Users have 3 options for defining markup % on project expenses:
1. Manually, as individual expenses are entered in BQE Core through the standard web user interface. You can enter a markup % (or enter the 'Charge Amount' and BQE Core will calculate the markup %):
2. At the 'Expense Item' level:
https://corehelpcenter.bqe.com/hc/en-us/articles/4402461390999-Expense-Items
3. Globally at the project level through 'Fee Schedules' If you want all the expense entries of a project to have the same markup percentage irrespective of the markup specified for them in the 'Expense Items' screen, you can use Fee Schedules. Follow these steps to achieve that :
https://corehelpcenter.bqe.com/hc/en-us/articles/360047057134-Setting-up-markup-for-project-expenses
Recap:
For ultimate automation, use the 'Global settings' for 'Fee Schedules' and assign the proper fee schedule to the projects. (#3)
If you find that to be too much to define, set the markup at the 'Expense Item' settings. (#2)
Finally, know that any manual entry to the 'Markup' field for 'Charge Amount' field for each individual expense item will overwrite all of the settings established in #2 and #3 above.