Contents of the Manage Project Item Costs Screen

Use the fields and options to configure the Manage Project Item Costs screen.

Contents

Field Description
Item

Enter, or click to select, the item to which you want to assign costs.

Rev

If you selected the Allow Multiple Revisions For Each Item check box in the Corporate Settings block on the Configure Product Definition Settings screen, and the item selected has a revision, that revision displays here.

Description

This field displays the text description associated with the item you entered in the Item field. You assign item descriptions in the respective items' (parts, goods, and services) data entry screens.

Part Security

This field is visible only if the Use Part Data Security Controls check box is selected on the Configure Product Definition Settings screen, which indicates that the item is subject to data security restrictions, as defined in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

If enabled, this field displays one of the following values to indicate whether the item you are accessing is subject to part data security restrictions and whether you have the necessary authorization to access information for that part:

  • Unrestricted: The part is not subject to data security restrictions.
  • Restricted: The part is subject to data security restrictions and that you are authorized to access detailed part information.
  • ***UNAUTHORIZED***: The part is subject to data security restrictions and you are not authorized to access or view part information. This value is displayed in red background color.
Note: The features in this release relating to Part Data Security are intended to assist your company in achieving ITAR compliance. However, it is each company’s responsibility to confirm that it is meeting its obligations with respect to ITAR or other applicable requirements. Deltek does not warrant that use of this functionality will result in compliance.
U/M

This field displays the U/M (unit of measure) associated with the item you entered in the Item field. You assign U/M information in the respective items' (parts, goods, and services) data entry screens.

Make/Buy

This field displays M (Make) to indicate that the item is made by your company or B (Buy) to indicate that the item is purchased from vendors. This determination is only valid for parts. If an item is a good or a service, this field is blank. You assign Make/Buy status on the Manage Parts screen.

Type

Use the drop-down list to choose the cost type for the item. Choose from the following options:

  • Reference: Costpoint calculates the total reference cost using the cost elements entered.
  • Standard: Costpoint calculates the total standard cost using the cost elements entered.
  • Last: This cost is updated automatically when you enter or create a purchase order. Last costs cannot be added or changed on this screen.
  • Average: This cost is averaged automatically when you enter or create a purchase order.

You can modify the reference cost for an item at any time, but you can modify the standard cost only if the standard cost method is not in use, or if the standard cost method is in use but no inventory quantities exist for this item.

Project

Enter, or click to select, the project ID to which costs for this item are assigned.

Note:

The project must already exist on the Manage Project User Flow screen and must have a status of Active.

Effective Start Date

Enter, or click to select, the starting date of the cost row validity. For new rows with Cost type of Standard or Reference, initial value is the current date, otherwise this is blank.

Effective End Date

Enter, or click to select, the ending date of the cost row validity.

For more information on rules affecting effective start and end date in Standard Costing, see the Rules Affecting Effective Start and End Date for Standard Costing topic.

Create Cost Adjustment Transactions This check box defaults to the option selected in Configure Product Definition Settings. If selected, the system automatically creates cost adjustment transactions for each affected part/revision/inventory abbreviation when standard cost updates are processed and saved.
Do Not Post to General Ledger This check box defaults to the option selected in Configure Product Definition Settings. This check box is also available if the Create Cost Adjustment Transactions check box is selected, otherwise, this check box is unavailable. Select this check box to prevent the created cost adjustment transactions from posting to the general ledger.
Material Cost Amt

Enter the cost per unit amount of material for this item.

Material Burden Cost Amt

Enter the cost per unit amount of material burden for this item. Material burden is the cost added to cover overhead expenses.

Labor Cost Amt

Enter the cost per unit amount of labor for this item.

Labor Burden Cost Amt

Enter the cost per unit amount of labor burden for this item. Labor burden is the cost added to cover overhead expenses.

Subcontract Cost Amt

Enter the cost per unit amount of subcontracted services for this item.

Subcontract Burden Cost Amt

Enter the cost per unit amount of subcontract burden for this item. Subcontract burden is the cost added to cover overhead expenses for subcontract purposes.

Misc 1 Cost Amt

Enter the cost per unit amount of miscellaneous 1 expense for this item.

Misc 1 Burden Cost Amt

Enter the cost per unit amount of miscellaneous 1 burden for this item. A miscellaneous burden is the cost added to cover overhead expenses for purposes not covered under the material, labor, or subcontract categories.

Misc 2 Cost Amt

Enter the cost per unit amount of miscellaneous 2 expense for this item.

Misc 2 Burden Cost Amt

Enter the cost per unit amount of Miscellaneous 2 burden for this item. A miscellaneous burden is the cost added to cover overhead expenses for purposes not covered under the material, labor, or subcontract categories.

Total Unit Cost

This field displays the cumulative cost per unit total. This total is the sum calculated by adding all costs entered in the preceding fields.

Set This-Level Costs Equal to Total Costs

Select this check box to have the current level costs be equal to their total item costs. This typically applies when the item has no bill of materials.

This Level Material Cost Amt

Enter the material cost of the current item, excluding component parts' material costs.

This Level Material Burden Cost Amt

Enter the material burden cost of the current item, excluding component parts' burden costs.

This Level Labor Cost Amt

Enter the labor cost of the current item excluding component parts' labor costs.

This Level Labor Burden Cost Amt

Enter the labor burden cost of the current item, excluding component parts' burden costs.

This Level Subcontract Cost Amt

Enter the subcontract cost of the current item, excluding component parts' subcontract costs.

This Level Subcontract Burden Cost Amt

Enter the subcontract burden cost of the current item, excluding component parts' burden costs.

This Level Misc 1 Cost Amt

Enter the miscellaneous 1 cost of the current item, excluding component parts' miscellaneous 1 costs.

This Level Misc 1 Burden Cost Amt

Enter the miscellaneous 1 burden cost of the current item, excluding component parts' burden costs.

This Level Misc 2 Cost Amt

Enter the miscellaneous 2 cost of the current item, excluding component parts' miscellaneous 2 costs.

This Level Misc 2 Burden Cost Amt

Enter the miscellaneous 2 burden cost of the current item, excluding component parts' burden costs.

This Level Total Cost

This field displays the current level total cost of the current item. This total is calculated by adding all current level costs.

Modified By

This field displays the user who made the most recent change to the row.

Modified Date

This field displays the date of the most recent change to the row.