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Contents of the Compute Cobra Burden Costs Screen

Use the fields and options to configure the Compute Cobra Burden Costs screen.

Identification

Use the fields in this block to create a new parameter ID or to retrieve a previously saved parameter ID. A parameter ID represents a set of screen selection parameters. After you have saved a parameter ID and its related parameters, you can retrieve them using Query.

You can use the retrieved parameters to produce reports and run processes more efficiently and with greater consistency. The saved parameters are also useful and necessary when you want to run the process as part of a batch job. Many users save a unique set of parameters for each different way they run a report or process. When you select a previously saved parameter ID or parameter description, the associated saved screen selection parameters automatically display as selection defaults. The page setup and print options, if there are any, are also included in the saved parameter ID. You can change any of the associated selection defaults as necessary.

Field Description
Parameter ID

Enter, or click to select, a parameter ID of up to 15 alphanumeric characters. Choose characters for your parameter ID that help identify the type of selections you made on the screen, such as PERIOD or QUARTERLY.

When you save your record, all the selections made on the screen are stored with the parameter ID. Later, you can retrieve the parameter using Query.

You can use the parameter to run the process more efficiently because you can select the parameter ID with its previously defined screen selections. After the default selections display on the screen, you can override the defaults.

Description

Enter, or click to select, a parameter description of up to 30 alphanumeric characters.

Selection Ranges

Use the fields in this group box to specify the projects you want to include in this process.

Field Description
Projects

From the drop-down list, select the desired range of projects you want to include in this process. The following options are available:

  • All: Select this option to include all available records. The Start and End fields are disabled for this option.
  • One: Select this option to include only one record. You must enter that value in the Start field. The End field is disabled for this option.
  • Range: Select this option to include a contiguous range of records. You must enter the beginning value for the range in the Start field and the ending value of the range in the End field.
  • From Beginning: Select this option to include all the records from the beginning of the available records to a specific record in the range. You must enter the last value for the range in the End field. The Start field is disabled for this option.
  • To End: Select this option to include all the records from a specific record to the end of all the available records. You must enter the value from which the range should begin in the Start field. The End field is disabled for this option.
Start

Enter, or click binoculars.gif to select, the starting project ID, as applicable.

End

Enter, or click binoculars.gif to select, the ending project ID, as applicable.

Accounting Period

This field displays One to indicate that this process uses the accounting period specified in the Fiscal Year, Period, Subpd, and Ending Date fields. You must use this screen for each subperiod. This differs from the Compute Burden Costs screen in which you can compute burden for all the subperiods within a given period.

Fiscal Year

Use this field to enter a fiscal year for which you want to compute burden.

You can also click binoculars.gif in this field to select an existing accounting period. If you do so, Costpoint automatically populates the Period, Subpd, and Ending Date fields.

Period

Enter a period for which you want to compute burden. You can click binoculars.gif to select an existing accounting period. If you select an existing value, Costpoint automatically populates the Fiscal Year, Subpd, and Ending Date fields.

Subpd

Use this field to enter a subperiod for which you want to compute burden. You can click binoculars.gif to select an existing accounting period. If you select an existing value, Costpoint automatically populates the Fiscal Year, Period, and Ending Date fields.

Ending Date

This field displays the ending date for the subperiod.

You can also click binoculars.gif in this field to select an existing account period. If you do so, Costpoint automatically populates the Fiscal Year, Period, and Subpd fields.

Extraction

Use the options in this group box to specify whether or not to run the Cobra extraction process after the compute Cobra burden process is complete.

Field Description
Compute Cobra Burden and Run Cobra Extraction

Select this option to run the Cobra extraction process after computing Cobra burden costs.

Cobra Extraction Parameter

Enter, or click binoculars.gif to select, the ID of the extraction parameter ID that you want to use in the extraction process. This Parameter ID uses the parameters defined on the Manage Cobra Extraction Parameters screen. This field is active when you select the Compute Cobra Burden and Run Cobra Extraction option.

Compute Burden Costs Only

Select this option if you do not want to run the Cobra extraction process after computing Cobra burden costs.

Options

Use this group box to specify additional options you want to use for this process.

Field Description
Copy Prior Year History

Select this check box if you want to copy data from the Manage Prior Year Cobra Costs screen into the CB_SUM and CB_BURD_SUM tables. These tables are used to store inception-to-date labor, non-labor, and burden cost at the resource level. You only need to select this check box the first time you compute burden for a Cobra project, when the prior year costs have changed, or when you are computing Cobra burden cost at the beginning of a new fiscal year.