Resource Information dialog box, Costs tab

Use this tab to enter, review, or change cost information about the selected resource. You can:

• Set up cost information for the resource.

• Set up alternate cost rate tables for different rates for different tasks.

• Indicate the resource's cost accrual method.

Dialog box location

In the Resource Sheet, Resource Usage, or Resource Graph view, right-click the resource name and then click Information (in Project 2007, click Resource Information ). Click the Costs tab.

Details

Resource Name box

Shows the name of the selected resource.

Cost rate tables

Using the cost rate tables, you can assign different rates to the selected resource in different rate tables. Specifically, each tab constitutes a different rate table, which can be used for different rates for different tasks. Within each of the five rate tables (A, B, C, D, and E), you can define up to five different rates for the selected resource, along with the effective dates. These different rate tables can be used to account for rate increases or decreases over time, due to work resource salary raises, for example, or material resource discounts. By default, resources are assigned to tasks using the cost rate from table A. The rate tables cannot be renamed.

You can change the assigned rate table in the Assignment Information dialog box.

Effective Date     This is the date when the standard rate, overtime rate, and per-use cost specified in this row are to take effect. If two dashes (--) are in the Effective Date field, this means that the associated rate is currently in effect. This is the default rate that applies when no other effective dates exist, or for those dates that the effective dates don't cover. For example, if the first effective date shown in the table is 11/14/08, then anything before 11/14/08 is covered by the rate that has two dashes (--) in the Effective Date field.

That rate stays in effect until the next Effective Date listed in the cost rate table. On the date a new rate is to take effect, the rate changes throughout Microsoft Office Project, for example, in the Std. Rate and Ovt. Rate fields on the Resource Sheet, and in resource cost calculations for assigned tasks.

Standard Rate     The hourly rate to be accrued for regular work, or straight time, for this resource.

Overtime Rate     The hourly rate to be accrued for overtime work for this resource.

Per Use Cost     The set amount to be accrued whenever this resource is used, regardless of the amount of work done.

Cost accrual box

Use the Cost accrual box to specify when standard and overtime costs for resources will be incurred. Per-use costs are always accrued at the start of a task.

Cost accrual options

Start     The cost is incurred at the start of an assigned task.

Prorated     The cost is incurred as prorated over time. This is the default.

End     The cost is incurred at the end of an assigned task.

Details button

Opens a dialog box from your MAPI-compliant e-mail address book, showing contact information entered there about the selected resource.