How do you set the rate to zero?

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I’m trying to set the rate for a task to zero. Every time I set it to zero, it gets set back to the default for the client. I’m guessing the “if” check does something like “if $rate” instead of checking if $rate is non-empty. Is there a way to set a task rate to zero?

Thanks!

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Hi,

I don’t believe this is currently supported.

@david any thoughts?

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Have you tried something like 0.00001 ? It might get rounded to 0.00 but is not exactly 0 so would not automatically get set to the default.

I haven’t tried this but maybe it works.

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Thanks, that’s a good suggestion!

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@hillel

Looks like the task rate is set via the front end when the invoice is generated. I can see the API accepts the $0 task rate.

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I think they’re referring to the default task rate for the client setting, I believe 0 is treated as a blank value.

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@hillel

Yes, that looks correct, 0 means we use the client / company defaults

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Is there a way to set the task rate to zero, and override a client’s default rate?

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@jkugler

Did ecomsilio’s solution of using a small value like 0.0001 work?

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Just tried it. It did work, thanks!

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Hmm…but then the rate of .00001 shows up in the invoice.

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You can edit it…but it would still be nice if you could specify 0.00 in the task rate.

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In my experience it’s good to let a client know how much you’re doing for them for free. Perhaps setup a 100% discount? Just a thought.

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