Rate Custom Fields — smarter penalty rate calculations

UniPhi 22 makes rates extensible. You can now create Rate Custom Fields, populate them in each resource’s rate history, and incorporate them into Timesheet Penalty Rate calculations.

Why it matters

Real-world charge and cost rates are rarely a single number — overtime multipliers, shift loadings, site allowances and jurisdictional penalty rates all attach to the person and change over time. Because Rate Custom Fields live in the resource’s rate history, they are date-effective like the base rates themselves, and penalty rate calculations can reference them instead of hard-coded values or off-system spreadsheets.

How to use it

1.       Create the Rate Custom Field in the resources configuration area (Configuration → Resources).

2.       Open a resource’s rate history and populate the new field alongside the charge/cost rates for each rate period.

3.       Reference the field in your Timesheet Penalty Rate calculation so booked overtime or penalty hours are costed and charged using the person-specific values.