---
title: Generate labor costs
description: Generate labor costs in the Financials view for attribute-based resource assignments based on the financial attributes configured in the planning attributes page.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-business-management/portfolio-planning/gen-labor-costs-pp.html
release: brazil
product: Portfolio Planning
classification: portfolio-planning
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Manage financials for planning items, Portfolio Planning, Strategic Portfolio Management]
---

# Generate labor costs

Generate labor costs in the Financials view for attribute-based resource assignments based on the financial attributes configured in the planning attributes page.

## Before you begin

When effort distribution for a resource assignment changes without altering the total planned effort, the system recalculates and generates labor costs to match the updated distribution. For example, if a 100-hour assignment shifts from 60 hours in January and 40 hours in February to 40 hours in January and 60 hours in February, the system adjusts labor costs accordingly. January reflects the cost of 40 hours and February reflects the cost of 60 hours.

Role required: sn\_align\_ws.spw\_financial\_user

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Portfolio Planning Workspace** and select a planning item.

2.  Select the **Financials** tab.

3.  Select **Generate labor costs** \(\[Omitted image "financials-gen-labor-costs.png"\] Alt text: Generate labor costs button.\).

4.  Select **Generate** on the Generate labor costs confirmation window.

    **Note:** Alternatively, you can [activate a scheduled job](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-business-management/scenario-planning-in-spw/labor-cost-scheduler-job-spw.md) to automatically create baselines at the required cadence.