BASIC REVENUE INFO

Use this screen to set up revenue calculation for a project. You can control the formula used to compute revenue and alter the default revenue posting method (either to Owning Organization or Performing Organization). (You selected the default revenue posting method in the Project Settings screen (Projects » Project Setup » Controls).) You can also use this screen to identify the multipliers to be used in the Compute Billing Value of Cost Incurred (Projects » Cost and Revenue Processing » Revenue Processing). In this screen's table window, you can enter revenue adjustments by fiscal year/period/subperiod.  You cannot enter data in this screen if the Billable Project check box in the Basic Info screen (Projects » Project Setup » Project Master) is not selected.

If you select any hours-based revenue formulas in the Revenue Formula drop-down list, you should also initialize the Project Labor Categories (PLCs) and billing rates for the project. You can set up PLCs and billing rates at any level of the project.

If labor rates are different for each task of the project, you must enter these labor rates at the task level.

You must complete the Define Rate Sequence screen (Projects » Project Setup » Revenue Setup) at the charging level of the project because this screen determines the order in which billing rates are found.

If you change the revenue formula of a project, Costpoint will reset all revenue amounts in the PROJ_BURD_SUM, PROJ_SUM, and the LAB_HS tables back to zero for the current fiscal year for all projects at or below the revenue level. This ensures that the YTD revenue amounts will be correct with the new revenue formula, when revenue is recomputed.

Complete this screen during project setup for all projects for which the Billable Project check box is selected in the Basic Info screen (Projects » Project Setup » Project Master) or the Maintain Project Master screen (Projects » Project Setup » Project Master). Before completing this screen, you must identify the revenue formulas that you would like to use by selecting each revenue formula in the Select Revenue Formulas subtask of the Project Settings screen (Projects » Project Setup » Controls). Only formulas that have been selected in this subtask will be available for selection in this screen. Maintain this screen only when the formula or its attributes change, when a revenue adjustment is required, or when the formula is one of the "Fixed Amount" formulas. 

Once you have established a revenue formula for a project, changing the formula in this screen may require additional steps to ensure proper calculations. Contact Costpoint General Support before changing any revenue formulas.

Project

Enter, or use to select, a valid project for which to enter data. The level of the project that you enter in this field will determine the level at which the revenue is calculated. If some tasks within the project tree require various revenue formulas or have requirements such as different fee percentages or separate funding ceilings, you should set up the revenue levels to accommodate these requirements. The selection of the revenue level is an integral part of the project setup process and should be given some thought before the project is set up.  For more information on project levels, see Projects Special Topic PJ-14, "Project Levels and Data." 

This is a required field. The unlabeled field to the right is non-editable and displays the name of the project selected.

Revenue Formula

Use this drop-down list to select the revenue formula. You must select revenue formulas in the Select Revenue Formula subtask of the Project Settings screen (Projects » Project Setup » Controls) before you can select them here. You can use this subtask to restrict which formulas are available in this screen.  Each formula listed will produce a separate calculation and all formulas are independent from the type of project specified in the Basic Info screen.

For example, the project type could be fixed price, and since all revenue formulas are available for selection, the revenue formula could be Loaded Labor Hours. This is a required field. Refer to Projects Special Topic PJ-12, "Revenue Computations," for more information on the revenue calculations performed for the individual revenue methods.

The following options are included in this drop-down list:

When you use the Equal to Project Ledger Sales formula, the Compute Revenue process (Projects » Cost and Revenue Processing » Revenue Processing) looks at GL_POST_SUM table for the revenue account. When you use this formula, you either enter an Adjusting Journal Entry (AJE) to credit the revenue account and debit the unbilled account, or you post a sales order that credits the revenue account automatically. When you execute the Compute Revenue process, it sets the revenue amount equal to the costs of the project on the labor and non-labor lines (actual direct cost plus burden) and then plugs the difference into the ACCT_FUNC_NO = 1 line.

Revenue Calculation Value

Revenue Calculation Value is displayed as a series of up to three grayed-out fields. The descriptions of these fields will change based on the Revenue Formula selected. Some formulas will use only one field; other formulas will use two or three fields.  If a formula does not use the Revenue Calculation Value, this field will be grayed out.

