Attaching a cost element table to a job

Cost elements are the lowest level of cost tracking within e-timecard. They can refer to the activity that the employee performed, such as project manager, engineer, or technician. Cost element tables allow different groups of elements to be valid for multiple jobs.

The cost element table determines which elements are valid for the job. Depending on your settings in the Initialization file, e-timecard can verify cost elements during time card entry.

Normally, each company establishes a table of “generic” cost elements that apply to the majority of jobs. You can also create job-specific element tables. Read a full explanation of generic vs. job-specific cost elements.