Redistributing individual labor

Labor can only be redistributed in a Processed state. When labor distribution approvals are required, labor is redistributed only for processed employee periods that have a redistribution approval status of Approved.

  1. Sign in as Project Accountant and select Project Management > Labor Distribution. Select the By Employee tab to view amounts by employee, or select the By Period tab to view amounts by period.

    Sign in as Project Resource and select Employees Labor Distribution and Redistribution.

  2. Open the employee labor period.
  3. Update the Actual Percent of labor distribution for processed records.
  4. Click Save.
  5. To preview the results, click Preview Adjustments.

    The adjusted amounts are displayed in columns on the list:

    • Labor distribution is displayed in Preview Adjusted Amount
    • Fringe is displayed in Preview Adjusted Fringe Burden
    • Hours are displayed in Preview Adjusted Hours
  6. Click Redistribute Labor.

    The preview amounts are cleared.

  7. Specify this information:
    Posting Date
    Specify the posting date for the labor redistribution entries. This date must be a valid posting date for the distribution project.
    Optional Override From Accounting Entity
    Optionally, specify the accounting entity to override the originating from accounting entity on all GLTransactionDetail records. This value is also the accounting entity that is used on General Ledger Journal Control. If this field is blank, then the From accounting entity on the originating source PR transaction is used.
    Dimensions
    To override the offset finance structure for labor, or fringe, or both, select the value on the dimension to override. When labor and fringe burden are redistributed, the offset is to the same finance structure as the originating source transaction. To override the finance structure for the labor redistribution or fringe burden, specify the dimensions in the offset override fields.
  8. Click Submit.