General Hours (bptmm1111m200)

	General Hours (bptmm1111m200) Use this session to enter hours for general tasks. You cannot relate a general task to a package, the hours are processed only to Financials with the linked cost component. To use predefined assignments, from the appropriate menu, select Get Assignments. Note You can either enter hours per day (only if the period duration is less than or equal to seven days), or enter a total of hours per task. If you enter a total amount, you can enter one text block per line. If you enter hours per day, each day has its own text block. Related topics People – overview Distributing team hours Task A user-defined task that does not contribute or relate to the costs of a specific order or project. In LN, two types of general tasks exist: Indirect Task To be used for indirect hours, such as administration and general meetings, also called overhead. Absence Task To be used for absence hours, such as vacation, illness, or a doctor's visit. Task Type A user-defined task that does not contribute or relate to the costs of a specific order or project. In LN, two types of general tasks exist: Indirect Task To be used for indirect hours, such as administration and general meetings, also called overhead. Absence Task To be used for absence hours, such as vacation, illness, or a doctor's visit. Cost Component A cost component is a collection of cost objects with a certain characteristic. A cost component does not depend on the cost type, therefore, for example, a project can be monitored from another dimension. For example, all the costs that refer to electrical work, for example, cable and installation work, are visible if the applicable cost objects are linked to the cost component Electrical work. Department A company's organizational unit that carries out a specific set of tasks, for example, a sales office or a purchase office. Departments are assigned number groups for the orders they issue. The department's enterprise unit determines the financial company to which the financial transactions that the department generates are posted. Labor Type The classification of work performed, and the time of day at which the work is performed (either normal working hours or overtime). Based on the kind of work and the hour type, you can use labor types to specify surcharges so that LN can calculate the actual labor costs in People. Overtime If this check box is selected, the entered labor hours are seen as overtime. You cannot manually change this setting: it is determined by the labor type used on the time line. Line Origin This field can have one of the following values: Manual Assignment Global Registration Team Hours Backflushing Day-End Hours External Logon Code The identification code for the LN user. This code is used for system security. Transaction Date The date and time the hours line was created. Approved If this check box is selected, the hours of this line were approved. Processed If this check box is selected, the hours of this line were processed to Financials. Text If this check box is selected, a text is present. Hours Distribution Done If this check box is selected, the hours were distributed among the team members. Text For The Period Room for comments for the entire period or for the first day of the applicable period. Text Room for comments for the second day of the applicable period. Text Room for comments for the third day of the applicable period. Text Room for comments for the fourth day of the applicable period. Text Room for comments for the fifth day of the applicable period. Text Room for comments for the sixth day of the applicable period. Text Room for comments for the seventh day of the applicable period. Sequence Number The number that identifies a data record or a step in a sequence of activities. Sequence numbers are used in many contexts. Usually LN generates the sequence number for the next item or step. Depending on the context, you can overwrite this number. Employee The employee's code. Name The employee's name. Team The code of the team to which the employee belongs. Description The name of the team. Year/Period The year for which you register hours. The year and the period code identify a unique period. / The identification of a period table. The different periods of a year, including the period number, start date and end date are linked to the period-table code. Start Date The project start date. End Date The project end date. Current View The unit in which the hours of the current view are expressed. Current View The number of regular hours in the current view. Current View The number of overtime hours in the current view. Total The unit in which the totals are expressed. Total The total number of regular hours. Total The total number of overtime hours. Employment The unit in which employment is expressed. Employment The number of regular hours that an employee works per defined period. Approve Hours Use this command to approve a selected range of hours transactions. If the Approval Required field in the People Parameters (bpmdm0100m000) session is cleared, this command is available. Undo Approve Hours Use this command to undo the approval of a selected range of hours transactions. If the Approval Required field in the People Parameters (bpmdm0100m000) session is cleared, this command is unavailable. Process Hours and Expenses Starts the Process Hours and Expenses (bptmm1203m000) session. Intercompany Trade Orders Starts the Intercompany Trade Orders (tcitr3100m000) displaying the intercompany trade orders for the selected employee, year and period. Intercompany Trade Orders - Sales Lines Starts the Intercompany Trade Orders - Sales (tcitr3100m200) session displaying the intercompany trade orders for the selected line. Intercompany Trade Orders - Purchase Lines Starts the Intercompany Trade Orders - Purchase (tcitr3100m300) session displaying the intercompany trade orders for the selected line. Get Assignments Starts the Assignments (bpmdm0130m000) session. Create Assignments Creates an assignment for the selected lines. Note You can only create an assignment for a timesheet line that is in Saved status and does not originate from the Assignment Origin. Close Assignments Closes the assignment associated with the selected lines. Infor LN uses the current date as the end date of the assignment. As a result, the assignment cannot be used to create timesheet lines in future periods. Delete Assignments Removes the assignment associated with the selected lines. As a result, the assignment will no longer be shown in the Assignments (bpmdm0130m000) session. Global Registration of Hours Starts the Global Registration of Hours (bptmm1201m000) session. Distribute Team Hours Starts the Distribute Team Hours (bptmm1220m000) session. Process Now Use this command to process hours without closing the session. Global (Undo) Approve Hours and Expenses Starts the Global (Undo) Approve Hours and Expenses (bptmm1202m000) session. Copy Hours and Expenses Starts the Copy Hours and Expenses (bptmm1210m000) session. General Hours Starts the General Hours (bptmm1111m200) session. Project Hours Starts the Project Hours (bptmm1111m000) session. Project (PCS) Hours Starts the Project (PCS) Hours (bptmm1170m000) session. Production Order Hours Starts the Production Order Hours (bptmm1120m000) session. Assembly Hours Starts the Assembly Hours (bptmm1160m000) session. Service Order Hours Starts the Service Order Hours (bptmm1130m000) session. Work Order Hours Starts the Work Order Hours (bptmm1140m000) session. General Expenses Starts the General Hours (bptmm1111m200) session. Hours and Expenses History Starts the Hours and Expenses History (bptmm2800m000) session. Employees by Team Starts the Employees by Team (tcppl0150m000) session. Print Hours and Expenses Starts the Print Hours and Expenses (bptmm1400m000) session.