Select Labor Grade File from the pull down BOMP
Maintenance window. The following screen will be displayed:

(Figure 12) Labor Grade Maintenance Screen
Labor Grade is used to
estimate the hourly rate of a level of labor. The system will use this rate to
calculate labor cost for each work order.
Entry Field Descriptions
Name
|
Type
and Description
|
1. Labor Grade
|
2
alpha-numeric characters.
Labor
Grade for a labor level.
|
2. Description
|
30
alpha-numeric characters.
Description
of the Labor Grade.
|
3. Current Rate
|
13
numeric digits with 6 decimal places and an optional minus sign.
Current
labor rate of the labor grade. This rate should be a little higher than the
average salary of this level if labor insurance, benefits, etc. are part of the
labor cost. The basic rule of thumb is to use 10% more than the average
salary.
|
Last Rate
|
13
numeric digits with 6 decimal places and an optional minus sign. Display
only.
This
is the rate prior to the current rate.
|
Last Change
|
A
standard date format and an Elliott User ID. Display only.
This
is the date this labor grade was changed and the Elliott User who changed it.
|
There are 2 BOMP Global Setup
fields requiring a Labor Grade for a default value. Remember to set them after
creating new labor grades.