--- 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: 2026-09-28T13:37:18Z published: 2026-09-28T13:42:59Z 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. --- ### #### 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)