Costs

  Compare Cost Reports

There are multiple ways to compare costs.

Comparing Total Costs on the Cost Page

1. Navigate to the part.

2. Click Cost on the Part Category Tree.

The part Costs page displays.

3. Scroll to the right to view the Total Cost column to compare the total for the latest revision of each cost for a given part revision.

The Total Cost column is updated when a cost report is run. Part costs that have not been rolled up will have a total of "0".

Comparing Different Cost Locations for a Given Part

1. Access a part Costs page.

See View Part Costs.

A report icon in the Reference Reports column of a cost indicates that cost has at least one cost report.

Click report icon to view the cost reports of that particular cost (Cost Provider / Location/Subsupplier / Cost Value Type).

2. To view all part cost reports, regardless of supplier, location, cost value type, or part revision, click on the page tool bar.

3. Select View Reference Reports of Part.

The Reference Reports of Part window opens.

4. Select two reports to compare.

5. Click on the page tool bar.

The Compare Reports page displays.

9. The blue delta icon indicates that at least one change has occurred between the two costs compared in a row.

• The red strike through text is from the earlier cost report. Black text that follows is the value from the later cost report.

10. A green plus icon indicates a part is only in the later assembly.

11. A red minus icon indicates the part is only in the earlier assembly.

6. Scroll to the right to view all changes.

7. Click when finished.

Comparing Costs Between Different Parts

1. Access a part Costs page.

See View Part Costs.

A report icon in the Reference Reports column of a cost indicates that cost has at least one cost report.

2. Click the report icon of a cost or click on the page tool bar and select View Reference Reports of Part.

The Reference Report window of the selected part cost or the Reference Reports of Part window displays.

4. Use the check boxes to select a report.

5. Click on the Reference Report window page tool bar and select Compare Reports Across Parts or click on the Reference Reports of Part window page tool bar.

The Find window displays.

7. Search for and select the second part.

8. Select the report you wish to compare.

9. Click Compare.

This time the parts differ but the supplier and location are the same.

10. Scroll to the right to compare the costs.

11. Click Close when finished.

Page Last Updated:  20 June 2013