---
title: "Use project advanced overrides"
slug: "use-project-advanced-overrides"
tags: ["Area - Jobs, Appts, Projects", "Focus - Construction", "Focus - Service Replacement", "Role - Accountant", "Role - Admin", "Type - Commercial", "Type - Residential"]
updated: 2026-07-11T17:01:45Z
published: 2026-07-11T17:01:45Z
canonical: "help.servicetitan.com/use-project-advanced-overrides"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.servicetitan.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Use project advanced overrides

## Overview

Advanced overrides allow you to aggregate labeled expenses into a single line item in the *Budget vs Actual* table of a project.

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#### Who uses this feature

- Accountants and managers
- Applies to all business types
- Applies to all trades

#### Feature configuration

- This feature is currently in Closed beta and available for specific accounts.
- Account configuration is required to use this feature. To update your account, please contact [Technical Support](https://go.servicetitan.com/#/ask) for details.

## Things to know

- Project categories are now called advanced overrides.
- You can view advanced overrides or project labels in the *Budget vs Actual* table.
- For projects originally created with advanced overrides, when the account configuration is disabled you can still view labels or advanced overrides in the *Budget vs Actual* table without enabling advanced overrides again.

## Associate project labels to advanced overrides

1. Go to the navigation bar and click **Settings** ![A simple icon representing a settings gear. ](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/icon-gnav-settings-inactive.png).
2. In the side panel, click **Operations** > **Project Settings**.

> [!TIP]
> **Tip:** See [Create project labels](/v1/docs/create-project-labels) for information about setting up labels.

Create *Project Labels* opens.
3. Click the **Advanced Overrides** dropdown to select an override for each label. For example, assign *Trainee labor* to the *Labor* override to include in labor costs. ![Dropdown menu for selecting project labels including Labor and Trainee labor options.](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/use-project-advanced-overrides-image-o8urxvfg.png)

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** If the override you want is not on the list, you can [create a new override](/v1/docs/use-project-advanced-overrides#create-advanced-overrides).
4. When you're finished, click **Save**.

## Create advanced overrides

1. Go to the navigation bar and click **Settings** ![A simple icon representing a settings gear. ](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/icon-gnav-settings-inactive.png).
2. In the side panel, click **Operations** > **Project Settings**.
3. Click **+ Add Option**. ![Interface for creating project labels with options for order and advanced overrides.](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/use-project-advanced-overrides-image-58wznryi.png) The *Add Advanced Overrides* screen opens.
4. Click **+ Add Advanced Override**. ![Interface showing advanced overrides for materials, equipment, and labor in project management.](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/use-project-advanced-overrides-image-imo24pgk.png)
5. In the **Advanced Override** field, enter the override name.
6. When you're finished adding overrides, click **Apply and Save**. ![Interface for adding advanced overrides with options for order and new entries.](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/use-project-advanced-overrides-image-m5iip11y.png)
7. Click **Save** on the *Project Labels* screen. Now you can assign the overrides you created to existing project labels. ![Dropdown menu for selecting project labels including Labor and Trainee labor options.](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/use-project-advanced-overrides-image-h8gun8fm.png)

## View Budget vs Actual

1. [Search](/v1/docs/use-search-in-servicetitan) for a specific project or use filters to select projects.
2. From the side menu, click **Financials**.
3. In the *Budget vs Actual* section of the Project screen:
  - Click **Labels** to see data at the label level. ![Table displaying project labels, budgets, actual costs, and variances for financial tracking.](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/use-project-advanced-overrides-image-tjao1y4z.png)
  - Click **Overrides** to see data at the override level. ![Financial overview showing budget, actual expenses, and variances for various categories.](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/use-project-advanced-overrides-image-0h1lzf90.png)

> [!TIP]
> **Tip:** To drill down to see the individual labels in the Expense Details table, click an item.

![Budget overview showing expenses, variances, and actual costs for various project categories.](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/use-project-advanced-overrides-image-tzjos1w2.png)The *Itemized Details* screen opens: ![Detailed budget breakdown for labor and equipment in a construction project.](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/screenshot-itemized-details-project-overrides.png)

## Want to learn more?

- See [Understand project records](/v1/docs/understand-project-records)

A pre-release which is limited to certain users. Users must be selected to use the product and be approved before they have access.

[Learn more →](https://help.servicetitan.com/docs/procure-to-pay-p2p-glossary) · [See the full glossary →](https://help.servicetitan.com/docs/glossary-overview)
