Travel Cost Lines Default Setup

Various travelling parameters that enables automatic and/or manual creation of the travel lines are grouped together and specified on the traveling tab in the General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000) session.

Service Order Traveling Cost Parameters

To implement the traveling functionality and to enable travel related fields, the Traveling Cost Method parameter in the General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000) session must be set to:

  • Based on Service Order or Activity
  • Based on Service Area
  • Based on Serialized Item
  • Based on Installation Group
  • Based on Distance Zone
  • None
Note: If this parameter is set to None, travelling functionality is not implemented in Service

Travel Cost Lines Defaulting Setup

Use the Traveling Cost Specification group box in the Service Order Parameters (tssoc0100m000) session, to indicate the type of travel cost lines that must be created.

The Traveling Cost Method parameter specifies the entity, from which the values in the travel field are defaulted

Travel Cost Method Defaults for Travel Distance Defaults for Travel Time Defaults for Call-out Charge
Serialized Item Travel Distance defined in the Serialized Items (tscfg2100m000) session Travel Time defined in the Serialized Items (tscfg2100m000) session Call-out Charge defined in the Serialized Items (tscfg2100m000) session
Installation Group Travel Distance defined in the Installation Groups (tsbsc1100m000) session Travel Time defined in the Installation Groups (tsbsc1100m000) session Call-out Charge defined in the Installation Groups (tsbsc1100m000) session
Service Area Average Traveling Distance defined in the Service Areas (tsmdm1105m000) session Average Traveling Time defined in the Service Areas (tsmdm1105m000) session Call-out Charge defined in the Service Areas (tsmdm1105m000) session
Service Order or Activity Travel Distance defined in the Service Order Activities (tssoc2110m000)/ Service Orders (tssoc2100m000) session Travel Duration defined in the Service Order Activities (tssoc2110m000)/ Service Orders (tssoc2100m000) session Call-out Charge defined in the Service Order Activities (tssoc2110m000)/ Service Orders (tssoc2100m000) session
Distance Zone Travel Distance search sequence. LN looks for the following search sequence:
  1. Serialized Item
  2. Installation Group
  3. Service Area
Travel Time search sequence. LN looks for the following search sequence:
  1. Serialized Item
  2. Installation Group
  3. Service Area
Call-Out Charge of Zone Classes (tsmdm1121m000) defined in Distance Zones (tsmdm1120m000) session
Note: 
  • If Time and Material price contract term is specified, the sales price is retrieved from the pricing contract.
  • For all the Traveling Cost Method options, if the call-out charges is not defined, the Standard Sales Price is defaulted from the General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000) session.
  • If a Travel Total Line is defined, this total line is invoiced. The sales price on the Travel Time and Travel Distance line wil be zero and accumulated on the Travel Total Line.