Labor Account Codes

Use the Labor Account Codes function to enter the accounts to which you want to post labor cost information when you post confirmed work orders.

The labor account codes displayed will be the same account codes you have set up in Inventory and are directly related to those Inventory account codes. The labor accounts will be used for the Bill of Material you set up with the account codes from Inventory.

Creating a Labor Account Code

  1. Click the New button, on the toolbar, to open a blank labor account record.
  2. Select a labor account code from the Account Code field.
    Note: Use the Inventory Account Codes function to set up two accounts to specify the accounts to which labor costs post.
  3. Use the chart below to determine which action to take in the Inventory Labor Acct field.
    4. Action If
    Select an account Bill of Material/Kitting interfaces with General Ledger.
    Enter an account Bill of Material/Kitting does not interface with General Ledger.
    Note: The selected account gets debited for labor costs when you post confirmed work orders.
  4. Use the chart below to determine which action to take in the Applied Labor Acct field.
    5. Action If
    Select an account Bill of Material/Kitting interfaces with General Ledger.
    Enter an account Bill of Material/Kitting does not interface with General Ledger.
    Note: The selected account gets credited for labor costs when you post confirmed work orders.
  5. Click the Save button, on the toolbar, to save the new labor account code.

Editing a Labor Account Code

  1. Select a labor account code to edit from the Account Code field.
  2. Edit the fields as necessary.
  3. Click the Save button, on the toolbar, to save any changes made to the labor account code.

Deleting a Labor Account Code

  1. Select a labor account code to delete from the Account Code field.
  2. Click the Delete button, on the toolbar, to delete the selected account code.
  3. Click Yes at the "Are you sure you want to delete selected record(s)?" prompt.

Produce a Labor Account Codes List

  1. Select the print preview button () to preview the list of codes.
  2. The preview report screen appears.
  3. Select the print button ( ) in the toolbar to print your list.