Sundry Cost Forecast (tpppc2196s000)

Use this session to maintain cost forecast for the combination of the project and the registration date for different sundry-cost codes.

These values are used to compute forecast amounts in control enquiries and report sessions.

Field Information

Project

The project code.

Description

The description or name of the code.

Status

The project status.

Allowed values

Free
Active
Finished
Closed
Archived
Cost Component

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.
Registration Date

The date of input for the forecast deviation of costs.

Cost Object Details
Element

The element code.

Description

The description or name of the code.

Element Status

The work authorization status of the element.

Allowed values

Free
On Hold
Released
Finished
Closed
Activity

The activity code.

Description

The description or name of the code.

Activity Status

The work authorization status of the activity.

Allowed values

Free
On Hold
Released
Finished
Closed
Description

The description or name of the code.

Sundry Cost

The sundry costs code.

Description

The description or name of the code.

Unit Cost Currency

The currency in which unit cost is expressed.

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

The unit cost 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 rate that belongs to the currency rate that is displayed.

Rate Factor (Costs)

The rate factor.

Text

If this check box is selected, a text is present.

Cost
Budget

The total budget amount.

Quantity

The total quantity of the sundry cost object budgeted for the element or activity.

Earned Value

The performed amount.

Physical Progress

The progress percentage.

Actual

The actual amount spent.

Quantity

The actual quantity of the sundry cost object specified on the cost line.

Forecast
Forecast Quantity

The quantity on which the forecast cost variance is based.

Forecast Quantity Unit

The unit in which the forecast quantity is expressed.

Cost Amount

The total sundry costs. If you change the generated cost amount, the unit-cost rate is automatically adjusted.

Cost Amount

The home currency in which cost amount is expressed.

The cost amount in the home currency.

Estimated Extra Costs

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

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

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

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
Variance

The project result.

Forecast Variance

The forecast result.