Time → budget job costing

Tracked time isn't just a timesheet — it feeds your budget. Once an entry is approved, its hours and labor cost roll up against the budget item you attributed them to, so you can compare what you planned against what the work actually cost.

What rolls into the budget

Two things from each approved entry reach the budget:

• Hours — the labor hours worked on that item.
• Time Cost — those hours priced at the member's burdened Standard and Overtime rates.

Only Approved entries count. Pending entries, and entries logged with no item, don't roll up until they're approved and attributed.

The path from clock to budget

1. Log time — by the live clock or by hand — and attribute it to a Budget Item. (See The live clock and Manual time entry & approval.)
2. A manager sets the entry's Status to Approved.
3. Foreman sums the approved hours and labor cost for each budget line.
4. The line's Hours and Time Cost columns update on your budget.

See it on the budget

1. From the sidebar, open Projects and choose your project.
2. Open its Budget tab.
3. Look at the Hours and Time Cost columns on each line — they reflect the approved time attributed to it.

Keeping the numbers honest

Labor cost is internal only — it never appears on anything you send to clients or vendors. Rates are frozen onto each entry when it's logged, so historical labor cost stays stable even after you change a member's rate going forward.