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glide.cost_mgmt.calc_actual_cost

The glide.cost_mgmt.calc_actual_cost property calculates the actual cost for planned task types by summing all associated expense lines. This ensures accurate cost tracking for tasks, which is crucial for financial management and project budgeting.

Default: true Type: boolean Application: Global

Key questions about this property

The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.

What does it do? It sums all task expense lines and updates the Work cost field on the task record when an expense line is created for any planned task.
What area does it affect? Cost Management
What does the default mean? The default value is "true", which means this behavior is enabled by default.
When should you review it? Review this property when configuring task expense tracking or adjusting project financial settings.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name glide.cost_mgmt.calc_actual_cost
Sys ID 3b55415dc0a80a697a429aa2bf02bcaf
Type boolean
Application Global
Default value true
Description For planned tasks types, calculate the actual cost field using the total of expense lines for the task
Updated 2010-11-11 06:28:23

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

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... the Cost Management application. Check the When creating a task expense line should the system also create expense lines for the task's top task box is not checked. • The glide.cost_mgmt.calc_actual_cost property must be set to true. Go to the costing properties in the Cost Management application. Check the For planned tasks types, calculate the actual cost field using the total ...
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... the generation of HTTP-only cookies. Set this property to false to use Approval with E-Signature. • Type: true | false • Default value: true • Location: System Property [sys_properties] table glide.cost_mgmt.calc_actual_cost (Cost Management plugin) When an expense line is created for any task with a Type of Planned task, sums all task expense lines and adds the total to the Work ...