Use this activity to enter purchase charge types. The information entered here can be seen as default values, i.e., you have the possibility to alter these values at a later time when entering the purchase order.
However, before entering the different charge types, you need to enter purchase charge groups or use groups that already exist. A charge group is used for putting purchase charge types into different categories and is entered in the Purchase Charge Group page.
In this page you should enter the purchase charge types and connect each one to the appropriate purchase charge group. For instance, this could mean that you have a charge group called 'Freight' with different forwarding agents (charge types) connected to it. It is then possible to use the charge type on the charge line on a purchase order. There you have the alternative to connect the charge type to a specific purchase order line or to distribute it to all lines.
If the charge is considered a unit charge, the charge does not get distributed and therefore this value must be kept null.
If you want the charge to be described in a specific language on the purchase order report, you can enter the proper language code and description in the lower part of the page.
It is also possible to connect purchase charge types to a supplier or to a supplier and a specific purchase part. By connecting a charge type to the specific supplier, you will not have to enter a new charge line each time a purchase order is created. Charges are also considered when matching invoices.
Note that the information entered here is unique per site, meaning that each site must have its own charges entered. In accounting, however, it is only possible to enter rule postings per company, not per site.
Example: If Company A has entered the charge type Freight for Site 1, Site 2, etc., the charge type postings will be controlled in one common way for all sites. If Company A instead has entered charge type Freight1 for Site 1and Freight2 for Site 2, the charge type postings can be controlled in different ways for the different sites. As mentioned above, if Company A has entered charge type Freight, and Company B has also entered a charge type called Freight, the charge type postings are independently controlled from each other.