Job Costing - Creating a Job

Job Creation Overview

In order to create a new job, the following steps must be taken:

• Enter Job – This step defines the job in general terms.

• Assign Cost Codes – This step builds the detailed structure of the job.

The job can now be used for processing costs.

• Assign Cost Codes – Build cost code level budgets for productivity forecasting.

• Enter Budgets – Enter budgets at the cost element level.

Forecasting and cost vs. budget reviews are now meaningful.

• Start the job – Locks the original budget.

• The job is fully setup for costing.