Overview of Labor Distribution

Labor distribution administrators and accountants can use the Labor Distribution capabilities for a rule-based distribution of payroll costs to a project, award, or general ledger account. The core object of a labor distribution is the labor schedule.

Using labor schedules, you can:

• Specify a time period and percentage to distribute a person's labor cost to a project, award, or general ledger account combination.

• Import and distribute payroll data from any source system.

Here's an illustration that explains how labor distribution works.

Note: This feature is available for both sponsored and non-sponsored projects.

Here are the list of tasks you can perform using the new roles.

Labor Distribution Administrator

Labor Distribution Accountant

Manage labor schedules. Duplicate an existing labor schedule version. View and analyze real-time information on labor schedules using Projects - Labor Schedules Analysis Real Time and labor costs using Projects - Labor Distribution Cost Analysis Real Time in Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence (OTBI).

Manage the imported and distributed costs in the Manage Labor Costs page in the Labor Distribution work area. Import payroll costs from any payroll system and distribute the costs based on the defined labor schedules. Evaluate errors and perform root cause analysis to determine the resolution. View and analyze real-time information on labor schedules using Projects - Labor Schedules Analysis Real Time and labor costs using Projects - Labor Distribution Cost Analysis Real Time in Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence (OTBI). Tip: For larger volume of errors, fix the root cause and run the Import Payroll Costs process with identified parameters.