This program allows the user to maintain standard costing.
- In the menu, expand Base Modules > Distribution > Inventory Management > Purchasing > Invoices and double-click Std Cost Maintenance. DSW118 Standard Cost Re-Calculation filter panel appears.
- Enter the cycle number or leave blank to display all generated cycles. DSW118 Standard Cost Re-Calculation main panel appears in Change mode.
| Option | Description |
| Details |
Access Standard Cost Re-Calculation in display mode to display the re-calculation selection criteria. The relevant fields on this panel are: Cycle number – The next cycle number is generated and cannot be overridden. The cycle numbering is established in Number File DS-CYCLCST. The Cost Re-calculation Report uses this field. Effective date – The current system date defaults and can be overridden. This is the date the receipt takes effect. The entered date is validated against the Date Control File and if invalid, the system defaults back to the current system date. Variance – Variances between the new actual cost recalculated and the standard cost on a warehouse file. |
| Change | Access Standard Cost Re-Calculation in change mode to maintain newly generated std cost. Depending on the Costing level whether national or by warehouse, this is used to adjust the unit cost or the total cost the Stock Adjustment option of cost revaluation for each title.
This then updates the costing files and produces a report with the original unit standard cost comparing with the new standard cost and the variance %. Within this Change option the new STD cost generated from the previous step, can be changed. |
| Delete | Access Standard Cost Re-Calculation to delete a std cost cycle. |
| Access DSR118 Standard Cost Re-Calculation Report to print the report of a std cost cycle. |
- Select the relevant cycle and click the required option.
