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Labor Types

This screen lets you record and edit work types. Open screen in browser Open Form

A labor type is a type of work that can be performed by an employee and that will be treated distinctively for invoicing or analysis.

Labor Types Screen

The meaning of the entry fields is:

Code	Unique alphanumeric code that identifies the labor type.
Description	Description of the labor type.
Outlook Category	The category in Microsoft Outlook for this labor type.
Outlook Category Color	The category color that is used when this labour type is automatically created in Microsoft Outlook.
Outlook Category Shortcut Key	The shortcut key that can be used for this labor type in case this labor type is automatically created in Microsoft Outlook.
Sort Order	A numeric value on which the labor types are sorted when they are shown in a list box in a screen.
Cost Type	Reference to a cost category as registered in Cost Categories. The cost of hours made for the project can be booked on this cost category.
Contract Pattern	Contract pattern code associated with this labour type. In this pattern, placeholders are replaced by actuals during cost accounting. The following placeholders are supported: ̔:gbr_initialen̕, ̔:vandaag̕, ̔:pjt_code̕, ̔:wst_code̕, ̔:gbr_naam̕, ̔:uur_yyyy_start̕, ̔:uur_mm_start̕ and ̔:uur_dd_start̕.
Labor Type Category	Classification of labour types to labour type categories, for example ‘meeting’, ‘travel’, ‘work’, etc..
Costing %	The size of costs posting is calculated by multiplying the cost percentage with the internal tariff from the person or machine.
Explanation	Remarks on the use of ‘labor type’.