No matter which Distribution type is the default, the one selected is considered a uniform assignment, meaning that the assignment is linear over the duration of the task.
In some situations, Project managers sometimes have the need to assign cost items in a non-uniform manner.
Log in to the HTML5 client.
Select the Work workspace, Gantt tab.
Select a project in the Project Data Selector.
Select a task in the Gantt spreadsheet to display the Task panel.
Select the Transactions & Cost Items tab (
).
In the Cost Item Assignment card, click on the Uniform (
) button to make it non-uniform (
).
Click on the More (
) button, and select the Edit command to open the Cost Item Assignment dialog box.
Enter the Total Units in each cell of the spreadsheet.
Close the dialog box.