Travel Cost Lines Default Setup

Various travelling parameters that enables automatic and/or manual creation of the travel lines are grouped together and specified on the traveling tab in the General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000) session.

Service Order Traveling Cost Parameters

To implement the traveling functionality and to enable travel related fields, the Traveling Cost Method parameter in the General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000) session must be set to:

  • Based on Service Order or Activity
  • Based on Service Area
  • Based on Serialized Item
  • Based on Installation Group
  • Based on Distance Zone
  • None
Note

If this parameter is set to None, travelling functionality is not implemented in Service

Travel Cost Lines Defaulting Setup

Use the Traveling Cost Specification group box in the Service Order Parameters (tssoc0100m000) session, to indicate the type of travel cost lines that must be created.

The Traveling Cost Method parameter specifies the entity, from which the values in the travel field are defaulted

Travel Cost MethodDefaults for Travel DistanceDefaults for Travel TimeDefaults for Call-out Charge
Serialized ItemTravel Distance defined in the Serialized Items (tscfg2100m000) sessionTravel Time defined in the Serialized Items (tscfg2100m000) sessionCall-out Charge defined in the Serialized Items (tscfg2100m000) session
Installation GroupTravel Distance defined in the Installation Groups (tsbsc1100m000) sessionTravel Time defined in the Installation Groups (tsbsc1100m000) sessionCall-out Charge defined in the Installation Groups (tsbsc1100m000) session
Service AreaAverage Traveling Distance defined in the Service Areas (tsmdm1105m000) sessionAverage Traveling Time defined in the Service Areas (tsmdm1105m000) sessionCall-out Charge defined in the Service Areas (tsmdm1105m000) session
Service Order or ActivityTravel Distance defined in the Service Order Activities (tssoc2110m000)/ Service Orders (tssoc2100m000) sessionTravel Duration defined in the Service Order Activities (tssoc2110m000)/ Service Orders (tssoc2100m000) sessionCall-out Charge defined in the Service Order Activities (tssoc2110m000)/ Service Orders (tssoc2100m000) session
Distance ZoneTravel Distance search sequence. LN looks for the following search sequence:
  1. Serialized Item
  2. Installation Group
  3. Service Area
Travel Time search sequence. LN looks for the following search sequence:
  1. Serialized Item
  2. Installation Group
  3. Service Area
Call-OutCharge of Zone Classes (tsmdm1121m000) defined in Distance Zones (tsmdm1120m000) session

 

Note
  • If Time and Material price contract term is specified, the sales price is retrieved from the pricing contract.
  • For all the Traveling Cost Method options, if the call-out charges is not defined, the Sales Rate is defaulted from the General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000) session.
  • If a Travel Total Line is defined, this total line is invoiced. The sales price on the Travel Time and Travel Distance line wil be zero and accumulated on the Travel Total Line.

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