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Proposal Item Costs Subtask

The Proposal Item Costs subtask displays all proposal item cost rows for the part you selected on the main screen.

The proposal item costs table stores the "this level" cost elements, while the proposal item detail table on the main screen stores the proposal cost elements for each breakpoint. The proposal total unit cost element represents the "this level" cost amount plus the rolled-up cost amounts from all of the part's PBOM components. If a part is not an assembly part (that is, it does not have a PBOM row for this proposal), the "this level" cost and the total cost should usually be equal.

If there are lines in the Matl Cost WS, Other Cost WS, or Routings subtasks, you can add them to the table window on this screen. You can also use to insert new lines.

Contents

Field Description
Proposal, Rev

The values in these fields come from the main screen.

Item, Rev, U/M, Make/Buy, Provisional

The values in these fields default from the main screen table window for the selected item line.

Lead Time

If you established lead time days for the item in the Planning subtask of the Manage Parts screen, that value displays in this field. Otherwise, this field is blank or zero.

Proposal Quantity Breakpoints

Field Description
1 to 5

The values in these fields come from the main screen table window for the selected item line. Each calculated value in the proposal quantity break field defaults in the corresponding field in this group box.

Fixed Cost

Enter any additional fixed charges to add to the estimated cost of this item. This cost amount does not modify unit cost calculations, but it does modify extended cost calculations. The fixed cost that you enter here will be the default for the part on the main screen.

Fixed Cost Line Charge Type

Enter, or click to select, the line charge type code associated with the additional fixed unit cost. The description of the line charge type displays in the unlabeled field to the right. Establish line charge information on the Manage Line Charge Types screen.

Cost Records

This table window displays all proposal item cost rows for the part you selected on the main screen. You can add, copy, delete, and undelete new lines, but you can modify only certain fields, as specified below.

When the highest Minimum Quantity in this table is less than or equal to the selected breakpoint quantity for the selected proposal item detail row on the main screen, the This Level Total Unit Cost, Cost Source Number, and Cost Source Type fields default into the main screen table window when you save the record. You must run Compute Proposal Item Costs to calculate the other costs.

You can add lines from the Matl Costs WS and Other Cost Worksheet subtasks when you click the Add to Proposal Costs button for the line in the subtask, and then save the record. You cannot modify the line on this screen after it loads from the other subtask. Again, run the Compute Proposal Item Costs application to calculate the updated costs.

Field Description
Minimum Quantity

This field identifies the minimum quantity of items for this cost. If you are adding a line, this field is required. You cannot modify this field after the line has been saved.

Note:

Instead of changing this field, you must add a line with the desired minimum quantity, then delete the line with the unwanted minimum quantity.

This-Level Total Unit Cost

This field displays the sum of the This Level Direct Unit Costs and This Level Burden Unit Costs columns. This value displays in the This Level Total Unit Cost field on the main screen if the quantity for the proposal item cost row is less than or equal to the selected breakpoint quantity.

This-Level Direct Unit Cost

This field displays the sum of the This-Level Material Direct Unit Cost, This-Level Labor Direct Unit Cost, This-Level Subcontract Direct Unit Cost, This-Level Misc1 Direct Unit Cost, and This-Level Misc2 Direct Unit Cost fields. This value displays in the This Level Direct Unit Cost field on the main screen table if the quantity for the proposal item cost row is less than or equal to the selected breakpoint quantity.

This-Level Material Direct Unit Cost

Enter the incremental material unit cost for the item at the specified quantity. You can modify this field after the line has been saved.

This-Level Labor Direct Unit Cost

Enter the incremental labor unit cost for the item at the specified quantity. You can modify this field after the line has been saved.

This-Level Subcontract Direct Unit Cost

Enter the incremental subcontract unit cost for the item at the specified minimum quantity. You can modify this field after the line has been saved.

This-Level Misc1 Direct Unit Cost

Enter the incremental first miscellaneous unit cost for the item at the specified minimum quantity. You can modify this field after the line has been saved.

This-Level Misc2 Direct Unit Cost

Enter the incremental second miscellaneous unit cost for the item at the specified minimum quantity. You can modify this field after the line has been saved.

