Edit Resource Cost Details

Component overview

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This activity allows you to modify the activity time type and cost element details attached to each resource. You can enter the resource number, if the same is known or make use of the help facility. On fetching the resource, the activity time types and the cost element get displayed in the multiline. You can retrieve the activity time type and cost element details to be modified. You can modify either the activity time type or the cost element defined on the resource.

Apart from modifying, you can also delete the mapped activity time types and cost elements. Mark the rows to be deleted by selecting the appropriate activity time types and cost elements in the multiline. You can initiate the delete operation to delete the marked rows. 

The “Edit Resource Cost Details” page appears.

Resource No.

The number identifying the resource for which you want to create the cost details.  Mandatory.

 

Press <Enter> key.

 

The resource should not be left blank. The resource should be valid and should be “Active” status. The system ensures that the costing for resource should be set in resource master. It also ensures that at least one activity time type should be mapped to the resource. The system retrieves the resource details.

 

Help facility available.

Maintained By

Use the drop-down list box to select the “Maintained By” control units for which the login user has “Transaction” and/or “View” access permissions. Mandatory. The system retrieves the control units from the “Organization Model” business component. The system displays the “Default Maintained By” defined for the login user. Otherwise, the system displays the first value as the default value.

Status

Use the drop down list box to select the appropriate status of the resource. Mandatory. The system displays “Active” by default on launch of the page. The options available are

 
  • Active – indicates valid resource.

 
  • Draft – indicates incomplete resource.

 
  • Inactive – indicates invalid resource.

The system displays the following:

Short Desc.

The short description of the resource.

 

Zoom facility available.

Cost Center

The cost center to which the resource is attached.

Business Unit

The business unit to which the resource is attached.

Activity Timetype

The code identifying the activity time type that has been defined. Mandatory.

 

Press <Enter> key.

 

The time type should not be left blank and should exist in the activity time type master for the login Business Unit. The activity time type should be valid and should be in “Active” for the login Business Unit. The system retrieves the activity time type details and cost elements mapped to the resource.

 

Help facility available.

The system displays the following in the “Activity Cost Element Link Details” multiline:

Desc.

The description of the activity time type.   

Cost Element

The number identifying the cost element defined under the cost center. Mandatory. The cost element should not be duplicated.

 

Press <Enter> key.

 

The cost element should not be left blank. The cost element should be valid and should be in “Active” status. The system retrieves the cost element description from the “Cset” business component.

 

Help facility available.

The system displays the following in the “Activity Cost Element Link Details” multiline:

Desc.

The description of the cost element.  

Rate

The rate specified for the resource.

The system checks if there are rows marked for deletion then the login user should have “All” access permission for the "Maintained By" control unit of the resource cost link.  If the specified activity time type is marked for deletion for the specified resource, then the system checks if the selected activity time type and cost element link is present. If it is present then the system deletes the link for the resource.

The system ensures that the login user should have “Modify” or “All” access permission for the "Maintained by" control units of the resource cost link. The system checks the status. If status is being changed from “Draft” to “Inactive”, then there is no need for any validations. If status is changed from “Active” to “Inactive” and the "Maintained By" control unit has only “Modify” permissions for the login user, then the system displays an error message. The system checks that at least one sub-activity should be selected. The system saves the activity time type details. The status from “Inactive” to “Draft” or from “Active” to “Draft” is not permitted.

The login user ID and the system date are updated in the “Created By”, “Created Date”, “Edited By” and “Edited Date” fields.

The system displays the following:

Created By

The login user ID of the person who has created the resource cost details.

Created Date

The date on which the resource cost details was created.

Edited By

The login user ID of the person who has modified the resource cost details.

Edited Date

The date on which the resource cost details was modified.