Feature Request: Configurable Cost and Hours Terminology
Summary:
Allow organizations to customize the display labels for Cost and Hours fields so that they can use terminology that aligns with their internal estimating practices (for example, “Input Cost” and “Direct Cost”). This reduces confusion for estimators and ensures the system reflects the language commonly used by each organization.
Problem Statement:
Today, Cost and Hours values use fixed terminology that may not match how different organizations describe their estimating concepts. Many estimators do not clearly understand the distinction between “Cost” and “Direct Cost,” which can lead to misinterpretation of values, data entry errors, and inconsistent usage. The inability to tailor these labels to familiar terminology creates friction during estimation and onboarding.
Proposed Solution:
Enable administrators to configure the display names for Cost and Hours-related fields at the organization or workspace level.
Support mapping of custom labels (e.g., “Input Cost” and “Direct Cost”) to the underlying system fields without changing how calculations or data storage behave.
Ensure that customized terminology appears consistently across all relevant UI locations, reports, and exports where these values are shown.
Provide sensible defaults and an admin UI that clearly indicates the original system meaning of each field so that configuration remains safe and understandable.
Allow reverting to default terminology if needed.
Benefits:
Reduces confusion for estimators by aligning terminology with their existing processes.
Decreases the likelihood of data entry errors caused by misunderstood field meanings.
Improves adoption and user satisfaction by letting organizations “speak their own language” in the tool.
Supports more accurate and consistent estimating across teams and projects.