Activity costs fields
Field | Description | ||
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Cost type | Select a cost type from the dialog box available in this field. There are two types of costs: Fixed costs and Variable costs. | ||
Description | Enter a relevant description for the activity cost. | ||
Activity definition | Click the Select a value button in this field to open the Activity definition dialog box. Select the relevant activity definition. | ||
Price per unit | Enter the price per unit. When a purchase item is entered, this field will be automatically populated based on the purchase item. For general expenses, you can manually fill in this field. (Hourly wage applies to labor hours.) | ||
Unit | Enter the number of units required. | ||
Standard cost category | Select a standard cost category from the dialog box available in this field. A standard cost category is a classification of the costs according to function. | ||
Standard cost type | Select a standard cost type from the dialog box available in this field. A standard cost type is a classification of the costs according to type. | ||
VAT tariff (tax) | Select a VAT (tax) rate from the dialog box available in this field. | ||
Index % | Enter a value for the indexation percentage that you want to use in the next indexation of the activity cost to enable the Index activity costs action. When using this action, a new activity cost business object is created by applying the index percentage to the selected activity cost. The selected activity cost will be ended. | ||
Long term index % | Enter a value for indexation percentage that you want to use in long term cost overview to predict upcoming indexation for activity costs that are not indexed yet.
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Activity costs - Labor hours | |||
Tariff Group | If you are adding labor hour costs, select the tariff group that applies to the hourly wage, from the dialog box available in this field | ||
Hourly wage | If you are adding labor hour costs, enter the relevant hourly wage in this field. | ||
Required quantity | Enter the quantity referring to the purchase item or number of labor hours needed to complete the activity on one asset. | ||
Activity costs - Materials | |||
Product | Select a product to add its material costs. The product related fields on the material costs are automatically updated.
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Purchase item | If you are adding material costs, select the product that you want to order from the dialog box available in this field.
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Use actual price | When set to Yes, the actual price from the product / Purchase item is used when generating orders, instead of the Price per unit in the business objective Cost. | ||
Required quantity | Enter the quantity referring to the purchase item or number of material hours needed to complete the activity on one asset. | ||
Unit of required quantity | Enter the number of units required. | ||
Discount/Surcharge | Enter the discount rate or surcharge. | ||
Material type | Material to use. Materials can be defined in the Material Types TSI | ||
Purchase item group | Purchase item group is automatically filled in based on the Purchase item. | ||
