Create new Contract - Project Hourly Rate – Atera Support

This article will show you how to create a Project - Hourly Rate contract based on a set hourly rate. This contract is used when you want to charge a customer a set hourly rate for work, on a specific project.

Note: This type of contract can only be used once for invoicing. If you wish to set up recurring Hourly billing, please create an Hourly-type contract.

Required fields:

Contract Type
Price Per Hour

To create a Project - Hourly Rate contract, follow the steps below:

1. From the left-hand panel click Customers.

2. Then select the required customer. The Customer page appears.

3. Click Create Contract. The Add Contract Page appears.

4. Enter the contract header details:

Select Customer (only if changed from previously selected customer required)
Enter Contract Name
Select Start Date
Select End Date

Note: Atera will automatically calculate Today's date + 3 years ahead

Optional to check:

Active (This must be selected to enable the contract)
Set this contract to Default contract (Select if you wish this contract to be the default contract type for this customer)
Set this contract as Taxable (Select if you need tax to automatically be added to the contract)

5. Select the Contract Type Project - Hourly Rate

6. Select the Price Per Hour.

Note: If you have not yet set up the rate type required you can do this now by clicking Add Rate.

7. Select the Overage Rate if required.

Note: Overage Rates are the rates charged when the customer exceeds the expected number of hours included in the original contract scope.

8. Select the SLA Plan.

9. Enter any contract Notes if needed.

10. Click Save.

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Liron Hanania

June 10, 2021 10:23

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