Labor Options
Adjust the settings for batch processing, wage determination, union, multicurrency, timesheet posting, and Shop Floor Time.
| Field | Description |
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| Enable timesheet batch processing |
Select this checkbox to turn on the feature for calculating "running" control totals for regular hours, other (overtime) hours and total hours, and by timesheet type (regular, other than regular, and total number of timesheets) for a Group (or batch) of timesheets being entered on the Manage Timesheets screen. Select this checkbox to enable user entry of control totals for the batch before beginning timesheet entry. These control totals are compared to the system-calculated totals and you are alerted to any differences when you exit the timesheet entry screens. |
| Enable wage determination functionality |
Select this checkbox to enable the processing and setup of screens for wage determination project fringe and wage-related amounts. Selecting this checkbox (along with the Require Labor Location checkbox) enables the Manage Wage Determination Fringe Charge Codes screen, where you establish the charge settings for handling WD project fringe amounts. It also enables the Manage Wage Determination Rates screen, where you establish base pay rates per hour and an associated handling method, Fringe Amounts per Hour, and a related Fringe Payment Method. Fringe codes are established on the Manage Fringe Codes screen. The Fringe Payment Method enables the automatic generation of a "Fringe" timesheet line, when the timesheet line being charged results in "Fringe" fields being found in the Wage Determination Rates table, and the Wage Determination Rates record has the Fringe Payment Method set to Cash. For Costpoint Multicurrency (MU) users, if you selected both the Enable Wage Determination checkbox and the Enable Multicurrency Functionality checkbox, wage determination will be applied only to timesheets with USD (US Dollar) as transaction currency. This functionality is implemented in the following screens:
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Timesheet Posting
| Field | Description |
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| Accrued Salaries Account |
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| Post leave memo timesheet lines to the general ledger | Select this checkbox to enable the system to post
L (Leave Memo) type timesheet lines to the GL.
When you clear this checkbox, the L type timesheet lines will not be posted to the GL, but they will still be posted to the Leave History, Employee Leave Balance, and Timesheet Line History tables. The posting will not be out-of-balance since L timesheet lines have no associated labor cost but have data related to tracking of leave hours used. |
to select, the GL account number to be used for recording accrued salaries. Costpoint uses this account when posting to the GL. The posting is generated at the Balance Sheet Level designated in the Top Level Org table for each employee's home organization. The description of the account displays in the adjacent field.
Shop Floor Time
| Field | Description |
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| Correcting Timesheet Date Source |
From the drop-down list, select the method for determining the date of correcting timesheets. Valid options are:
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| Export unposted used leave |
Select this checkbox if both posted and unposted used leave should be included when leave balances are exported to Shop Floor Time from the Export Project Manufacturing Data screen. If you select this checkbox selected, leave balances will be based on this formula: Leave Balance = Beginning Balance + Year-to-Date Accrued Leave - Posted Used Leave - Unposted Used Leave. If this checkbox is not selected, only posted used leave will be included when leave balances are exported to Shop Floor Time from the Export Project Manufacturing Data screen. If you clear this checkbox, leave balances will be based on this formula: Leave Balance = Beginning Balance + Year-to-Date Accrued Leave - Posted Used Leave. |