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      Create a Job Cost Code in SRM

      Describes how to create a new job cost code in SRM.

      Type

      How to

      Audience

      SRM Administrator

      Products

      SRM

      Before You Begin

      Required: Valid SRM account, valid login credentials and access permissions, existing G/L expense account

      Optional: Existing group, existing product, existing service

      Context

      Create job cost codes as your business expands to encompass new types of business. Once created, the related revenue and expense postings for a customer site can be tracked and reviewed according to the job code setup with G/L account and the type of postings to be tracked.  

      Creating a job cost code is an important first step in setting up SRM for job cost reporting.  See: "About Job Costing in SRM" for more information.

      Steps

      To create a job cost code, do the following:

      1. In SRM, navigate to System Maintenance > System Configuration Settings > Inventory
      2. Next to Job Cost Codes click more options 
        The Job Cost Codes popup opens
      3. Click Add
      4. Type a job cost code in the Job Cost Code field
        Notes:
        • The code must be 10 or less alphanumeric characters, such as ABC
        • It is recommended that you make the job cost code easy to remember
      5. Optional: Type a detailed description of the job cost code in the Description field
      6. Use the Expense Account field to select a G/L expense account associated with the job cost code
      7. Optional: Type the default unit rate for the job code in the Unit Rate field
        Note: The default unit is used to calculate the budget total when entering budget information in the Estimated Billing popup.  See: "Associate a Job Cost Code with a Customer/Site in SRM" for more information on the Estimated Billing popup
      8. Optional: Check Include in Profit/Loss if you intend to include this job code in the Job Cost Report's profilt/loss results totals
      9. Optional: Next to Job Cost Budget, click more options if you need to split the job cost code across multiple expense accounts, and then do the following:
        1. In the Job Cost Code Budget, click Add
        2. Click the Acct# field and select the expense account that applies to the job cost code
        3. Type the percentage as a number less than or equal to 100 in the Distribution% field to set what portion of the job cost code applies to the expense account
          Note: The total amount of all the Distribution% fields in the list must total 100% before you save the changes
        4. Repeat steps a - c for as many expense accounts as you need to split the job cost code by
          Click Accept
      10. In the Cost Code Assigned To section, next to Groups, click more options to associate the job cost code with a specific group(s), and do the following:
        1. In the Cost Code Groups popup, click Add
        2. Use the Group field to select the group(s) that the cost code is associated with
        3. Repeat steps a - b for as many groups as you need to associate with the cost code
        4. Click Accept

          Note: The list of groups varies by company and by cost code
      11. In the Cost Code Assigned To section, next to Products, click more options to associate the job cost code with a specific product(s), and do the following:
        1. In the Cost Code Products popup, click Add
        2. Use the Product# field to select the product(s) that the cost code is associated with
        3. Repeat steps a - b for as many products as you need to associate with the cost code
        4. Click Accept

          Note: The list of products varies by company and by cost code
      12. In the Cost Code Assigned To section, next to Services, click more options to associate the job cost code with a specific product(s), and do the following:
        1. In the Cost Code Services popup, click Add
        2. Use the Service field to select the service(s) that the cost code is associated with
        3. Repeat steps a - b for as many services as you need to associate with the cost code
        4. Click Accept

          Note: The list of services varies by company and by cost code
      13. Optional: Check Taxes to include taxes in the job cost tracking for sites using this job cost code
      14. Optional: Check Damage Waiver to include Damage Waiver in the job cost tracking for sites using this job cost code
      15. Optional: Check Discount Given on A/R to include A/R discounts in the job cost tracking for sites using this job cost code
      16. Optional: Check Trade Discounts to include Trade Discounts in the job cost tracking for sites using this job cost code
      17. Optional: Check Maintenance Expenses to include Maintenance repair expenses in the job cost tracking for sites using this job cost code
      18. Optional: Check Exchange Accrual to include currency exchange accrual in the job cost tracking for sites using this job cost code
      19. Optional: Check Interest, Asset Financing to use this job cost code to track the Interest for the Asset Financing Information when the Asset Finance Interest Report and Posting is run which re-distributes the interest expense
        Note: Only one job cost code can be assigned for Interest Asset Financing
      20. Click Accept
        The job cost code is created and is added to the list of job cost codes

      Next Steps

       

      Configure SRM for Job Costing   Associate a Job Code With a Customer/Site in SRM

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