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Contents of the Manage Prior Year Cobra Costs Screen

Use the fields and options to configure the Manage Prior Year Cobra Costs screen.

Identification

Use this block to specify the accounting period, project, and organization combination for which you want to enter prior year Cobra costs.

Field Description
Fiscal Year

Enter, or click binoculars.gif to select, the fiscal year you want to use.

Period

Enter, or click binoculars.gif to select, the period you want to use.

Subperiod

Enter, or click binoculars.gif to select, the subperiod you want to use. If you select an existing value, Costpoint automatically populates the Fiscal Year and Period fields.

Rate Type

This field displays the rate type (Target or Actual) that was used when the Update Prior Year History process was executed for the fiscal year. This rate type is the same as the rate type displayed on the Manage Fiscal Years screen.

Project

Enter, or click binoculars.gif to select, the project ID for this transaction. Costpoint validates that the project is a Cobra project using the top level of this project. This field is non-editable if it is inserted into this screen by the Update Prior Year History process.

Organization

Enter, or click binoculars.gif to select, an organization ID for this transaction. This field is non-editable if it is inserted into this screen by the Update Prior Year History process.

Subtask

Subtask Description
Prior Year Costs Click this link to open the Prior Year Costs subtask and enter historical transactions for Cobra projects.