Standard Surcharge by Cost Type (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.

Field Information

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).

Estimate

If this check box is selected, Infor LN considers the surcharge when calculating the surcharges for the estimate for the project.

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.

Unit Cost

If this check box is selected, the estimate surcharge calculated using the Calculate Estimate Surcharges (tpest2200m100) session is added to the cost amount specified in the Estimate Lines (tpest2100m000) session.

Default value

By default, this check box is selected.

Note: This field is enabled only if the Estimate check box is selected.
Sales

If this check box is selected, the estimate surcharge calculated using the Calculate Estimate Surcharges (tpest2200m100) session is added to the sales amount specified in the Estimate Lines (tpest2100m000) session.

Note: This field is enabled only if the Estimate check box is selected.
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 Finance

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.
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.

Note: You can only specify a cost component for which the Component Type is set to Detail or Collect in the Cost Components (tcmcs0148m000) session.
Description

The description or name of the code.