| # Budget Cost Surcharges by Material (tpptc0120s000) Use this session to maintain cost surcharges by material for the selected element, cost component or extension. You can create surcharges only for projects that have a free or active project status. The surcharge is taken over budget lines in which the selected material cost object is used. Related topics surcharge To Define and Post Surcharges To use surcharge data Project The code that uniquely identifies the project. Description The description or name of the code. Status The project's status. Sundry Cost The code that uniquely identifies the sundry cost to which the surcharge is posted. Item The code that uniquely identifies the material cost object on which the surcharge is based. Sequence Number The code that uniquely identifies the sequence number. Percentage The surcharge percentage calculated on the budgeted costs for material. This calculation is based on the following formula: Percentage x budgeted costs for the material. If you select an extension, the computation is as follows:
    Percentage defined x budgeted costs for the material.
Status The status of the budget line. Effective Date The date on which the surcharge takes effect. This date is compared with the project start date in order to define whether the surcharge applies or not. Expiry Date The date on which the validity of the surcharge expires. This date is compared with the project start date in order to define whether the surcharge applies or not. Element The code that uniquely identifies the element. If you select an element in this field, the surcharge amount is posted to that element. If you perform a budget-cost analysis or generate control data for all elements, LN calculates the surcharge percentage on the direct costs for each element, and posts it to that element. Related topics element Description The description or name of the code. Activity The code that uniquely identifies the plan. The plan includes the activity to which the surcharge is posted. Related topics To use a plan 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. If you perform a budget-cost analysis or generate control data for all activities, LN calculates the surcharge percentage on the direct costs for each activity, and posts it to that activity. Description The description or name of the code. Cost Comp. (Ctrl) The code that uniquely identifies the cost component. Related topics cost component Description The description or name of the code. Extension The code that uniquely identifies the extension. If you select an extension, the surcharge is applied to, and posted to, that extension. Related topics extension Description The description or name of the code. Extension Type The type of extension. Print Budget Cost Surcharges Starts the Print Budget Cost Surcharges (tpptc0420m000) session which you can use to print the surcharges recorded for calculation on the budgeted costs by project. |