Enter Resource Cost
Explanation
Perform this activity to specify cost for resources used in projects and
service and maintenance processes of type: Person Group,
Tool/Equipment Group, Tool/Equipment, Crew and Crew
Group.
Cost can be defined when creating the resource using the assistant or updated
after the resource has been created. 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.
Costs for resources used in Service will be fetched as below:
Note: The cost calculation is listed according to the priority.
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- For Person planned cost,
- If the cost is defined for the resource group for
the Service Delivery Unit of the work task, then this
cost will be fetched.
- Else, if the cost is defined for the resource group
for the Service Organization of the work task, then
this cost will be fetched.
- Else, if the cost is defined for the resource group
for the Company of the work task, then this cost will
be fetched.
- Else, the cost will be 0.
- For Tool/Crew planned cost,
- If the cost is defined for the resource for the
Service Delivery Unit of the work task, then this cost
will be fetched.
- Else, if the cost is defined for the resource for
the Service Organization of the work task, then this
cost will be fetched.
- Else, if the cost is defined for the resource for
the Company of the work task, then this cost will be
fetched.
- Else, if the cost is defined for the resource group
for the Service Delivery Unit of the work task, then
this cost will be fetched.
- Else, if the cost is defined for the resource group
for the Service Organization of the work task, then
this cost will be fetched.
- Else, if the cost is defined for the resource group
for the Company of the work task, then this cost will
be fetched.
- Else, the cost will be 0.
- For Person actual cost with the Resource Ownership
and Work Ownership in the same company,
- If HR is enabled, then the cost is fetched from the salary.
- Else, if the cost is defined for the resource group
for the Service Delivery Unit (of Resource Ownership)
of the work task, then this cost will be fetched.
- Else, if the cost is defined for the resource group
for the Service Organization (of Resource Ownership)
of the work task, then this cost will be fetched.
- Else, if the cost is defined for the resource group
for the Company of the work task, then this cost will
be fetched.
- Else, the cost will be 0.
- For Tool/Crew actual cost with the Resource Ownership
and Work Ownership in the same company,
- If the cost is defined for the individual resource
for the Service Delivery Unit (of Resource Ownership)
of the Resource, then this cost will be fetched.
- Else, if the cost is defined for the individual resource
for the Service Organization (of Resource Ownership)
of the Resource, then this cost will be fetched.
- Else, if the cost is defined for the individual resource
for the Company of the Resource, then this cost will
be fetched.
- Else, if the cost is defined for the primary resource group/demand
resource group/Reported group for the Service Delivery
Unit (of Resource Ownership) of the Resource, then this cost
will be fetched.
- Else, if the cost is defined for the primary resource group/demand
resource group/Reported group for the Service Organization
(of Resource Ownership) of the Resource, then this cost will be fetched.
- Else, if the cost is defined for the primary resource group/demand
resource group/Reported group for the Company
of the Resource, then this cost will be fetched.
- Else, the cost will be 0.
- For the actual cost with the Resource Ownership and Work Ownership in
different companies,
- If the cost is defined for the primary resource group/demand
resource group/Reported group for the Service Delivery
Unit (of Resource Ownership) for work task, then this cost
will be fetched.
- Else, if the cost is defined for the primary resource group/demand
resource group/Reported group for the Service Organization
(of Resource Ownership) for work task, then this cost will be fetched.
- Else, if the cost is defined for the primary resource group/demand
resource group/Reported group for the Company
for work task, then this cost will be fetched.
- Else, the cost will be 0.
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.