How to customize VIP Task Manager Professional to calculate the time I spend on tasks/projects and the cost of tasks/projects according to the time spent?

To calculate the time spent on tasks/projects and the cost of these tasks/projects according to the time spent, as it is shown on the screenshot above, please, do the following steps:

1. Create task group 'Projects'



2. Create task groups 'Project 1', 'Project 2' within task group 'Projects'



3. Create tasks within task groups 'Project 1', 'Project 2'



4. Go to menu Tools and select Custom Fields



5. Click on 'New' button in 'Edit custom fields' window



6. Enter 'Time Spent' into Title field in 'Edit Custom Field' window



7. Select 'Duration' in Type Field in 'Edit Custom Field' window



8. Uncheck 'Required' option in 'Edit Custom Field' window



9. Enter the below formula into 'Formula:' field in 'Edit Custom Field' window and click 'OK' button

$finish - $start



10. Click on 'New' button in 'Edit custom fields' window



11. Enter 'Cost' into Title field in 'Edit Custom Field' window



12. Select 'Currency' in Type Field in 'Edit Custom Field' window



13. Uncheck 'Required' option in 'Edit Custom Field' window



14. Enter the below formula into 'Formula:' field in 'Edit Custom Field' window and click ‘OK' button

($cf_time_spent*24)*10.00



15. Click 'OK' button in 'Edit custom fields' window



16. Go to View menu, select option Columns, select option Task Tree Columns and activate option Time Spent and Cost



17. Go to Task Tree tab



18. Right click on a task group 'Projects' and select option 'Custom fields options'



19. Select 'Time Spent' field in 'Edit custom field options for 'Projects' window



20. Select 'Subgroups&Tasks' option in 'Settings For:' field in 'Edit custom filed options for 'Projects' window



21. Select 'Enable' option in 'Field: Time Spent' in 'Edit custom filed options for 'Projects' window



22. Select 'Aggregated (for taskgroup)' in checked 'View in preview sections' option



23. Select 'Sum' and 'Time Spent' in drop down lists in option 'Aggregated (for taskgroup)'



24. Select 'This task group' option in 'Settings For:' field in 'Edit custom filed options for 'Projects' window



25. Select 'Enable' option in 'Field: Time Spent' in 'Edit custom filed options for 'Projects' window



26. Select 'Aggregated (for taskgroup)' under checked 'View in preview section' option and click 'OK' button in 'Edit custom filed options for 'Projects' window



27. Select 'Sum' and 'Time Spent' in drop down lists in option 'Aggregated (for taskgroup)'



28. Select 'Cost' field in 'Edit custom filed options for 'Projects' window



29. Select 'Subgroups&Tasks' option in 'Settings For:' field in 'Edit custom filed options for 'Projects' window



30. Select 'Enable' option in 'Field: Cost' in 'Edit custom filed options for 'Projects' window



31. Select 'Aggregated (for taskgroup)' under checked 'View in preview section' option



32. Select 'Sum' and 'Cost' in drop down lists in option 'Aggregated (for taskgroup)'



33. Select 'This task group' option in 'Settings For:' field in 'Edit custom filed options for 'Projects' window



34. Select 'Enable' option in 'Field: Cost' in 'Edit custom filed options for 'Projects' window



35. Select 'Aggregated (for taskgroup)' in checked 'View in preview section' option in 'Edit custom filed options for 'Projects' window



36. Select 'Sum' and 'Cost' in drop down lists in option 'Aggregated (for taskgroup)'



37. Click 'OK' button in 'Edit custom filed options for 'Projects' window