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Cost tracking in BYTE: profit by department, project or machine
See where the money goes. Tag each line with a department, project or machine, and split an invoice, a bill or a payroll line across them.
Last updated: 27 October 2026
What it covers
- Department, project and machine tags on journal lines, which the reports read.
- Split an invoice or bill line across several projects, machines or departments.
- Split one salary across machines.
- Profit and loss read by any tag, with parent and child values that roll up through up to four levels.
How it works
- Set up the departments, projects or machines you want to track.
- Tag the lines on each invoice, bill or payroll run.
- Read the profit and loss by any of them.
Not built yet
- Job costing, which adds up the materials and labour for each job, is not in BYTE yet.
- A project view by branch is not built yet.
Questions about cost tracking in BYTE
Can I see profit by machine?
Yes. Machines are one of the tags. You can use them on invoice and bill lines and on payroll, and read the profit and loss by any tag.
Does BYTE do job costing?
Not yet. Job costing is not part of BYTE.
How many levels can the tags have?
Parent and child values roll up through up to four levels.