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Update task Cost Type

Last update: Wed Apr 01 2026 18:03:50 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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The Planned and Actual Cost of the tasks and their Labor Costs are determined by the Cost Type of each task.

You can configure the Cost Type for individual tasks within the project. Each cost type affects the Planned Cost and Actual Cost values.

For information about tracking costs in Adobe Workfront, see Track costs.

Access requirements

Expand to view access requirements for the functionality in this article.
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Adobe Workfront package Any
Adobe Workfront license

Standard

Plan
Access level configurations Edit access to Projects, Tasks, and Financial Data
Object permissions

Contribute or higher permissions to a project

Manage permissions to a task

For more information, see Access requirements in Workfront documentation.

Configure the Cost Type of an individual task

  1. Go to the task where you want to configure the Cost Type.

  2. Click Task Details in the left panel, then expand the Finance area.

  3. Double click Cost Type and select the cost type that you want to apply to the task.

    Task cost type options in Task Details

    Select from the following options:

    • No Cost
    • Fixed Hourly
    • User Hourly
    • Role Hourly

    For more information about each task cost type, see Track costs.

  4. Click Save Changes .

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