Managing Client Costs

The Client’s Cost Management feature in TeamBoard TimePlanner allows users to track and manage costs associated with clients. It provides transparency and control over the financial aspects of client-related tasks and projects, ensuring accurate billing and reporting.

Adding Costs for Clients

Billing Admin can add costs for a client when scheduling a task in two ways: for a new task or an existing task. Follow these steps:

Adding Costs to a New Task

step 1 Go to the Schedules from the left-hand menu.

step 2 Open the Planning Dialog in two ways:

1. Click in the toolbar to open the Planning Dialog

2. Click on a specific date or drag across a range of dates to open the Planning Dialog.

step 3 In the Planning Dialog: Toggle to mark this task as billable for the selected client(s):

• Choose the appropriate Rate Type from the dropdown. 👉 Learn more about How to configure Rate Type.

• You can also select Custom Rate if needed.

step 4 Click to save the task and assign the cost.

Adding Costs to an Existing Task

To add or update costs for an existing task in TeamBoard TimePlanner, follow these steps:

step 1 Open the Planning Detail Panel

1. Go to the Schedules from the left-hand menu.

2. Open the Planning Detail panel in one of two ways:

• Right-click on the task card and select from the context menu.

• Simply click directly on the task card to open the Planning Detail panel.

step 2 Select the ‘Plan’ tab: Toggle to mark this task as billable for the selected client(s):

• Choose the appropriate Rate Type from the dropdown. 👉 Learn more about How to configure Rate Type.

• You can also select Custom Rate if needed.

step 3 Click to save your changes.

Managing Client Cost Reports

Billing Admin can generate detailed Client Cost Reports to track costs, monitor project spending, and analyze financials across tasks and projects. Reports can cover any date range, giving you a flexible view of your client-related costs.

Steps to Generate a Client Cost Report:

1. From the left sidebar, select Cost to open the report.

2. Choose the Clients tab to focus the report specifically on client-related costs.

3. Select the desired Client & date range for which you want to generate the report.

4. Click to export the report to export the report as a CSV file for further analysis.