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Edit a 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. Select the fringe table to edit from the list and click Edit.
  6. To add an additional fringe, do the following:
    1. Click Add.
    2. 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.
    3. In the Fringe field, enter the name of the fringe.
    4. In the Description field, enter a description for the fringe.
    5. In the Add % field, click to specify a percentage of the hourly rate to add to create the burdened rate.
    6. 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.
    7. Select the Update default values checkbox to update default values.
    8. Click OK.
  7. To edit an existing fringe, do the following:
    1. Click on the fringe you want to edit and click Edit.
    2. In the Fringe field, modify the name of the fringe as needed.
    3. In the Description field, modify the description for the fringe as needed.
    4. In the Add % field, do one of the following:

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

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

    5. In the Add Fixed field, click to modify the 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.
    6. Select the Update default values checkbox to update default values.
    7. Click OK.
  8. To delete an existing fringe, do the following:
    1. Click on the fringe you want to delete and click Delete.
    2. Click OK.
  9. Repeat steps 6 - 8 until you have all the necessary fringes in the table.
  10. Click OK.
  11. Click Done.
  12. Click OK.
  13. Click OK.
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