For example: If you choose Cost Plus Fee On Cost as your Revenue Formula, the field will be titled Labor Fee Percent and Non-labor Fee Percent. You then enter the fee percentages that apply to this project.

Allow Revenue to Exceed Value

Select this check box to allow revenue in excess of the value of the project to be computed and posted.

You should have already specified in the Project Settings screen (Projects » Project Setup » Controls) whether you want excess revenue recognition based on the contract value or the funded value.

By How Much?

Enter the amount by which the signed value ceiling can be exceeded. This field is available only if you selected the Allow Revenue to Exceed Value check box.

Calculate Revenue on Units

Select this check box to calculate revenue on units in addition to the revenue that is calculated based on the revenue formula. You must enter one of the following transaction-based revenue formulas in the Revenue Formula drop-down list for unit revenue calculations to be allowed:

If you try to use revenue formulas other than the ones listed with unit-based revenue, the system will display this message: "This fixed amount formula is not allowed to have unit revenue."

To calculate unit-based revenue only and not include any non-unit based revenue, use the Unit Revenue Only revenue formula. Do not select the Calculate Revenue on Units check box if you are using this formula.

Discount Method

Use this drop-down list to select a discount method for this project. If you choose to use a discount method, the system applies the following rules when computing revenue or calculating bills:

  1. Burdens apply to the amount BEFORE discount.

  2. Discounts apply to the direct cost amounts (this includes burdens for the w/Burden discount methods).

  3. Fee applies to total AFTER discount.

  4. Sales tax applies to the amount AFTER discount.

  5. Retainage applies AFTER discount. 

For ceilings:

  1. Account Ceilings are enforced before discounts are applied.

  2. Project Total Ceilings are enforced after discounts are applied.

If you change the revenue formula for a project, the system clears out the discount amount fields (DISC_ACT_AMT and DISC_TGT_AMT) in the PROJ_SUM and PROJ_BURD_SUM tables.

If you change the Discount Method for a project in this screen, you must also change the discount method for that project in the Other Info subtask of the Project Billing Info screen (Projects » Billing » Billing Master or Projects » Project Setup » Revenue Setup) screen. 

The selections are:

Note: If you change the Discount Method from PLC Discounts to another method, the system resets the discount percentages to zero in the Project PLC Rates screen (Projects » Project Setup » Project Labor) and the Project PLC Rates by Employee/Vendor screen (Projects » Project Setup » Project Labor). 

If you select this option, the Calculate Billings screen (Projects » Billing » Calculate Billings) and the Compute Revenue screen (Projects » Cost and Revenue Processing » Revenue Processing) compute discounts based on aggregate volume using the discount percentage from the Maintain Customer Volume Discounts screen (Projects » Billing » Billing Master) and apply the discount to the accounts specified. This is available only for standard bills.

If you select this option, the Calculate Billings screen (Projects » Billing » Calculate Billings) and the Compute Revenue screen (Projects » Cost and Revenue Processing » Revenue Processing) compute discounts using the discount percentage from the Maintain Project Volume Discount screen in Costpoint Billing and apply the discount to the accounts specified. This is available only for standard bills.

The discount applies to the direct cost amount with burden included. This is available only for standard bills.

If you select this option, the Calculate Billings screen (Projects » Billing » Calculate Billings) and the Compute Revenue screen (Projects » Cost and Revenue Processing » Revenue Processing) compute discounts based on aggregate volume using the discount percentage from the Maintain Customer Volume Discounts screen (Projects » Billing » Billing Master).

The discount applies to the direct cost amount with burden included. This is available only for standard bills.

If you select this option, the Calculate Billings screen (Projects » Billing » Calculate Billings) and the Compute Revenue screen (Projects » Cost and Revenue Processing » Revenue Processing) compute discounts using the discount percentage from the Maintain Project Volume Discounts screen (Projects » Billing » Billing Master).

The discount applies to the direct cost amount with burden included. This is available only for standard bills.

Post Revenue to the

Use the options in this group box to select whether you would like to post the project's revenue to the owning organization or performing organization. The default for this group box was selected in the Project Settings screen (Projects » Project Setup » Controls). You can change it in this screen.

