Subcontracting Cost Forecast (tpppc2176m000)

Use this session to maintain subcontracting cost forecasts for the project. These values are used to compute forecast amounts in control enquiries and report sessions.

Field Information

Project

The code of the project.

Description

The description or name of the code.

Project Status

The status of the project.

Allowed values

Free
Active
Finished
Closed
Archived
Registration Date

The date when the subcontracting cost forecast is registered.

Cost Object Details
Element

The code of the element.

Description

The description or name of the code.

Work Authorization Status

The work authorization status of the element.

Activity

The code of the activity.

Description

The description or name of the code.

Work Authorization Status

The work authorization status of the activity.

Subcontracting

The code of the subcontracting cost.

Note: 

You can select the code from one of these sessions:

  • Subcontracting (tppdm0513m000) session.
  • Project Subcontracting (tppdm6513m000) session.
  • Control Data (Subcontracting Lines) (tpptc1538m000) session.
Description

The description or name of the code.

Reference Type

The reference type of the subcontracting cost. This indicates whether the control code is a standard or a project subcontracting. S indicates that the control code is a standard cost object. P indicates that the control code is a project specific cost object.

Cost Component

The code of the cost component.

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.

Currency

The currency specified for the cost object.

Note: This field is disabled if the Final Rate checkbox is selected.
Unit Cost

The cost of the item per unit.

Note: This field is disabled if the Final Rate checkbox is selected.
Final Rate

If this check box is selected, the Unit Cost is considered as the final cost rate.

Note: 
  • If the forecast amount is modified with the Final Rate checkbox cleared, LN recalculates the Unit Cost.
  • If the forecast amount is modified with the Final Rate checkbox selected, LN recalculates the Forecast Quantity.
Currency Rate/Rate Factor

The currency rate.

Rate Factor

The rate factor.

Text

Indicates if text is present.

Cost
Budget

The total amount of the subcontracting cost that is budgeted for the element or the activity.

Budget Quantity

The number of the budgeted subcontracting hours for the element or the activity.

Earned Value

The earned value.

Physical Progress

The physical progress percentage.

Actual

The actual cost of the subcontracting cost.

Actual Quantity

The actual number of the subcontracting hours specified on the cost line.

Forecast
Forecast Quantity

The forecasted quantity of the subcontracting cost object.

Unit

The unit in which the forecast quantity of the subcontracting cost object is expressed.

Cost Amount

The total forecasted cost amount for the subcontracting cost object.

Cost Amount (Home Currency)

The total forecasted cost amount of the subcontracting cost that is expressed in home currency.

Home Currency

The home currency code.

Cost Determination

Indicates how cost amounts related to the cost object are calculated in the actual budget.

Allowed values

Quantity

The costs related to the subcontracting cost object are calculated, by quantity-based measure of productivity.

Amount of Time

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

The costs related to the subcontracting cost object are calculated, based on only an agreed rate.

Amount Only

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.
This value cannot be modified when used for a planned PRP order or when costs are booked based on this value.
Base Unit

The unit type used for cost determination.

Allowed values

Not Applicable
Quantity
Time
Note: 
  • This field is displayed only if the Services Procurement is set to Active or In Preparation in Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000)session.
  • This field is enabled only if the Cost Determination field is set to Amount Only or Rate Only.
  • This field is set to Not Applicable if the Cost Determination field is set to Amount of Time or Quantity.
  • This value cannot be modified when used for a planned PRP order or when costs are booked based on this value.
Estimated Extra Costs

The additional amount over the estimated budget amount.

Note: This field is visible only if the Leading Forecast Method field is set to Estimated Extra Costs, in the Project Accounting Parameters (tpppc0100s000) session.
Estimate to Complete

The estimated cost to complete the activity.

Note: This field is visible only if the Leading Forecast Method field is set to Estimate to Complete, in the Project Accounting Parameters (tpppc0100s000) session.
Estimate at Completion

The estimated cost at the project completion.

Note: This field is visible only if the Leading Forecast Method field is set to Estimate at Completion, in the Project Accounting Parameters (tpppc0100s000) session.
Approved

If this check box is selected, the forecasted subcontracting cost amount is approved. Only the approved cost forecast reports are considered for cost control and interim results.

Note: After the forecasted amount is approved, you cannot modify the forecast data.
Variance
Variance

The actual cost variance of the subcontracting cost.

Forecast Variance

The forecasted cost variance of the subcontracting cost.