Make the following menu selections to display the Settings grid:
eFinancials (or ePO)—Setup—Global Setup—Policies—EntityCompany Policy Groups—Settings link
Use this grid to set up and manage settings. These settings apply to the selected Group.
Grid Fields List
The grid enables you to select policy settings for a Policy Group. Refer to Add or Edit Settings in the Procedures section below for information on how to select policies.
Category
This is the settings category. Currently, options include:
Job Cost - Select the box and additional settings for Job Cost policies appear. Refer to Category Settings Fields for details.
Subcontract - Select the box and additional settings for Subcontract policies appear. Refer to Category Settings Fields for details.
NOTE that if you mark a check box, then please review the default values for the policy settings and make changes, as necessary.
Click the arrow button to view the settings.
Click the arrow button to hide the policies.
Description
The description for the category:
Job Cost: Track Jobs
Subcontract: Track Subcontracts
Setting (check box)
Click the box to turn on a Category. The default is off (unchecked). Options are:
Job Cost
Subcontract
Refer to Add or Edit Settings in the Procedures section below for more information.
Save
Click to save any changes to the grid.
Reset
Click to discard all changes and reset to default of unchecked.
Category Settings Fields
Check the box to use Job Costing and track jobs. The following additional policy settings appear.
Post to closed Jobs - PO Entry
Settings:
Do not allow: Posting to closed jobs is not allowed for purchase orders. This means that for a Purchase Order line, closed jobs cannot be selected for the Job field on PO lines on the Purchase Orders General Tab.
Warning: Posting to closed jobs is allowed for purchase orders, with a warning.
Allow: Posting to closed jobs is allowed for purchase orders.
Post to closed Jobs - Invoice Entry
Settings:
Do not allow: Posting to closed jobs is not allowed for invoices. This means that for a Purchase Order line, closed jobs cannot be selected for the Job field on Invoice lines on the Invoices Tab.
Warning: Posting to closed jobs is allowed for invoices, with a warning.
Allow: Posting to closed jobs is allowed for invoices.
Check the box to use Job Costing and track jobs. The following additional policy settings appear.
Post to closed Jobs - Job Cost Journal Entry
Settings:
Do not allow: Posting to closed jobs is not allowed for Job Cost Journal Entry.
Warning: Posting to closed jobs is allowed for Job Cost Journal Entry, with a warning.
Allow: Posting to closed jobs is allowed for Job Cost Journal Entry.
Post to closed Jobs - Billing Entry
Settings:
Do not allow: Posting to closed jobs is not allowed for Billings.
Warning: Posting to closed jobs is allowed for Billings, with a warning.
Allow: Posting to closed jobs is allowed for Billings.
Post to closed Jobs - Inventory Entry
Settings:
Do not allow: Posting to closed jobs is not allowed for Inventory.
Warning: Posting to closed jobs is allowed for Inventory, with a warning.
Allow: Posting to closed jobs is allowed for Inventory.
Post to non-existent Phase and Cost Codes - PO Entry
This option allows a user with permissions to enter a non-existent Phase, Cost and Cost Type and click Save to save this information into the Cost Estimates table for that Job.
Settings:
Do not allow - When the user tabs off the Cost Type field and the cost estimate does not exist for that Job, Phase, Cost, Cost Type combination, an error message displays and the user must correct the condition to continue.
Allow with warning - A warning message is displayed if the cost estimate does not exist for that Job, Phase, Cost, Cost Type combination and the user can continue or not.
Allow - No message displays if the cost estimate does not exist for that Job, Phase, Cost, Cost Type combination.
NOTES
If non-existent Phase and Cost Codes are allowed, estimate record(s) will be added with standard defaults when the purchase order is saved. If a user does not have the Add Job Estimate permission, an error message, "Cost Estimate does not exist for this combination," is always shown regardless of the EntityCompany policy setting.
If non-existent Phase and Cost Codes are allowed, the estimate will default with a description.
- If a Cost Activity Description is found for the EntityCompany / Phase / Cost then that description will be used.
- If no such description is found, then Unknown is used as the description.
Post to non-existent Phase and Cost Codes - Invoice Entry
This option allows a user with permissions to enter a non-existent Phase, Cost and Cost Type and click Save to save this information into the Cost Estimates table for that Job.
Settings:
Do not allow - When the user tabs off the Cost Type field and the cost estimate does not exist for that Job, Phase, Cost, Cost Type combination, an error message displays and the user must correct the condition to continue.
Allow with warning - A warning message is displayed if the cost estimate does not exist for that Job, Phase, Cost, Cost Type combination and the user can continue or not.
Allow - No message displays if the cost estimate does not exist for that Job, Phase, Cost, Cost Type combination.
NOTES
If non-existent Phase and Cost Codes are allowed, estimate record(s) will be added with standard defaults when the invoice is saved. If a user does not have the Add Job Estimate permission, an error message, "Cost Estimate does not exist for this combination," is always shown regardless of the EntityCompany policy setting.
