RE: Costing/Rates

Hi James

Thank you for your question. There are a couple of ways this could be achieved. You might want to try the following to see if it meets your requirements (always work with a backup in case the result is not what you need).

You could record the fixed cost in the Fixed Cost field to the Gantt chart view and record the cost of the work there.

You can then record different rates for the resource to apply in special circumstances. In the resource sheet double click the resource and in Resource information choose the cost tab.

Each resource can have multiple tables of costs (A through to D). You could set a rate of zero for table A (as the cost has already been accounted for in the fixed cost field). Set your two special rates in tables B and C.

The Table A rate is applied by default so no cost will be recorded on a task other than the fixed cost described earlier. To apply rates in B or C assign your resource as normal then switch to Resource Usage. Find the task that should attract a different rate, double-click to open the Assignment Information dialogue box. In the bottom left corner switch from Table A to Table B or C as needed.

Let me know if this produces the result you are looking for or if we can be of further help.

Kind regards,
Andrew