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Why does an unstaffed role not display corresponding unstaffed costs?

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If an unstaffed role does not have a price/unit specified and no default price/unit is set for the project, costs cannot be calculated for unstaffed units. In this case, even if you have the security privilege necessary to view costs, none appear.

Unstaffed costs are calculated as Unstaffed Units * Role Price/Unit

If no price/unit is specified for a role, the project default price/unit is used. Role rates, or Role Price/Unit, are specified in the Project Management Module. The default project price/unit can be specified in P6 Web Access or in the Project Management module.

Specifying the project-level Price/Unit

  1. Open the project or group of projects you want to work with in the Projects section.
  2. Click Project Details on the Projects toolbar to display the Details page.
  3. If multiple projects are open, choose the project you want to work with from the Select Project list.
Note: If a single project is open, the Select Project list does not appear. When multiple projects are open, the Select Project box lists all open projects you have rights to access. Any action you perform, and all data that appears on the page, applies to the selected project only.
  1. Click Settings.
  2. In the Default Price/Unit for Activities without resource or role Price/Units field, type a value.
  3. Click Save.
  4. Click Project Tools on the Projects toolbar to display the Tools page.
  5. Click Summarize Project to summarize the project and see the Price/Unit changes reflected in cost data on the Projects > Team Usage page.