Enter External Costs

Explanation

This activity is used to enter information on external costs incurred by the work order. An example of an external cost is when a machine has being rented and used when the work according to the work order has been performed.   

Prerequisites

Before the information is entered, the following must have been completed:

• The current work order must have been retrieved in the window.

System Effects

As a result of this activity, the external cost is connected to the work order. After the transaction has been authorized the Actual Costs field in the Budget tab is updated. If the AUTO_AUTH_SIGN_EXT property for the MaintenanceConfiguration object LU in the System LU Values/Object Property tab is set to TRUE, the external cost line is automatically authorized.

Window

Report In Work Order
Report In Route

Report In Work Order
Report In Route

Use the following procedure to enter the information:

1. Select the Postings tab.
2. Click New.
3. In the Cost Type field, select External.
4. In the Hours/Qty field, enter the quantity of the goods or hours of service that the posting covers.
5. In the Cost field, enter the amount for the cost type.
6. Optionally, in the Sales Part Number field, you can select a Sales Part using the List of Values. You can also enter and modify values for other fields related to the sales part, if required.
7. Save the information.