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Work Variants
Work Variants (reachable from Setup) let employees flag something extra about a booked line — an overnight stay, a flight, materials used — that should be charged to the customer alongside the hours themselves. When a work variant is selected on a timesheet line, its configured items are posted to the project.
Whether a Project Type requires a work variant to be selected is controlled per type — see Project Types: Work Variant Mandatory.
List fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Code | Unique name of the work variant. |
| Description | Description of the work variant. |
| Work Type Code | Only shown if Setup → Payroll → Work Type Code Source is set to Work Variant. Specifies which BC work type the resource applies to for pricing purposes. |
| Payroll Code | The linked payroll code, if any. |
| No. Items | Read-only count of items configured on this variant. |
Card fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Code | Editable only while the record is still new/unsaved. |
| Work Type Code | Same conditional field as in the list, editable here. |
| Visible | Whether the variant can still be selected in the web interface. |
| Description | Full display name. |
| Short Description | The compact name actually shown in the web interface's time editor — keep this short, screen space there is limited. |
| Icon | The Google Material icon used to represent this variant in the web interface. Use the Material Icons action on this page to browse the catalog and copy an icon name directly into this field. |
Lines (items)
Each work variant can include one or more items, added on the embedded Lines subpage:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Item No. | The item to post when this variant is selected. |
| Variant Code | The item variant, selectable once an item is chosen. |
| Item Description | Read-only — looked up from the selected item's own description. |
| Quantity | How many of the item to post per use. |
| Project Task No. | Which project task the item is booked against. |
| Project Task Description | The project task's description, used if that project task still needs to be created. |
Only items marked billable are affected by price lists — see Prices.