Enter Miscellaneous Job Costs in Shop Floor Control

System Location: Data Entry > Shop Floor Control > Misc Job Costs

This topic provides details on how to enter costs to a job outside the "standard" options of time tickets, purchase orders, and inventory transfers from within the Shop Floor Control Area.

For more information see Miscellaneous Job Costs.

  1. In the Navigation Sidebar, click the Data Entry button.Data Entry Button
  2. Open the 'Shop Floor Control' dropdown menu.
  3. Select 'Misc Job Costs'.
  4. Select the job that needs to have costs added to it.
    • Use the available search options to locate the job if it is not present in the Navigator Grid.
  5. Click 'Edit' (located at the top of the page.)
    • Miscellaneous charges entered previously will be displayed and can be edited if needed.
  6. Click 'Add Row.'
  7. Enter the following information in the row provided:
    • Part Number - Used to identify the type of cost being entered
      • Type information directly in Part Number field
    • Part Description - Can be used to provide additional details about the type of cost being entered
    • Vendor - Select a vendor as appropriate / if known
    • Quantity - Multiplied by the 'Cost' entered to determine the total miscellaneous cost applied to the job
    • Date - Date of the cost
      • Defaults to the current date but can be changed
    • Cost - The cost of the listed 'Part Number'
    • Unit - Used to provide reference for the listed 'Cost'
    • (OPTIONAL) Markup Pct - Applied to the 'Cost' entered in order to calculate a 'Price'
    • Price - This calculated value is used to help determine a sales value for time and material jobs (as displayed on a Job Cost Summary)
    • Outside Service - Place a check in this box to indicate if the miscellaneous cost represents an outside service
    • (OPTIONAL) Step Number - Use this field to associate the cost with a specific step
    • GL Code - Used on various reports to help identify how the cost should be classified for accounting purposes
      1. If GL Code is left blank, reports such as the Job Cost Summary will display "UNKNOWN" or leave the GL Code field blank.
    • (OPTIONAL) Product Code - This can be used to categorize the miscellaneous cost
  9. Repeat for as many miscellaneous costs as needed for the selected job.
    • Miscellaneous costs do not have to be entered all at once; the job can be selected multiple times and additional costs entered over time.
  10. Click 'Save' to save and close the record.
    1. Use the Save dropdown menu if you want to create a new record or print a report upon saving.