Enter Crew Hours

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Available now on Beta, This feature is in beta testing and will roll out to everyone soon.

What is this?

The crew step records who was on site and how long they worked on each phase code. Each person is a row. Each phase code is a column. Clue adds up the hours and the cost as you type.

The crew step with people as rows and phase codes as columns

Who's this for?

Foreman, enter your crew hours by phase code at the end of the shift.
Payroll, see total hours and pay codes for each worker.
Project manager, see where labor hours went on the job.

How to use it

Step 1: Open the crew step

Open a draft daily and go to Step 2 of 5 · Crew. The title asks Who was on the crew for that date.

Crew Members table with hours in phase code columns

Step 2: Type hours by phase code

Type each person's hours under the phase code they worked. To give everyone the same hours on a code, use Set all to under the code.

Phase code column headers with Set all to boxes

Step 3: Check totals and T&M

Total shows each person's hours against a normal day, such as of 8.0. Hours over a full day show in red. Click T&M to mark a row as extra work.

Step 4: Add a person

Click + Add Person. Search, tick the people who worked, and click Apply.

The Add Person picker with search and a list of people

Step 5: Add a phase code

Click + Add Phase Code. Pick from codes suggested for this crew, codes on this project, or all phase codes.

The Add Phase Code picker with suggested, project and all codes

Step 6: Check the Daily Report panel

Open the Daily Report panel on the right. It lists each person, code and hours under CREW · STEP 2.

The Daily Report panel with crew hours by person and code

The full details

Crew Members: Shows how many people are on the crew and the total hours, job and pay codes together.
Phase code column: Shows the code and its name. The info icon shows what the code was bid at.
Set all to: Fills the same hours for every person in that code.
Other: Non-job pay codes, for time not billed to a phase code.
Cost: Labor cost from each person's rate.
Total: Hours for the person against a normal day.
T&M: Marks the row as extra work, outside the contract prices.
Asset: Links a person to the asset they ran.
+ Add Vendor: Adds a subcontractor crew. Vendor rows show SUB.
MANUAL: A code typed by hand that is not on the project. The office maps it during review.

Tips

Use Set all to first, then change only the people who differ.
Click Save as Draft to finish later. Click Save Crew to move to the assets step.