Use project advanced overrides

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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 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. .

  2. In the side panel, click Operations > Project Settings.        

    Tip: See 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.        

    Note: If the override you want is not on the list, you can create a new override.

  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. .

  2. In the side panel, click Operations > Project Settings.

  3. Click + Add OptionInterface for creating project labels with options for order and advanced overrides. The Add Advanced Overrides screen opens.

  4. Click + Add Advanced OverrideInterface showing advanced overrides for materials, equipment, and labor in project management.

  5. In the Advanced Override field, enter the override name.

  6. When you're finished adding overrides, click Apply and SaveInterface for adding advanced overrides with options for order and new entries.

  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.

View Budget vs Actual

  1. Search 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.

    • Click Overrides to see data at the override level. Financial overview showing budget, actual expenses, and variances for various categories.

      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.The Itemized Details screen opens:                  Detailed budget breakdown for labor and equipment in a construction project.            

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