Hi Hugh,
It sounds like you would want to create an Ad Hoc View first, including the fields you want.
I wasn't clear on what Administrative/Operational is exactly for your system, is this a Project Type? If Yes, go to Ad Hoc Views and create a new Ad Hoc View based on Project Management Domain, and then add the Project Type field, the Labor Actuals and the Quarter Start Date fields. See if this works for you. Here is how it would look like as example:
Hope this helps -Nika