Enter a Labor Transaction Before Completing an Appointment

Use the Time Entry tab to enter billable hours for an appointment. You can also enter travel and other expenses. For more information, see Enter an Expense Transaction Before Completing an Appointment. The information that you can enter depends on the MobileTech setup.

To enter a labor transaction:

1. From the Time Entries tab for the appointment, select the New icon.

2. In the Entry Type field, select Labor.

3. Enter information in these fields, as needed. (*Required fields)

   • Employee: Your employee ID is displayed. Depending on the setup, you might be able to select a helper technician if you're entering hours for someone else.

   • Appointment: The appointment ID is displayed.

   • Date: The system date is displayed. You can change the date of the labor.

   • Equipment: If equipment is assigned to the appointment, you can select the equipment to see more information. You can also select different equipment for the appointment.

   • *Cost Code: Select the labor category to use for this entry. Depending on the setup, a default labor cost code might be displayed. You can change this value.

   • *Pay Code: Select the pay code to use for the time entry, such as Hourly or Overtime. Depending on the setup, a default billable hourly pay code might be displayed. You can change this value.

   • *Hours: Enter the number of hours for the labor transaction.

   • Description: Enter an optional description of the labor that was performed.

4. Select Save. This labor entry also appears on the list of timesheet entries after it is saved.