Rate Source

Rate Source field

The value that indicates which price/unit will be used to calculate costs for the assignment, such as Resource, Role, and Override.

When a resource, and only a resource, is assigned to an activity assignment, the rate source will automatically equal Resource. When a role, and only a role, is assigned to an activity assignment, the rate source will automatically equal Role. When both a resource and role are assigned to the activity assignment, the rate source can be either Resource or Role determined by your rate source preference. In any case, the Override value allows you to specify a different value for Price/Unit.

The default rate source preference can be changed on the My Preferences page under Resource Assignments.