This column displays the name of the project.
Project Managers This column displays the name of the assigned project manager.
ITD Hours/Cost This column displays the inception-to-date hours or cost. The value, including the column heading, is updated based on whether Hours or Cost is selected under Base.
Pending Hours/Cost This columns displays the amount of pending hours or costs. The value, including the column heading, is updated based on whether Hours or Cost is selected under Base.
Total Hours/Cost This columns displays the total hours or costs. The value, including the column heading, is updated based on whether Hours or Cost is selected under Base.
Period Columns The remaining columns are dynamically updated based on the date range selected for the report. There is a column per period for that range.