# Configure Costing Structures

[![Signify Header.png](https://signature.signifyhr.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2025-02/scaled-1680-/emW3hfMrZ1yIDMUv-signify-header.png)](https://signature.signifyhr.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2025-02/emW3hfMrZ1yIDMUv-signify-header.png)

Administrators can add costing structures to events. The cost description categories are specified on the linked training intervention. The costs are then defined using the **Event Scheduling** module.

#### Add costs to the training intervention

- Click the **gear icon** to access the **Setup and Configuration** menu.

![ES Setup and configuration menu.jpg](https://signature.signifyhr.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/QODEfvIyUnjd7MDl-es-setup-and-configuration-menu.jpg)

- Click **Other System Administration**.

![ES Setup and configuration menu - Other System Administration.jpg](https://signature.signifyhr.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/1jyHevZukG8z8IFc-es-setup-and-configuration-menu-other-system-administration.jpg)

- In the new tab that opens, click **Training Interventions** in the **Training Scheduling** block.

![ES Create Event - System Admin Portal - Training Interventions.jpg](https://signature.signifyhr.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/aXckdDN6qZ1Y8ipE-es-create-event-system-admin-portal-training-interventions.jpg)

- The **Training Intervention Library** will open in a new tab. Select the **training intervention** you have created for this event.

![ES Create Event - Costing Structure - Add costs - Select Training intervention.jpg](https://signature.signifyhr.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/i5PyyUMtWfZqndTo-es-create-event-costing-structure-add-costs-select-training-intervention.jpg)

- Navigate to the **Costing Structure** tab, then click **ADD**.

![ES Create Event - Costing Structure - Add costs - Add costs to training intervention.jpg](https://signature.signifyhr.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/LhxOTZh57f2HAydK-es-create-event-costing-structure-add-costs-add-costs-to-training-intervention.jpg)

- In the pop-up window, click **ADD** to add default cost items.

![ES Create Event - Costing Structure - Add costs - Add.jpg](https://signature.signifyhr.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/ojBWnCMxTcAknQWQ-es-create-event-costing-structure-add-costs-add.jpg)

- Once the costing structure detail window loads, fill in the **cost description**.
- If the cost item should be a default item, tick the **checkbox**.
- Click **SAVE** when you are finished, SAVE ADD NEW** to add another item or click **CANCEL** to discard your edits.

![ES Create Event - Costing Structure - Add costs - Add cost descriptions to training intervention.jpg](https://signature.signifyhr.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/NqMA9Pv7eAQR32lu-es-create-event-costing-structure-add-costs-add-cost-descriptions-to-training-intervention.jpg)

- Choose which costs to link to the event by ticking the **checkbox** next to each cost item.
- When you have selected all the relevant costs, click **SELECT**.

![ES Create Event - Costing Structure - Add costs - Select costs to add.jpg](https://signature.signifyhr.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/a83zRaxiQ8T6DO9r-es-create-event-costing-structure-add-costs-select-costs-to-add.jpg)

- For each cost item, add the **cost amount**.
- Tick the **checkboxes** if the cost should change per attendee, and if the cost item is editable.
- Once you are finished, click **SAVE**.

![ES Create Event - Costing Structure - Add costs ro each cost description.jpg](https://signature.signifyhr.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/RYlx1oLCVRKd33zj-es-create-event-costing-structure-add-costs-ro-each-cost-description.jpg)

#### Add costs to the event

- Hover over the **sidebar** menu, then click **Event Scheduling**.

![AA ES ES Sidebar menu item.jpg](https://signature.signifyhr.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/8bvLfCZqrPo4xGHB-aa-es-es-sidebar-menu-item.jpg)

- Navigate to the **List View** tab and expand the **course** you would like to edit by clicking on its name.

![ES Create Event - Navigate to Event.jpg](https://signature.signifyhr.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/CqNfdzV8dTdn2OhT-es-create-event-navigate-to-event.jpg)

- Click on the **name** of the event you would like to edit.

![ES Create Event - Open Event to Edit.jpg](https://signature.signifyhr.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/hIkkwLFROiDwrbx8-es-create-event-open-event-to-edit.jpg)

- In the **left-hand menu**, click **Costing Structure**. Click **+COST** to link costs to this event.

![ES Create Event - Costing Structure - Add costs.jpg](https://signature.signifyhr.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/CaVIfRcD3SWlGFeW-es-create-event-costing-structure-add-costs.jpg)

- Use the **checkboxes** to link the applicable cost descriptions to the event.

![ES Create Event - Costing Structure - Add costs to event.jpg](https://signature.signifyhr.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/04KGviZ1if8hO4q5-es-create-event-costing-structure-add-costs-to-event.jpg)

- Click **SAVE** when you are finished or click **CANCEL** to discard your edits.

![ES Create Event - Costing Structure - Add costs to event and save.jpg](https://signature.signifyhr.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/IS2FEqWedy5oOBnE-es-create-event-costing-structure-add-costs-to-event-and-save.jpg)

- The cost descriptions will be listed in the **Costing Structure** table. Each cost description item can be edited: 
    - Enter the cost amount.
    - Click the **toggle** **button** to change the cost per attendee.
    - Click the **toggle button** to set the cost distribution to be evenly distributed across all attendees.
    - Click the **toggle** **button** to set the status to exclude the cost for virtual attendees.

![ES Create Event - Costing Structure - Add costs for event.jpg](https://signature.signifyhr.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/aWz9h50kqy5SdVlx-es-create-event-costing-structure-add-costs-for-event.jpg)

- In the costing structure **summary** section, the costs per person and per virtual attendee will be listed, along with the total cost for this event.

![ES Create Event - Costing Structure - Total costs for event.jpg](https://signature.signifyhr.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/opqBu7SyQnSsDbzp-es-create-event-costing-structure-total-costs-for-event.jpg)

[![Signify Footer.png](https://signature.signifyhr.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2025-02/scaled-1680-/ZOt8yZwhbiGx2d6U-signify-footer.png)](https://signature.signifyhr.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2025-02/ZOt8yZwhbiGx2d6U-signify-footer.png)