🔍 What Are Expense Types?
In specter, you can use so-called expense types to structure and visualize tasks. They work similarly to trades and are color-coded in the model, on printouts, and in the Lookahead Plan.
Expense types help you:
Structure the task list
Visualize tasks by color in the model and Lookahead Plan
Organize work preparation more clearly
Video: Expense Types
Timestamps:
0:00 – Introduction: What are expense types?
0:27 – Edit expense types: open, delete, adjust
1:31 – Change the color of a used expense type
1:50 – Create a new expense type
2:14 – Assign an expense type when editing a task
🛠️ Edit or Add Expense Types
You’ll find the expense types under Menu > Work Preparation > Expense Types.
Here you can:
Edit existing expense types (e.g. rename or change color)
Add new expense types
Delete unused expense types
🔒 Note:
Expense types that are already in use in the model cannot be deleted – but you can still edit them (e.g. change their color).
🧪 Create a New Expense Type
Click the
plus icon (+).Enter a name (e.g. “Test”).
Choose a color.
Click
Save.
The new expense type will then be available when creating or editing tasks.
🔄 Import Expense Types from Another Project
If you’ve already set up expense types in another project, you can easily import them – including their colors.
Click Import and select one of your existing projects from the list. You’ll see all projects you've worked on in specter.
🗂️ Assign an Expense Type to a Task
When editing a task, you can select the desired expense type in the Expense Type field. Newly created types will be available here immediately.