Change Management - PCI Type - Original Budget

Overview – Original Budget PCIs

PCIs of the original budget type are used to change a cost code and category’s JC original cost budget amount and/or JB original revenue amount, if the job has been started using the Start Job screen (standard Treeview path: Job Costing > Job > Start Job):

1.  JC Original Cost Budget Amount

Sample of Cost Status Query (Category) screen; standard Treeview path: CMiC Field > Budget & Cost Management > Cost Status Query (Category)

As shown above, a cost code and category’s JC original cost budget amount is displayed in the Original Budget field on the Cost Status Query screen.

2.  JB Original Revenue Budget Amount

Sample of Budget Status Query (Category) screen; standard Treeview path: CMiC Field > Budget & Cost Management > Budget Status Query (Category)

As shown above, a cost code and category’s JB original revenue budget amount is displayed in the Original Revenue Budget field on the Budget Status Query screen.

Enter PCI

General – Tab

Screenshot of Potential Change Items with Type and Status fields highlighted.

On the General tab of the Enter PCI screen, select “OBC” via the Type field (original budget PCI type) and select its approval status via the Status field.

Detail – Tab (Parameters for PCI)

Screenshot of Detail tab.

Main Change Order Parameters

On the Detail tab, click the [Insert] button (framed above) and enter details for the following fields:

NOTE: When using an Original Budget Change Item/Order, there is no linking to subcontracts and/or vendors, and the related fields are disabled in the PCI Entry screen.

1. Job

Auto-populated with project’s associated job.

2. Cost Code

Cost code being updated.

3. Category

Category of the cost code being updated.

4. Final Amount

If the bill code’s JC original cost budget amount (displayed in the Original Budget field on the Cost Status Query screen, as shown below) is to be changed, enter the amount in this field.

5. Billing Amount

If the bill code’s JB original revenue budget amount (displayed in the Original Revenue Budget field on the Budget Status Query screen, as shown below) is to be changed, enter the amount in this field.

Records & Fields Affected

Job Costing Budget

If a change for the JC original cost budget was made, the Budgeted Amount and Projected Final fields for the cost code and category are changed accordingly.

Job Billing Contract

If a change for the JB original revenue budget was made, the Budg. Billing Amt field is changed by the change amount for the cost code and category.

Subcontract

Subcontracts are not changed by original budget PCIs.

Contract Forecasting – JSP

Cost Status Query – CMiC Field Screens

The following Cost Status Query screens are found under the following standard Treeview path: CMiC Field > Budget & Cost Management.

Cost Status Query

If a change for the JC original cost budget was made for the cost code, its Original Budget field (only changeable via Original Budget PCIs) and the other highlighted fields are changed accordingly.

Cost Status Query (Category)

If a change for the JC original cost budget was made for the cost code and category, its Original Budget field (only changeable via Original Budget PCIs) and the other highlighted fields are changed accordingly.

Budget Status Query – CMiC Field Screens

The following Budget Status Query screens are found under the following standard Treeview path: CMiC Field > Budget & Cost Management.

Budget Status Query

If a change for the JB original revenue budget was made for the cost code and category, its Original Revenue Budget field (only changeable via Original Budget PCIs) and the other highlighted fields are changed accordingly.

Budget Status Query (Category)

If a change for the JB original revenue budget was made for the cost code and category, its Original Revenue Budget field (only changeable via Original Budget PCIs) and the other highlighted fields are changed accordingly.