Expenses Section of the Activity Form Page

Overview

Use this section to add, revise, and/or delete activity expenses.

Screen Elements

Add Activity Expenses link

Enables you to add expenses to the activity.

Expense Item field

The name for the expense that is unique for the activity.

The same name can be used for expenses associated with other activities.

Expense Category field

The classification code or name for the expense category.

Expense categories are useful for organizing and tracking various expense types within an organization.

Planned Cost field

The expected total cost of the expense item.

Calculated as Planned Units multiplied by Price per Unit.

Actual Cost field

The project expense for the activity.

Calculated as Actual Units multiplied by Price/Unit.

Remaining Cost field

The remaining total cost for the activity, including labor resources, nonlabor resources, and project expenses.

Before actual expenses are made, the remaining cost should be the same as the planned cost.

While the activity is in progress, the remaining cost should be updated to reflect the estimated remaining cost required for the expense. After the expense is completed, the remaining cost should be zero.

Calculated as Remaining Labor Costs plus Remaining Nonlabor Costs plus Remaining Expense Costs.

Getting Here

Click Dashboards.
On the Dashboards page, select a dashboard tab.
On the dashboard tab, expand any portlet containing activities.
In the portlet, click an activity.
On the Activity Form page, expand the Expenses section.

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