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Additional Burden % on Costs

Written by Denisa Arjoca
Updated over 2 weeks ago

Coins ERP+ now allows a job to have additional burden % costs related to the following:

  • Time spent writing the Purchase Order.

  • Accepting goods.

  • Entering and paying an associated invoice.

  • Checking inventory availability.

  • Stamps.

  • Electricity.

  • Office Space.

  • Other.

In addition, a burden % is associated with each cost category.


Configuration

The following parameters must be set to Y when using burden % costs for a job, inventory, and workshop:

Module

Parameter

Description

JC

INCBURCT

Include Burden costs when posting costs to a job (Default N)

PC

INCBURCT

Include Burden costs when posting costs from inventory (INVJOUR)

FA

INCBURCT

Include Burden costs when posting costs from Workshop (RCHGJOUR)

JC Configuration

Job Status > Setup > Configuration > JC Configuration

Two fields, G/L Alloc. Burden account and Burden Cost Type Mask, have been added to each cost category in JC Configuration, as shown below. They only appear on this screen when JC parameter INCBURCT is set to Y.

JC Configuration

Job Details

The Job Status > Jobs details screen changes when JC parameter INCBURCT is set to Y in order to allow for the maintenance of additional details related to Burden % and Cost Type Masks for each cost category. The changes, as shown below, are:

  • The G/L Codes tab name changes to G/L Codes & Burdens.

  • Allocate Burden % and Burden Cost Type Mask fields are added to the G/L Codes & Burdens screen.

Job G/L Codes & Burdens tab

Ledger Transaction Types

Accounts Payable

Accounts Payable > Configuration > Transaction Types Maintenance

If parameter JC/INCBURCT is set to Y, and Batch Types are PLINV, PLCOST, or PLUNREG, a Calculate Burden field is displayed for a transaction type in Transaction Types Maintenance, as shown in below. It allows you to calculate burden costs for a job.

AP Transaction Type

Subcontract Ledger

Subcontract Ledger > Configuration > Transaction Types Maintenance

If JC parameter INCBURCT is set to Y, and Batch Types are SCCERT or SCCANCERT, a Calculate Burden field is displayed for a transaction type in Subcontract Ledger Transaction Types, as shown in below. It allows you to calculate burden costs for a job.

SC Transaction Type

Equipment

If EQ parameter INCBURCT is set to Y, postings are checked based on the Transaction Type associated with EQ parameter INVJOUR.

Workshop

If FA parameter INCBURCT is set to Y, postings are checked based on the Transaction Type associated with FA parameter RCHGJOUR.

Inventory

Inventory > Setup > Maintenance > Transaction Types

If JC parameter INCBURCT is set to Y, and Batch Type is STOCK, a Calculate Burden field is displayed for a transaction type in Inventory Transaction Types, as shown in below It allows you to calculate burden costs for a job.

ST Transaction Type

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