Field Descriptions

Table Information

 

Costs

What can I do in this screen?

Use this screen to enter or view cost information for goods.

When should I use this screen?

Use this screen after creating goods and maintain it whenever you need to make additions or changes to a good's cost.

Field Descriptions

Cost Type *

Use the drop-down box to choose the cost type for the good. Choose from the following options:

Reference - the system calculates the total reference cost using the cost elements entered.

Standard - the system calculates the total standard cost using the cost elements entered.

Last - this cost will be updated automatically when you enter or create a purchase order. Last costs cannot be added or changed in this screen.

You can make changes to the reference cost for a good at any time, but you can make changes to standard cost only if the standard cost method is not in use, or if the standard cost method is in use but no inventory quantities exist for this good.

Material Cost Amt

Enter the cost per unit amount of material for this good, up to 10 digits before the decimal and four digits after the decimal for this amount.

Material Burden Cost Amt

Enter the cost per unit amount of material burden for this good, up to 10 digits before the decimal and four digits after the decimal for this amount.

Material burden is the cost added to cover overhead expenses for materials.

Labor Cost Amt

Enter the cost per unit amount of labor for this good, up to 10 digits before the decimal and four digits after the decimal for this amount.

Labor Burden Cost Amt

Enter the cost per unit amount of labor burden for this good, up to 10 digits before the decimal and four digits after the decimal for this amount.

Labor burden is the cost added to cover overhead expenses for labor purposes.

Subcontract Cost Amt

Enter the cost per unit amount of subcontracted services for this good, up to 10 digits before the decimal and four digits after the decimal for this amount.

Subcontract Burden Cost Amt

Enter the cost per unit amount of subcontract burden for this good, up to 10 digits before the decimal and four digits after the decimal for this amount.

Subcontract burden is the cost added to cover overhead expenses for subcontract purposes.

Misc 1 Cost Amt

Enter the cost per unit amount of the first miscellaneous expense for this good, up to 10 digits before the decimal and four digits after the decimal for this amount.

Misc 1 Burden Cost Amt

Enter the cost per unit amount of the first miscellaneous burden for this good, up to 10 digits before the decimal and four digits after the decimal for this amount.

A miscellaneous burden is the cost added to cover overhead expenses for purposes not covered under the material, labor, or subcontract categories.

Misc 2 Cost Amt

Enter the cost per unit amount of the second miscellaneous expense for this good, up to 10 digits before the decimal and four digits after the decimal for this amount.

Misc 2 Burden Cost Amt

Enter the cost per unit amount of the second miscellaneous burden for this good, up to 10 digits before the decimal and four digits after the decimal for this amount.

A miscellaneous burden is the cost added to cover overhead expenses for purposes not covered under the material, labor, or subcontract categories.

Cumulative Total Amt

This non-editable field displays the cumulative cost per unit total.

This total is the sum calculated by adding all costs entered in the preceding fields.

Set This-Level Costs Equal to Total Costs

Select this checkbox to have the current level costs be equal to their total item costs.

This Level Material Amt

Enter the material cost of the current good, excluding additional material costs.

This Level Matl Burden Amt

Enter the material burden cost of the current good, excluding additional material burden costs.

Enter the material burden cost of the current good, excluding additional material burden costs.

This Level Labor Amt

Enter the labor cost of the current good, excluding additional labor costs.

This Level Lab Burden Amt

Enter the labor burden cost of the current good, excluding additional labor burden costs.

This Level Subcontract Amt

Enter the subcontract cost of the current good, excluding additional subcontract costs.

This Level SC Burden Amt

Enter the subcontract burden cost of the current good, excluding additional subcontract burden costs.

This Level Misc 1 Amt

Enter the first miscellaneous cost of the current good, excluding additional first miscellaneous costs.

This Level Misc 1 Burden Amt

Enter the first miscellaneous burden cost of the current good, excluding additional first miscellaneous burden costs.

This Level Misc 2 Amt

Enter the second miscellaneous cost of the current good, excluding additional second miscellaneous costs.

This Level Misc 2 Burden Amt

Enter the second miscellaneous burden cost of the current good, excluding additional second miscellaneous burden costs.

This Level Total Amt

This non-editable field displays the current level total cost of the current good.

This total is calculated by adding all current level costs.

* A red asterisk denotes a required field.

Table Information

Changes to this screen update the ITEM_CST (Item Costs) table. The following are source tables whose data is evaluated as you enter records in this screen:

ITEM (Items)

S_ITEM_CST_TYPE (Item Cost Type)

 

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