Contents of the Post Revenue Screen
Use these fields and options to configure the Post Revenue 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 |
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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
Projects
Use these fields to limit the projects that are posted.
Field | Description |
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Option |
Use this drop-down list to select the range of projects for posting. |
Start |
Enter, or click to select, the starting project number in the range. If you select All or From Beginning in the Option field, this field is inactive. |
End |
Enter, or click to select, the ending project number in the range. If you select All, One, or To End in the Option field, this field is inactive. |
Accounting Period
Use these fields to select the period for which you would like to post revenue. These fields are required.
Field | Description |
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Option |
This field always displays One. |
Fiscal Year |
Enter, or click to select, a fiscal year. |
Period |
Enter, or click to select, an accounting period. |
Subpd |
Enter, or click to select, a starting subperiod number. |
Ending Date |
This non-editable field displays the selected subperiod end date. |
Options
Field | Description |
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Rate Type |
Use this drop-down list to select the rate type you would like to use for posting revenue. This selection applies only to cost plus type contracts. Valid options are:
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Select Variance Posting |
Most of the fields in this group box are available only if you selected the Target option in the Rate Type group box. For more information about variance posting, see the "Posting Revenue and Variances" topic.
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Sort By Project |
Select this check box to sort revenue and variance journals by project number. This is an optional sort. The standard sort is by account/organization, and a journal sorted by account/organization is always printed. |
Include Zero Revenue Amounts |
This check box is selected by default. Keep it selected to include zero revenue amounts in the posting. If you entered a ceiling or adjustment that reduced the current fiscal year revenue in the Project Summary table (PROJ_SUM) to zero, you can keep this check box selected to post the negative amount required to reduce the general ledger (GL_POST_SUM) to zero. If you are posting by Performing Organization (see the Manage Revenue Information screen) and use the Redistribute Revenue screen, this check box must be selected to reduce the revenue account balance in the general ledger (GL_POST_SUM) to zero. If you clear this check box, Costpoint does not post for projects that have year-to-date revenue amounts of zero. This option increases this screen's processing time, so use it only if you require a reduction to the general ledger revenue amount. An alternative to this option is a journal entry to reduce the revenue in the general ledger. If you clear this check box, the total revenue columns (TOT_REV_ACT_AMT or TOT REV_TGT_AMT) in the PROJ_SUM table are zero, and the GL_POST_SUM is not updated. |
Print Revenue |
Click to print the Revenue and Variance Journal Reports without posting to the G/L. A separate journal is provided for the revenue posting, which shows the Revenue Accounts and Unbilled-General Accounts. The variance journal contains only the Cost Variance Account and Receivable Variance Accounts. You can print the Revenue and Variance Journals as often as necessary before posting; however, for audit purposes, we recommend that you retain the Journals that you print before posting. |
Print/Post |
Click the arrow to the right of and select Print/Post Revenue to print the Revenue and Variance Journal Reports, followed by a posting to the G/L. The reports generated by this process contain a unique sequencing number. Costpoint queues the posting/commitment transactions and processes them one at a time. |