| # Standard Surcharge by Cost Type and in General (tppdm1170s000) Use this session to maintain standard surcharges by cost type. These standard surcharges are available to all projects. Cost surcharges are posted to Financials when costs and commitments are processed through the Process Transactions (tpppc4802m000) session. Note You can also define project-specific surcharges using the Surcharges (tpppc2880m000) session and its derivatives. Related topics To use surcharge data To Define and Post Surcharges Company The company that the surcharge applies to. Description The description or name of the code. Cost Type The cost type on which the surcharge is computed. Sundry Cost The code that identifies the sundry cost object that the surcharge is posted to. Sequence Number This number uniquely identifies the surcharge in combination with the other surcharge characteristics, such as cost type, sundry cost, and so on. This number is automatically assigned when you create a new surcharge. Surcharges can share a common sequence number as long as they differ in at least one other characteristic. Percentage The amount of the surcharge will vary depending on the budget, costs and/or revenues (as specified in the Surcharge Type fields). Budget If this check box is selected, the surcharge is calculated on the budgeted costs in the actual budget. The surcharge is posted as sundry cost in control data. The surcharge type indicates how the surcharge is recorded. You can check any combination of surcharge types. Costs If this check box is selected, the surcharge is calculated based on actual costs and commitments. The surcharge is posted as sundry cost in cost registration. The surcharge type indicates how the surcharge is recorded. You can check any combination of surcharge types. Revenues If this check box is selected, the surcharge is calculated based on revenues. This only applies to cost objects of cost type General. The surcharge is posted as sundry cost in cost registration. The surcharge type indicates how the surcharge is recorded. You can check any combination of surcharge types. Effective Date The date from which the surcharge is effective. In the actual budget the surcharge is valid if the project start date lies between the effective date and the expiry date of the surcharge. At the registration of costs and revenues, the surcharge is valid if the date of registration (voucher date) lies between the effective date and the expiry date of the surcharge. Expiry Date The expiry date for the surcharge. In the actual budget, the surcharge is valid if the project start date lies between the effective date and the expiry date of the surcharge. At the registration of costs and revenues, the surcharge is valid if the date of registration (voucher date) lies between the effective date and the expiry date of the surcharge. Note If no end date has been entered, the surcharge remains valid from the effective date. Posting Method Indicates how surcharges are posted to Financials following the registration of costs and revenues. Note This field is enabled only if the Costs check box is checked. Fixed Enterprise Unit The enterprise unit where surcharges are posted. Note This field is enabled only if the Posting Method Finance field is set to Fixed Enterprise Unit. Description The description or name of the code. Element The element that the surcharge is posted to. If you select an element in this field, the surcharge amount is posted to that element. Description The description or name of the code. Activity The activity that the surcharge is posted to. If you select an activity in this field, the surcharge amount is posted to that activity. Description The description or name of the code. Cost Component The cost component that the surcharge is posted to. Description The description or name of the code. Print Standard Surcharges Starts the Print Standard Surcharges (tppdm1470m000) session which you can use to print details of standard surcharges. |