Owning Organization

Select this option to post all revenue to this project's owning organization. When a parent project exists, the revenue will roll up to the higher level.  When selecting this method, you should be aware that the costs related to the project will be posted to the performing org.  If you use this method, you may want to consider selecting the Default to Owning Org check box in the Maintain Project Master screen (Projects » Project Setup » Project Master). This will default the owning org in all transaction screens. You can also use the Create Cost Transfer Journal Entry screen (Projects » Cost and Revenue Processing » Revenue Processing) to reclassify the costs to the owning org of the project.  See the documentation for the Create Cost Transfer Journal Entry screen for more information on this topic.

For example;

Project 3000 - revenue formula level

3000.01 - costs are charged here

3000.02 - costs are charged here

If you are posting revenue by owning org or performing org, all revenue will post to the 3000 project.

Project 4000

4000.01 - revenue level and where costs are charged

4000.02 - revenue level and where costs are charged

If you are posting revenue by owning org or performing, all revenue will post to 4000.01 and 4000.02 (at the level that the revenue formula exists).

Performing Organization

Select this option to post all revenue to this project's performing organization. When a parent project exists, the revenue will roll up to the higher level.

Goal Multiplier

These multipliers are used to calculate the billing value of project costs incurred. These fields are required if you selected the Use Goal Multipliers for Billable Value Calculations check box in the Project Settings screen (Projects » Project Setup » Controls).

Labor

Enter the value to be used as the goal multiplier for labor costs. The default for this field is 1.000; if you accept this default, the billing value amount will be equal to costs with no additional markup.

Non-Labor

Enter the value to be used as the goal multiplier for non-labor costs. Non-Labor multipliers will be applied to non-labor amounts spent (excluding applied overhead amounts). The default for this field is 1.000; if you accept this default, the billing value amount will be equal to costs with no additional markup.

Table Window

Use this table to record and maintain an audit trail of revenue adjustments by fiscal year, period, and subperiod. All revenue amounts in this table window, up to and including the subperiod for which revenue is being calculated, will be summed to arrive at the year-to-date revenue adjustment amount.

Fiscal Year

Enter, or use to select, a valid fiscal year to record your revenue adjustment amount.

Period

Enter, or use to select, a valid period to record your revenue adjustment amount.

Subperiod

Enter, or use to select, a valid subperiod to record your revenue adjustment amount.

Rev Adj Amt

Enter the revenue adjustment amount for the selected subperiod. All amounts up to and including the subperiod for which revenue is being computed will be summed to arrive at the year-to-date revenue adjustment.  A positive amount will increase the calculated revenue amount, and a negative amount will decrease the calculated revenue amount.

Award Fee Adj Amt

Use this field to enter an award fee adjustment.   You can enter a positive amount to increase the award fee or a negative amount to decrease the award fee that has been recognized.  The award fee adjustment amount is an inception-to-date adjustment. You must use this column to adjust any award fees that were recognized in a prior year but you can also use it to make adjustments to the current year award fee amount.  Amounts entered in this field are not subject to ceilings.

Award fee adjustments have been designed to work the same way as revenue adjustments entered in the Rev Adj Amt field.

You can adjust award fees recognized in the current year by entering the final award fee amount in the Funded Award Fee column or by adjusting the amount in the Contract Award Fee column.  These columns are found in the Award Fee subtask of the Modifications screen (Projects » Project Setup » Controls). The total amount entered in the Contract Award Fee and/or Funded Award Fee columns is used as a ceiling for award fee calculations.  You can use the Award Fee Adj Amt field in this screen if you do not want your award fee to be limited by these ceilings. 

Description

Enter up to a 254-character description of the revenue adjustment amount. This field is required if you have entered an amount in the Rev Adj Amt or Award Fee Adj Amt fields.

Award Fee

Select this button to open a subtask where you can select an award fee accrual method, accrual fee percent, and fixed amount accrual, and to view the award fee period, the funded award fee amount, and the contract value award fee amounts that were entered in the Award Fee subtask of the Modifications screen (Projects » Project Setup » Controls).

Table Information

Changes to this screen update the following tables:

PROJ_REV_SETUP

REV_ADJ_HIST

PROJ_REV_PROJ