Entering Estimated Labor Hours in Sage 300 CRE

Entering Estimated Labor Hours in Sage 300 CRE

Calculating  KPIs for Labor

Having estimated hours in Sage will let Anterra calculate several key performance indicators including:
  1. Estimated vs Actual Labor Rate
  2. Remaining Estimate Hours 


Entry for new jobs

Manual entry or import – fill in the Units columns for Labor Cost Categories:

Manual Entry – Tasks – Enter Estimates:


Entry for Labor Categories

For Labor Categories enter values in the Units Column:



Adding Estimated Hours


Adding Estimated Hours to jobs whose estimates did not have hours entered:

Estimated hours should be entered on the same transaction date as the original estimate dollars.  This will let Anterra track the estimated hours over time.

Step 1:  Drill to estimate transactions to see when the original estimate was entered – any transaction drill down inquiry in Sage would work – here is the Estimate Spreadsheet inquiry:



Step 2:  Drill on the Total Estimate Column for the job you want to add estimated hours to:



Step 3:  Drill on any cost code:


Step 4:  Use the transaction date to determine what date to use to enter estimated hours:



Step 5:  Enter the estimated hours in Tasks > Enter Estimates

NOTE:  you have to enter .01 as the amount, do not re-enter your dollar estimate, enter the transaction date you found in the transaction date column:


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