Timesheet Options Tab
Use the fields in the Timesheet Options tab to control timesheet entry or import functionality.
Contents
Field | Description |
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Require labor location |
Select this checkbox to require that a labor location be entered for each timesheet line. In order to access the Manage Wage Determination Rates and Manage Wage Determination Fringe Charge Codes screens, you must select both the Enable wage determination functionality and Require labor location checkboxes. |
Allow edit of timesheet line GLC |
Select this checkbox to allow changes to the General Labor Category (GLC) on each timesheet line. If you do not select this checkbox, the GLC is still stored on each timesheet line, but is filled in from the Default tab of the Manage Employee Information screen. This checkbox is selected as the default when you first enter this screen. |
Allow edit of timesheet line workers' compensation code |
Select this checkbox to allow edit of the workers' compensation code (the WC field) on the timesheet line. |
Enable pay type restrictions |
Select this checkbox to enable the Manage Pay Type Restrictions screen, where you establish the pay types that cannot be used for a given project, but can optionally be used for a given location and labor group/union. It also enables the related automatic editing of the timesheet line pay type being charged based upon the entries on the Manage Pay Type Restrictions screen. |
Use reference dates in correcting and labor-only timesheets |
Select this checkbox to use the reference date to determine the rate when entering Correcting or Labor Only timesheets. |
Allow generation of negative LWOP timesheet lines |
Selecting this checkbox to enable the automatic negative LWOP timesheet line generation functionality in the timesheet applications. When you select this checkbox, the screen enables the following options, which determine how existing negative LWOP timesheet lines are handled when a user selects to create negative LWOP timesheet lines for a timesheet:
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Use standard rates to calculate labor cost |
Select this checkbox to use standard (or effective) hourly rates for calculating labor costs. To use this feature, enter, on the Manage Employee Information screen, the estimated hours to be worked per year by employees. Costpoint calculates the standard (or effective) hourly rate (annual salary divided by the number of estimated hours) and uses this figure to calculate labor cost on the timesheet line. |
Standard Variance Account |
Use this field to generate a separate timesheet line that shows the difference between total labor cost at the standard rate and the employee's salary amount if the Standard Variance button is clicked on the Manage Timesheets screen during timesheet entry. This field is available and required only if you selected the Enable checkbox. Enter a General Ledger (GL) account or click to select your account. |
Effective Bill Date Options
Field | Description |
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Effective Bill Date Source |
From the drop-down list, select the method that will be used to default the effective bill date when you enter or import timesheets. Valid options are:
The default value for this drop-down list is Subperiod End Date. |
Use reference date in correcting timesheets |
Select this checkbox to use the reference date as the default effective bill date when you enter or import timesheets. When entering or importing C-Correcting or D-Replacement timesheets, if this checkbox is selected, the Default Effective Bill Date method is set to Timesheet Line Date, and no timesheet line date is provided; the reference date will be used as the default effective bill date. |
Labor Only Timesheets
Use this group box to select the type of message (error or warning) that displays if you save a labor-only timesheet where the net hours are not equal to zero.
Field | Description |
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Error if net hours not equal to zero |
Select this option if you want Costpoint to display an error message when a labor-only timesheet is entered or imported with net hours not equal to zero. This option is the default. |
Warning if net hours not equal to zero |
Select this option if you want Costpoint to display a warning message when a labor-only timesheet is entered or imported with net hours not equal to zero. |
Salary Proration
Starting with Costpoint 7, the prorating of salaries is now done through Labor, rather than Payroll. Use this group box to select your calculation method for proration.
Field | Description |
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Do not prorate |
Select this option if you do not want to prorate. This option is the default. |
Prorate based on work days per cycle | Select this option to prorate based on work days per cycle. If you select this option, you must establish a work schedule in Costpoint or in Deltek Time & Expense. |
Prorate hired/terminated employees only |
Select this checkbox to prorate only employees who have been hired or terminated within the timesheet cycle. If you do not select this checkbox, Costpoint prorates any salaried employee who does not work the full amount of scheduled days in the timesheet cycle. If you select None as your Calculation Method, this field is cleared and disabled and no prorating occurs for any employees. |
Manufacturing Order Timesheet Lines
Field | Description |
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Organization Default Method |
From the drop-down list, select the organization that defaults onto an M (manufacturing order) type timesheet line during timesheet entry or import. Valid options are:
The default value for this drop-down list is Home Org. |
Account Validation Method |
From the drop-down list, select the account validation method for MO timesheet line entry/import. Valid options are:
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Account Default Method |
From the drop-down list, select the method to be used for defaulting the account on manufacturing order timesheet lines. Valid options are:
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