Default Distribution Tab of Purchase Orders

Use the Default Distribution tab to enter or edit the data for dividing a purchase order's cost among two or more projects, phases or tasks.

To change this data for a specific line item, enter the item's data on the item's Cost Distribution tab in its Line Item Detail dialog box.

If this is a blanket purchase order, use this tab to specify the cost distribution for release orders.

Vision uses a line item's cost distribution data to calculate the committed expense for the line item. You can also use this grid to mark the item cost as billable and view the committed expense at billing rates.

Contents

Field Description
Project

Enter a project number or click and select a project from the lookup.

The Restrict Charge Companies option on the Accounting Tab of the project's Project Info Center record, controls the contents of the Project lookup list.

Project Name This column displays the project name of the selected Project.
Phase If the selected project has phases, click and select the phase.
Phase Name This column displays the name of the selected phase.
Task If the selected phase has tasks, click and select the task.
Task Name This column displays the name of the selected task.
Billable Select this option to add the item's cost to this project's billable costs. You can specify to calculate billable committed expenses at billing rates.
PCT If you are dividing this item's cost among two or more projects, enter the percentage of cost for this project.
Client This field displays the name of the client for the selected project.
Insert Click this option to add a new row to the grid.
Copy Click the row to copy, then click this option.
Delete Click the row to delete, then click this option to delete it.