Further Detail Activity Cost Driver
Explanation
Use this activity to specify details about certain system-generated activity cost drivers
so that they can be used for activity-based costing (ABC). These cost drivers
are 410, Number of Customer Orders; 470, Number of Purchase Orders; and 520
Number of Receipts.
Prerequisites
This activity requires that at least one of the above-mentioned drivers be
defined in the system.
System Effects
N/A
Window
Driver Setup
Related Window Descriptions
Driver Setup
Procedure
- Open the Activity Cost Drivers window, and
select an activity cost driver.
- Right-click and then click
Driver Setup. The
Driver
Setup window appears.
- Click the
Parts tab, create a new record.
- In the Site field, select the appropriate site from the List of Values.
- In the Part No field, select the appropriate part from the List of Values.
- In the Used Value field, enter the value that you want to use to calculate
the cost of the part connected to the specified cost driver. An entry in
this field is required.
- If you want to have the system calculate the driver value, right-click and
then click Calculate Driver Value for One Part. The
Calculate Driver
Value for One Part dialog box appears.
- Enter the beginning and ending dates of the time period in YYYY-MM-DD
format.
- Click Calculate. The system-calculated driver value appears in the
Result
field.
- If you want to use the system-calculated value in place of the one that
you entered manually, click Use Result. The system-calculated value appears
in both the Used Value and System Value fields on the
Driver Setup/Parts
tab.
- If you want to have the system calculate the driver value for all parts at
once, right-click in the header portion of the
Driver Setup window
and then click Calculate Driver Value for All Parts. The
Calculate Driver
Value for All Parts dialog box appears. Enter the time period as in
step 8 above, and then click OK.