Define Default Cost Elements
Explanation
This activity is used to relate project cost elements to fields for holding a
design object's material, work and miscellaneous cost and
hours. These
settings are defined on a company template. The project cost elements available in the List
of Values to be mapped to the Cost Element for Material Cost, Cost Element
for Work Cost,
Cost Element for Misc Cost and Cost
Element for Hours fields are filtered based on the selected company.
Prerequisites
Project cost elements should be defined on the company to be used in the
mapping.
System Effects
The fields for holding material, work and miscellaneous cost and hours for a design object will be
renamed to the description of the project cost elements selected for the Cost Element
for Material Cost, Cost Element for Work Cost,
Cost Element for Misc Cost and Cost
Element for Hours
fields.
Window
Default Cost Elements
Related Window Descriptions
Default Cost Elements
Procedure
- Open the Default Cost Elements
window.
- Click New.
- In the Company field, enter the company you are working in or
click the List of Values to select a suitable company. A value in
this field is required and using % will apply the settings for all
registered companies.
- In the Cost Element for Material Cost field, enter the project
cost element you want to associate with material hours/cost or select one from
the List of Values.
- In the Cost Element for Work Cost field, enter the project cost
element you want to associate with work hours/cost or select one from the List
of Values.
- In the
Cost Element for Misc Cost field, enter the project cost
element you want to associate with miscellaneous hours/cost or select one from
the List of Values.
- Similarly in the Cost
Element for Hours
field, enter the project cost element you want to associate with hours/cost
of hours or select one from
the List of Values.
- Click Save.