Entering time for equipment

When entering the equipment time, create a separate line when there is a change to the job or equipment cost data (job, phase, equipment repaired/operated, cost code, pay type, pay rate, and so on).

To enter time for equipment:

1. Open 5-5-1 Daily Payroll.
2. In the Date text box, enter the date.
3. If the equipment was used on a job, enter the job number in the Job cell.
4. If the job uses phases, enter the phase number in the Phase cell.
5. If you entered a job number, enter the cost code number in the Cost Code cell.
6. In the Operated Equipment cell, enter the equipment number.
7. In the Cost Unit cell, accept the default value, or enter a different value.
8. In the Operated Hours cell, enter the number of hours you ran the piece of equipment that day.
9. In the Standby Hours cell, enter the number of hours the piece of equipment was on standby.
10. In the Idle Hours cell, enter the number of hours the piece of equipment was idle.
11. If you are using time and materials billing, in the Rental Unit cell, enter the rental unit number.
12. In the Operated Rental cell, enter the number of units that the piece of equipment was operated.
13. In the Standby Rental cell, enter the number of units that the piece of equipment was on standby.
14. In the Idle Rental cell, enter the number of units the piece of equipment was idle.
15. Repeat steps 3–14 for each piece of equipment.
16. Click File > Save.