Note:

The system calculates the This Level Burden Cost fields by multiplying the value in the corresponding This Level Unit Cost field by the burden rate for the cost element on the Costing Parameters tab of the Manage Proposals screen. When a modification occurs to either a unit cost field on this screen or a burden rate for a cost element on the Manage Proposals screen, you must save the record and run Compute Proposal Item Costs to recalculate total costs.

This-Level Material Burden Cost

Costpoint calculates this field by multiplying the This-Level Material Direct Unit Cost for this line by the Material burden rate on the Costing Parameters tab of the Manage Proposals screen.

This-Level Labor Burden Cost

Costpoint calculates this field by multiplying the This-Level Labor Direct Unit Cost for this line by the Labor burden rate on the Costing Parameters tab of the Manage Proposals screen.

This-Level Subcontract Burden Cost

Costpoint calculates this field by multiplying the This-Level Subcontract Direct Unit Cost for this line by the Subcontract burden rate on the Costing Parameters tab of the Manage Proposals screen.

This-Level Misc1 Burden Cost

Costpoint calculates this field by multiplying the This-Level Misc1 Direct Unit Cost for this line by the Misc 1 burden rate on the Costing Parameters tab of the Manage Proposals screen.

This-Level Misc2 Burden Cost

Costpoint calculates this field by multiplying the This-Level Misc2 Direct Unit Cost for this line by the Misc 2 burden rate on the Costing Parameters tab of the Manage Proposals screen.

Cost Source Type

If you added a row from another subtask to this table window, the cost source type and description display, along with the row's cost information. For new lines, this field is required if you enter a value in the Minimum Quantity field. Enter, or click to select, the cost source type for this proposal item cost line. Establish cost source types and on the Manage Materials Estimating Cost Source Types screen. You cannot modify this field after the line has been saved.

Cost Source Type Description

This field displays the description of the Cost Source Type.

Cost Source Number

This optional field identifies the ID of the source for the line's cost information. For example, if the Cost Source Type for the line is PO and you would like to reference a purchase order in which the component part is already listed, enter that PO number as a reference in this field. You cannot modify this field after the line has been saved.

Cost Source Release

This optional field identifies the release number, if applicable, for the Cost Source Number. Typically, this field stores purchase order release numbers. You cannot modify this field after the line has been saved.

Cost Source Line

This optional field identifies the relevant line number from the cost source ID record, where the costs were calculated. If you leave it blank, it defaults to 0. You cannot modify this field after the line has been saved.

Vendor

This optional field identifies the ID of the vendor associated with the line's cost information. For a new line, enter, or click to select, the vendor ID. You cannot modify this field after the line has been saved.

The vendor must not be flagged as a payroll vendor. If the vendor has an Approval Code of Not Approved or Pending, Costpoint displays a warning.

Vendor Name

This field displays the name of the vendor associated with the vendor ID.

Approved/Preferred

This field displays Y (Yes), N (No), or P (Preferred) to identify the vendor's relationship to the item, established in the Approved/Preferred field on the Assign Vendors to Items screen.

Vendor Address

This optional field identifies the order address code associated with the line's cost information. For a new line, after you enter a vendor ID in the Vendor field, this field defaults with the address code that has an Order Address of Default on the Manage Vendors screen. Enter, or click to select, the vendor's order address code. You cannot modify this field after the line has been saved.

Vendor Approval Status

This field displays the vendor's Approval Code, set on the Approve Vendors screen. The statuses are:

  • A — Approved
  • N — Not approved
  • P — Pending
Project

This optional field identifies the project ID associated with the line's cost information. For a new line, enter, or click to select, the project ID. You cannot modify this field after the line has been saved. You can also select a project when you select its name in the Project Name field.

Project Name

This field displays the corresponding name of the selected project in the Project field.

Order/Quote Date

This optional field identifies the date when this item cost was created from a manufacturing order, purchase order, or quote. When you add a new line, it defaults to the system date. This field is the same as the Last Costed Date/Time field on the main screen for the proposal selected quantity breakpoint. You cannot modify this field after the line has been saved.

Entry User

This field displays your user ID to identify that you entered the cost information for the line.

Entry Date/Time

This field displays the date and time stamp to indicate when you entered the cost information for the line.

Notes

Enter notes about the line's cost information. You can modify these optional notes at any time.