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# How to assign annual hours manually using an account

## How to assign annual hours using an account

To set an annual target of, for example, **1,748 hours** without modifying the contract or relying on the weekly calculation, you can use a manual account.

This method lets you directly record the annual total for each employee.

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### 1. Create the "Annual hours" account

1. Go to **Settings**
2. Open Rules > **Accounts**
3. Click **Create account**
4. Name: **Annual hours**
5. Account type: **Hours**
6. Save

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/helpdesk-haddock-images/haddock-hr/contracts-accounts-rules-and-transactions/how-to-assign-annual-hours-manually-using-an-account/images/01-1-create-the-annual-hours-account.png)

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### 2. Create the manual transaction

1. Go to **Transactions**
2. Click the **+** button
3. Add the corresponding employees
4. In the **Account** field, select **Annual hours**
5. Date: **January 1**
6. Value: **1,748 hours**
7. Save

The transaction assigns the 1,748 hours to each selected employee.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/helpdesk-haddock-images/haddock-hr/contracts-accounts-rules-and-transactions/how-to-assign-annual-hours-manually-using-an-account/images/02-2-create-the-manual-transaction.png)

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### 3. Show the account in planning

To view this information in the planner:

1. Go to **Planning**
2. Open a plan
3. Click the **three dots**
4. Enter **Configure views**
5. Create a new view, for example, "Annual hours"
6. In the account list, select **Annual hours**
7. Save

When you select this view, the balance of 1,748 hours will be shown.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/helpdesk-haddock-images/haddock-hr/contracts-accounts-rules-and-transactions/how-to-assign-annual-hours-manually-using-an-account/images/03-3-show-the-account-in-planning.png)