Define how costs accrue
You can define the cost accrual methods for resource costs and the fixed costs for tasks.
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On the View menu, click Resource Sheet.
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In the Resource Name field, click a resource.
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Click Resource Information
, and then click the Costs tab.
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In the Cost accrual box, click the accrual method you want.
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On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Calculation tab.
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In the Default fixed costs accrual box, click the accrual method that you want to apply to all new tasks in this project.
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If you want to apply this method to all future projects, click Set as Default.
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On the View menu, click More Views.
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In the Views box, click Task Sheet, and then click Apply.
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On the View menu, point to Table, and then click Cost.
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In the Fixed Cost Accrual field, click the accrual method that you want to apply to each task.