WARRANTY COSTS

Use this subtask to enter information used to accrue warranty costs for units sold. The information entered in this screen is stored in the CLIN_WARR_CST_SCH table.  You will need to use this subtask only if your company issues a warranty with the sale of units. 

Initialize this subtask as part of the product unit pricing setup.

Project

This non-editable field displays the selected project level and name.

Currency

This non-editable field displays the currency code linked to this project and CLIN.

CLIN

This non-editable field displays the selected CLIN number. The unlabeled field to the right displays the CLIN description.

Country

This non-editable field displays the country code linked to this project and CLIN. If the currency code matches your company's functional currency, this field is not required.

Item

This non-editable field displays the selected item number.

Revision

This non-editable field displays the selected revision number.

Item Type

This non-editable field displays the selected item type.

Selling U/M

This non-editable field displays the selected selling unit of measure.

Warranty Codes

Manufacturer or External

Enter the manufacturer's (or other external) warranty code, if applicable.

Reseller or Internal

Enter the reseller's (or other internal) warranty code, if applicable.

Calculate Warranty Costs Based on

Percentage of Sales

Select this option to have warranty costs based on a percentage of sales. If you base warranty costs on a percentage of sales, enter that percentage in the Enter Percentage of Sales to Calculate Warranty Costs field.

Cost Schedule

Select this option to base your warranty costs on an estimated cost schedule. If you select this method, you must enter at least one row in the Table Window.

Enter Percentage of Sales to Calculate Warranty Costs

Enter the percentage of sales that is to be used for the warranty cost calculation. This field is only available if you selected the Percentage of Sales option in the Calculate Warranty Costs Based on group box AND if the currency for this CLIN is the same as your company's functional currency. If you do not meet both of these conditions, use the Table Window.

Table Window

This table is available only if you selected the Cost Schedule option in the Calculate Warranty Costs Based on group box.

Unit Cost in Functional Currency

If you elected to base your warranty costs on a cost schedule, enter the estimated warranty cost per unit in this field.

Starting Date

Enter the starting date for the applicable warranty cost per unit.

Ending Date

Enter the ending date for the applicable warranty cost per unit.

Validation

The following validations occur in the table window: