Assignments (Budget Lines)

You can use this option to export the assignments data to the ESP.

Assignments (Budget Lines)

Activity budget lines are used to define the demand for resources that are required to accomplish a task. This demand can be expressed in units such as pieces (material, subcontracting, or sundry), or in a time unit such as hours (equipment, labor, and subcontracting).

Example

For a labor line with cost objects, Labor, Employees = ARNOPNT, and Trade Group = AP.

The sequence in which the cost object is evaluated and transferred is Labor, Employee, and Trade Group. You can use the options in the Transfer Resource group box to determine, if a cost object level must be skipped.

Note:

  • The Labor Cost Object check box must be selected to specify the cost object Labor.
  • If the Transfer Resource data is cost object, Labor and resource is located and assigned to the same. However, if the Employees and Trade Group check box is selected, but the employee is not linked to the Activity Budget Labor Line, a resource is not assigned to the budget line in the ESP. An error message is also displayed during the export.
  • The Employees and Trade Group check boxes are optional.

Conclusion:

Cost object of the type, Labor must be linked to an assignment. For a cost object of the type, Employees and Trade Group, the Employees and Trade Group check boxes are not selected, the resource cannot be located in the Activity Budget Labor Line. Additionally, it is possible that the session detects an empty Trade Group or Employee field, and an error message is generated.