One off Payment for a Resource

[Sagandy]

I want to allocate a one off payment to a resource (Let's say and engineer)
for their total work on a project. They will work on multiple tasks, that may
well be spread over several summary tasks. Other resources may well work on
some or all of these tasks. From my understnding, I can't put the figure in
as a cost-per-use, as this will get calculated for each task they are
assigned to. I also can't put this in as a fixed cost for a task, as they are
working on several Tasks. I simply want to make a one off payment for all
ther work on the project. How can I do this.

Thanks

Andrew

 

[Dave]

Assign the resource at zero cost and add a single payment milestone with
the capital cost against it.

 

[Steve House]

Dave gave a workable suggestion but you ought to consider that Project
really isn't a time and billing or accounting package and as such actually
just doesn't deal with any payments you have to make (or any revenues you
may receive, for that matter). It's financial side lies in the cost
estimating and what it's telling you is the amount you'll be obligated to
pay in order to get the work done. It really doesn't know or care WHEN
you'll pay for it, only when it is added to your books as a cost that must
be paid at some indeterminate time in the future (or past, for that matter -
you might be pre-paying for work but the actual 'obligation' to pay isn't
accrued until the work is performed, if it's cancelled you can get your
money back). If I do work for you today and I invoice it Net 30 so actual
payment isn't due for a month, your payment obligation still accrues into
your liabilities today and is not deferred for the 30 day grace period you
have in which to actually cut the cheque. While Dave's workaround will
certainly give you what you asked for, I suggest you be careful using it as
you could end up with a cost structure that is difficult to interpret
properly.