Enter Resource Cost

Explanation

Perform this activity to specify cost for resources used in projects and maintenance processes of type: Person Group, Tool/Equipment Group and Tool/Equipment.

Cost can be defined when creating the resource using the assistant or updated after the resource has been created in the Resource Details page. Cost for manufacturing resources (Machine Groups and Machines) are defined on the labor class and work centers and can be updated after the resource has been created.

General Cost

Cost can be defined for each company and site connection defined on the resource and is used for retrieval of planned and reported cost.

Costs for resources used in Projects, will be fetched as below:

If there is a cost record without a site, then this cost will be fetched.
If there is a cost record with a site, then this cost will be fetched.
If there is a cost record with more than one site for a company, you will be asked to add a record without a site.

Costs for resources used in Maintenance, will be fetched as below:

If there is a cost record with a site corresponding to the maintenance organization site defined on the work task, then this cost will be fetched.
If there is a cost record without a site, then this cost will be fetched.

Project Related Cost

For resources used in projects, it is possible to define standard prices to be used with Project Reporting. The cost entered in the Project Related Cost tab will be saved as a record in the Standard Internal Price page and will be used to retrieve internal prices for project transactions.

If cost has been defined in this tab, then this cost will take higher priority over cost defined in the General Cost tab.

Prerequisites

For time reporting, the Primary Parent Group defined on the person resource, will be retrieved as the default resource group for the cost record.
Project Related Cost can only be defined if the resource is used in projects.
Tool & Equipment groups must have a cost element defined in Project Related Cost tab, in order to get planned cost for resources planned on a work tasks.

System Effects

Costs are defined for the resource and can be used to retrieve planned cost as well as reported cost.