Contract Grid Columns

The columns on the Contract grid provide a summary of the contract information related to the current project.

The Budget Type option on the Plan Settings dialog box allows you to specify how you want to view the plan's amounts, at billing, at cost, or both. After you select the budget type, there are Billing and/or Cost options that display to indicate how you are viewing your plan. If both options display, you can switch between them and the contract's amounts, chart information, and grid details will update to reflect your selection. The Contract page is different from other Navigator Planning pages because if you are using Vision Multicurrency, when you can switch between these options you will view the contract amounts in the plan's billing currency or project (cost) currency. If you are not using Vision Multicurrency, the contract amounts do not change when you switch between billing and cost.

If your firm uses Vision Multicurrency, the currency in use is indicated next to the Billing and Cost options. For example, Billing (USD) displays if you are viewing the plan at billing and in U.S. dollars. The Project Currency is always used when viewing projects and plans at cost. The currency used when viewing projects and plans at billing is determined by a Vision Configuration setting that your system administrator selects. See the Use Project and Billing Currencies online help topic for more information on currencies.

Note: The Accounting tab in Configuration > Security > Roles determines your access rights to labor costs rates and amounts in Navigator. When you select the Cost option, some information may not display because of your security access. See the Security Settings and Labor Cost Amounts online help topic for more information.

Contents

These columns display for each project's WBS row's amount in Vision > Info Center > Projects. Amounts on the Contract grid in Navigator auutomatically update when changes are made to these columns and the data is saved and refreshed.

Field Description
Level This non-editable column displays the name of the WBS element, as specified in Vision > Info Center > Projects.
Labor

This non-editable column displays the direct labor contract amount for each WBS element.

The values in this column default from the Direct Labor field on the Budget & Revenue tab in Vision > Info Center > Projects. The values in the Labor column automatically update when changes are made to the Direct Labor field in Vision and the data is refreshed.

The amounts in this column display in the Contract column on the Labor planning grid.

Direct or Indirect Expenses

Depending on the type of project you are using, this column displays one of the following:

Project Type Column Name Displays
Regular Direct Expenses Direct expenses contract amount for the selected WBS element.
Promotional or Overhead Indirect Expenses Indirect expenses contract amount for the selected WBS element.

The values in this column default from the Direct Expense field on the Budget & Revenue tab in Vision > Info Center > Projects. The Direct Expense values automatically update when changes are made to the Direct Expenses field on the Budget & Revenue tab and the data is refreshed.

Note: Regardless of the Project Type, the Total Contract on the Contract planning grid is calculated as follows: Labor + Direct or Indirect Expenses + Direct Consultants + Reimbursable Expenses + Reimbursable Consultants

An indicator displays to alert you when compensation exceeds direct expenses.

Compensation This non-editable column displays the compensation amount from the Budget & Revenue tab in Vision > Info Center > Projects.
Consultants This non-editable column displays the consultant amount for each WBS element on the Budget & Revenue tab in Vision > Info Center > Projects. The amount represents the consultant contract amount.
Note: The sum of the amounts in this column plus the amounts in the Reimb. Consultants column display in the Contract column on the Consultants planning grid.
Reimb. Expenses
This non-editable column displays the planned reimbursable expense amount for each WBS element on the Expenses planning grid. This amount represents the reimbursable expense contract amount. The values in this column default from the Reimbursable Expense field on the Budget & Revenue tab in Vision > Info Center > Projects. The Reimb. Expense values automatically update when changes are made to the Reimbursable Expense field in Vision and the data is refreshed.
Note: The sum of the amounts in this column plus the amounts in the Direct Expenses//Indirect Expenses column displays in the Contract column on the Expenses planning grid.
Reimb. Consultants

This non-editable column displays the planned consultant amount for each WBS element on the Consultant planning grid. This amount represents the reimbursable consultant contract amount. The values in this column default from the Reimbursable Consultant field on the Budget & Revenue tab in Vision > Info Center > Projects. The Reimb. Consultant value automatically updates when changes are made to the Reimbursable Consultant field in Vision and the data is refreshed.

Note: The sum of the amounts in this column plus the amounts in the Consultant Fee column displays in the Contract column on the Consultants planning grid.
Reimb. Allowance

This non-editable column displays the monetary amount that represents your company's reimbursable allowance amount, which should include all expenses that will be reimbursed to your company by the client.

The project's reimbursable allowance is automatically calculated by summing the Reimbursable Consultant and Reimbursable Expense fields.

Total Contract

This non-editable column displays the project's total contract amount, which is the sum of all labor, expense, and consultant contract amounts.