Reviewing cost allocated to a location

This page allows you to review the cost that is allocated to a location. Tell me more.

Select the “Review By Location” link under the “Budget” business component.

The “Cost Review By Location” page appears.

Enter the following fields:

Current Loc.	Use the drop-down list box to select the location for which the cost must be reviewed. The system lists all the locations that belong to the primary system. The system displays the apex location, by default.
	After you select a location in this field, the system retrieves the “Apex Location”, “Parent Location” and the “Child Location” fields.
Financial Year	Use the drop-down list box to select the financial year for which you to wish to review the cost. The system lists all the financial years that are in the “Active” status and that have been defined in the “Create Calendar” activity under the “Accounting Setup” business component of Ramco Corporate Solutions. The system displays the current financial year, by default.
	The system displays the following field:
Plan No.	The plan that must be reviewed.

Enter the following fields:

Type	Use the drop-down list box to select the type of work order for which you wish to review the cost. The system provides the option “All” and lists all the types of work orders that have been defined in the “Define WO Types” activity and are in the “Active” and “Inactive” statues. The system leaves the field blank, by default.
Category	Use the drop-down list box to select the category of work order for which you wish to review the cost. The system provides the option “All” and lists all the types of work orders that have been defined in the “Define WO Categories” activity and are in the “Active” and “Inactive” statuses. The system leaves the field blank, by default.

Click the “Get Details” pushbutton to retrieve the details of allocation done for the location.

The system displays the following fields:

Apex Loc.	The apex location of the location selected in the “Current Location” field.
Parent Loc.	The parent location of the location selected in the “Current Location” field.
Child Loc.	Use the drop-down list box to view the child locations of the location that is selected in the “Current Location” field.
The system displays the following fields in the “Expense Details” multiline:
Type	The type of the work order for which the allocation is done.
Category	The category of the work order for which the allocation is done.
Allocated Total	The total amount that has been allocated to the location.
Actual Total	The actual total amount that has been spent on expenses incurred for the location.
Allocated Skill	The amount that has been allocated towards the expenditure on skills.
Actual Skill	The actual amount that has been incurred towards the expenditure on skills.
Allocated Parts	The amount that has been allocated towards the expenditure on spare parts.
Actual Parts	The actual amount that has been incurred towards the expenditure on spare parts.
Allocated Tools	The amount that has been apportioned towards the expenditure on tools.
Actual Tools	The actual amount that has been incurred towards the expenditure on tools.
Allocated Other Res.	The amount that has been allocated towards the expenditure on other resources.
Actual Other Res.	The actual amount that has been incurred towards the expenditure on other resources.
Allocated Misc.	The amount that has been allocated towards miscellaneous expenditure.
Actual Misc.	The actual amount that has been incurred towards miscellaneous expenditure.
Allocated Outsourced	The amount that has been allocated towards the expenditure on outsourced resources.
Actual Outsource	The actual amount that has been incurred towards the expenditure on outsourced resources.
Allocated Buffer	The amount that has been allocated towards any additional expenditure.
The system displays the following fields:
Total Allocated Amt.	The total amount that has been allocated to the location for the “Financial Year – Type – Category “ combination.
Total Actual Amt.	The actual total amount that has been incurred towards the expenditure on the location.
Total Deviation	The difference in the total amount that is allocated and the amount that is actually incurred on expenditure.
Actual As Of Date	The total amount that has been incurred on expenditure as on the current date.

To proceed carry out the following

Select the “Equipment Details” link from the bottom of the page to review the cost equipment-wise.

Reviewing cost allocated to a location – An overview

This page allows you to review the cost that is allocated to a location. You can view the cost allocated to a location for a specific financial year and for a type and category of work order. The system displays the details of the cost that is allocated to the location towards the expenditure on skills, tools, spare parts, other resources, outsourced resources and other miscellaneous expenditure. The system also displays the actual amount that is spent on the various expenses for the location and the difference between the allocated and the actual amount.