If non-existent Phase and Cost Codes are allowed, the estimate will default with a description.
- If a Cost Activity Description is found for the EntityCompany / Phase / Cost then that description will be used.
- If no such description is found, then Unknown is used as the description.
Post to non-existent Phase and Cost Codes - Job Cost Journal Entry
Settings:
Do not allow: Posting to non-existent Phase and Cost Codes is not allowed for Job Cost Journal Entry.
Warning: Posting to non-existent Phase and Cost Codes is allowed for Job Cost Journal Entry, with a warning.
Allow: Posting to non-existent Phase and Cost Codes is allowed for Job Cost Journal Entry.
NOTE that if non-existent Phase and Cost Codes are allowed, the estimate will default with a description.
- If a Cost Activity Description is found for the EntityCompany / Phase / Cost then that description will be used.
- If no such description is found, then Unknown is used as the description.
Post to non-existent Phase and Cost Codes - Billing Entry
Settings:
Do not allow: Posting to non-existent Phase and Cost Codes is not allowed for Billings.
Warning: Posting to non-existent Phase and Cost Codes is allowed for Billings, with a warning.
Allow: Posting to non-existent Phase and Cost Codes is allowed for Billings.
NOTE that if non-existent Phase and Cost Codes are allowed, the estimate will default with a description.
- If a Cost Activity Description is found for the EntityCompany / Phase / Cost then that description will be used.
- If no such description is found, then Unknown is used as the description.
Post to non-existent Phase and Cost Codes - Inventory Entry
Settings:
Do not allow: Posting to non-existent Phase and Cost Codes is not allowed for Inventory.
Warning: Posting to non-existent Phase and Cost Codes is allowed for Inventory, with a warning.
Allow: Posting to non-existent Phase and Cost Codes is allowed for Inventory.
NOTE that if non-existent Phase and Cost Codes are allowed, the estimate will default with a description.
- If a Cost Activity Description is found for the EntityCompany / Phase / Cost then that description will be used.
- If no such description is found, then Unknown is used as the description.
Default AIA billings to Authorized
The purpose of this policy is to prevent approval of a batch until all AIA billings are authorized, i.e., the AIA Authorized check box on the Completion Amounts page for AIA Billings must be checked.
Unchecked (default), the system does not allow a batch to be approved if it contains unapproved AIA billings. An error message will appear.
Checked, the system allows a batch to be approved when it contains unapproved AIA billings.
Lien Waiver minimum amount
For future use.
Allow Labor Cost Types on a PO (check box)
Check the box to allow Labor Cost Types on a PO.
What you enter into this field becomes the label for a field on the Job Setup Contract Tab that appears at the bottom-left of the tab, but only if a label is entered here. If not, then the field does not appear.
For example, enter "Escrow Amount" into this field and on the Contract tab, an Escrow Amount field appears.
Example:
What you enter into this field becomes the label for a field on the Job Setup Contract Tab that appears at the bottom-left of the tab, but only if a label is entered here. If not, then the field does not appear.
For example, enter "Insurance Amount" into this field and on the Contract tab, an Insurance Amount field appears.
Example:
Update Quantities to the Jobs - Inventory (check box)
Unchecked (default), the system does not allow Quantities for Inventory to be updated for Jobs.
Checked, the system allows Quantities for Inventory to be updated for Jobs.
NOTE that Job Cost Reporting and Job Cost Inquiry include shipped inventory amounts and, if the policy is set to include them, Inventory quantities in the costs. The policy, Update Quantities to the Jobs - Inventory only affects the quantity. The costs will always be included.
Check the box to use Subcontracts and track subcontracts. The following additional policy settings appear.
Automatically update Expiration Date from Vendor
Settings:
Checked: Allows automatic updating of the insurance certification expiration dates when the dates change in the Vendor Required Documents Tab for Accounts Payable setup. To do this, you must have previously set up Required Documents for insurance expiration. Each time you change the insurance expiration date for a subcontract, you will be prompted to update all subcontracts for that vendor.
Unchecked: This is the default. Expiration date will not be updated automatically.
Invoice can exceed Subcontract by
This option controls whether an invoice can exceed the subcontract, and by how much.
Settings:
blank value: When no amount/percentage is entered, the invoice can exceed the subcontract by any amount/percentage.
0%: Enter 0% if you do not want to allow the invoice to exceed the subcontract.
Any other value: The invoice can only exceed the subcontract by the amount/percentage entered.
Automatically assign Subcontract IDs
Check the box to automatically assign Subcontract ID numbers. When you check the box, the Starting ID field appears with the default of 1.
Accept the default or click in the field and enter the starting number you want the system to use.
Print PropertyCompany name, address at top of Subcontract
Select this option if you want the system to print the propertycompany name and address at the top of the subcontract.
Print Vendor Contact, Superintendent, Phone #s on Subcontract
Select this option if you want the system to print the vendor contract, superintendent, and phone numbers on the subcontract.
Procedures
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