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- On the Revenue/Costs window, use the blue arrow expansion button button next to the Estimate field for each non-labor category to enter your cost estimates by month.
- Complete the following fields:
- Date
The first day of each month defaults but can be edited. You can enter any valid date within the start and end dates of the contract. - Estimate Amount
Enter the estimate cost for each date. - Estimate %
When you enter a cost estimate for a month, this field defaults with that month's percentage of the total estimate amount for the cost category.
- Date
- When you are finished, select OK, and the total of each monthly cost estimate displays on the Revenue/Cost window.
- For each labor cost category, use the expansion button next to the estimate field to open the Labor Cost Estimates window.
- Date
The first day of each month defaults but can be edited. You can enter any valid date within the start and end dates of the contract. - Estimate Amount
Enter the estimate cost for each date. - Estimate Hours
Estimate the hours that correspond to the estimate cost for each date. - Estimate %
When you enter a cost estimate for a month, this field defaults with that month's percentage of the total estimate amount for the cost category.
- Date
- When you are finished, select OK, and the total of your cost and hours estimates displays in the appropriate Estimate field on the Revenue/Cost window. Estimate costs can be revised at any point during the life of the contract; for example, if the length of the contract changes, estimate costs need to be manually redistributed for each cost category. See Editing the contract spending plan.