Resource Costs

Last updated: 2026-03-24 Owner: Product Writer Audience: owner, tenant admin, hr_admin

Purpose

Explain how to use the Resource Costs module to manage baseline cost, WBS-specific overrides and tenant-side economic simulations.

Prerequisites

• an authorised tenant role for the Resource Costs module
• users and projects already present in the tenant
• a valid date window for baseline costs and overrides

What the module is for

The module is split into two operational areas:

• a different cost for a specific WBS or period
• override reason
• optional or required note depending on the case
• impact simulation before applying the change

Operational steps

1. Open Resource Costs from the workspace.
2. Update or confirm the baseline cost for the relevant people.
3. Move to Overrides when a project requires a different cost from the baseline.
4. Select person, WBS, validity period and override reason.
5. Run a simulation if you want to verify the economic delta before saving.
6. Save the override and check any anomaly or overlap warning.

Expected result

The tenant keeps a coherent and auditable cost model, with project-specific differences without losing the general baseline.

Common errors

• Override cannot be applied
• cause: invalid dates, missing WBS or non-numeric cost
• solution: check period, project and amount before saving

• Unexpected simulation result
• cause: there are already active overrides or the person's baseline differs from what you expected
• solution: review existing overrides and filter by person or WBS

• Anomaly on an open override
• cause: the override is unusually high, stale or tied to an archived project
• solution: use anomaly filters and close or correct overrides that are no longer coherent

FAQ

Is the baseline cost lost when I create an override?

No. An override is a scoped exception for a project and period; the baseline stays available.

Can I import data in bulk?

Yes, if the tenant uses the module CSV flow and the role has the required permissions.