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Add a new fringe table in the Labor Calculator

Modified: 7 Sep 2026 Viewpoint Estimating Estimating Help
  1. Open a job in the Manage Estimates screen.
  2. From either the Estimate tab or the Catalog tab, do one of the following:

    • Add a new labor cost item. See Basic Cost Items for details.

    • Select an existing labor cost item and click Edit on the speedbar.

      Note: You can also access the labor calculator from a labor cost item in an assembly.
  3. In the Cost Item window, click next to the selected Cost Basis field.
  4. Click Modify Tables.
  5. Click Add.
  6. In the Table Name field, enter a unique name for the fringe table.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Click Add.
  9. In the Select field, click to select the name and description of an existing fringe from the list or leave this field blank to create a new fringe.
  10. In the Fringe field, enter the name of the fringe.
  11. In the Description field, enter a description for the fringe.
  12. In the Add % field, do one of the following:

    • Enter the percentage of the hourly rate to add to the hourly rate to create the burdened rate.

    • Click to specify a percentage of the hourly rate to add to the hourly rate create the burdened rate.

  13. In the Add Fixed field, click to specify an amount to add to the hourly rate to create the burdened rate.
    Note: You can specify to add a percentage, a fixed amount, or both.
  14. Select the Update default values checkbox to update default values.
  15. Click OK.
  16. Repeat steps 8 - 15 for each fringe to add to the table.
  17. Click OK.
  18. Click Done.
  19. Click OK. The new fringe table is selected in the Labor Calculator.
  20. Click OK.
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