Equipment Cost Forecast (tpppc2156s000)
Use this session to maintain cost forecast for the combination of the project and the registration date for different equipment codes. These values are used to compute forecast amounts in control enquiries and report sessions.
Field Information
- Project
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The project code.
- Description
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The description or name of the code.
- Status
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The project status.
Allowed values
- Free
- Active
- Finished
- Closed
- Archived
- Registration Date
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The date of input for the forecast deviation of costs.
- Cost Object
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- Element
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The element code.
- Description
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The description or name of the code.
- Element Status
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The work authorization status of the element.
Allowed values
- Free
- On Hold
- Released
- Finished
- Closed
- Activity
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The activity code.
- Description
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The description or name of the code.
- Activity Status
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The work authorization status of the activity.
Allowed values
- Free
- On Hold
- Released
- Finished
- Closed
- Equipment
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The equipment code.
- Description
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The description or name of the code.
- Cost Component
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The cost component code.
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
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The description or name of the code.
- Cost Rate Currency
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The currency in which cost rate is expressed.
Note: This field is disabled if the Final Rate checkbox is selected. - Cost Rate
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The cost rate per unit for the forecast deviation.
Note: This field is disabled if the Final Rate checkbox is selected. - Final Rate
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If this check box is selected, the Cost Rate is considered as the final cost rate.
Note:- If the forecast amount is modified with the Final Rate checkbox cleared, LN recalculates the Cost Rate.
- If the forecast amount is modified with the Final Rate checkbox selected, LN recalculates the Forecast Quantity.
- Currency Rate/Rate Factor
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The currency rate to convert the transaction currency to the home currency that is displayed.
- Rate Factor (Costs)
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The rate factor that belongs to the currency rate that is shown.
- Text
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If this check box is selected, a text is present.
- Cost
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- Budget
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The total budgeted amount of equipment, and element or activity.
- Quantity
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The total quantity of the equipment that is budgeted for the element or activity.
- Earned Value
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The amount of performed costs allowed against the budget.
- Physical Progress
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The progress percentage.
- Actual
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The actual amount.
- Quantity
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The actual quantity of the equipment specified on the cost line.
- Forecast
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- Duration
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The number of time units for the forecast cost deviation.
Total quantity of transaction = Amount of time x Quantity (rounded to two decimals)
- Cost Determination
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Indicates how cost amounts related to the cost object are calculated in the actual budget.
Allowed values
- Quantity
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The costs related to the subcontracting cost object are calculated, by quantity-based measure of productivity.
- Amount of Time
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The costs related to the subcontracting cost object are calculated, by time-based measure of productivity. Example, the subcontractor can be paid by the hour.
- Rate Only
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The costs related to the subcontracting cost object are calculated, based on only an agreed rate.
- Amount Only
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The costs related to the subcontracting cost object are calculated, based on only an amount (lump sum).
Note: The field can be set to Rate Only or Amount Only only if:- The Services Procurement is set to In Preparation or Active in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session.
- The Procurement by field is set to Subcontracting Procurement Order.
- Duration Unit
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The unit in which the time is expressed.
- Forecast Quantity
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The quantity on which the forecast cost-variance is based.
- Forecast Quantity Unit
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The unit in which the quantity is expressed.
- Cost Amount
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The total equipment costs. If you change the generated cost amount, the unit-cost rate is automatically adjusted.
- Home Currency
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The home currency in which cost amount is expressed.
- Cost Amount in Home Currency
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The cost amount in the home currency.
- Estimated Extra Costs
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The amount you enter here is the estimated extra costs on top of your already estimated budget.
Note: You can view this field only if the Leading Forecast Method field is set to Estimated Extra Costs in the Project Accounting Parameters (tpppc0100s000) session. - Estimate to Complete
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The estimate to complete value is the expected additional cost needed to complete an activity or project.
Note: You can view this field and is enabled only if the Leading Forecast Method field is set to Estimate to Complete in the Project Accounting Parameters (tpppc0100s000) session. - Estimate at Completion
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The estimated cost at completion value is used to determine what the cost is at the end of a project.
Note: You can view this field and is enabled only if the Leading Forecast Method field is set to Estimate at Completion in the Project Accounting Parameters (tpppc0100s000) session. - Approved
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If this check box is selected, the forecasted cost amount is approved. Only approved cost forecast reports are considered for cost control and interim results.
Note: After the forecasted amount is approved, LN does not allow you to modify the forecast data.
- Variance
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- Variance
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The project result.
- Forecast Variance
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The forecast project result.