Cost Types: 


These Sync support created entities in Sync that refer to the classification of costs, allowing for detailed tracking of expenses within a job product.


Cost Type Fields:

  • Name: The name of the cost type
  • Active: Whether the cost type is active or not. You will only be able to select active cost types when costing on a style.
  • Finished Product: Whether the cost type is considered to be the product line in the costing. This will be the line that gets added to the product purchase order.
  • Has Comments: Whether you can add comments to the cost type or not. These comments can be used for internal tracking or reporting.
  • Has Color: Whether a color can be linked to the linked cost sub type or not.
  • Stock Receipt Threshold: This indicates a percentage in which you can over receive when receiving in an item for this cost type.


Cost Sub Types:


These are user created entities in Sync that refer to the sub classification of costs. These are more granular and are tied to a main cost type. They help break down a general cost category into more specific components for more detailed tracking and costing.


Cost Sub Type Fields:

  • Active: Whether the cost sub type is active or not. You will only be able to select active cost sub types when costing on a style. 
  • Cost Type: The cost type that this cost sub type is linked to.
  • Code: A code used to identify the cost sub type.
  • Description: The full description of the cost sub type.
  • Color: If the cost type allows, the color linked to this cost sub type.
  • CN Type: Whether this cost sub type is linked to stock or a non-stock item (such as a shipping charge).
  • Vendor: The vendor that this cost sub type is purchased from.
  • Unit Type: The type of measurement used for this cost sub type (for example: meters)
  • Unit Cost: The standard unit cost of this cost sub type. 
  • Local Cost: If a cost sub type is costed in a foreign currency, this will be the local unit cost.
  • Use Markup: Whether the cost sub type should use a mark up percentage or not.
  • Exchange Rate: The standard exchange rate to use when costing this cost sub type.
  • Unit SP: The standard selling price of this cost sub type, per unit.
  • Retail SP: The standard retail selling price of this cost sub type.
  • Min Qty: This can be set to indicate a minimum quantity of a cost sub type that can be added to a costing.
  • Date Created: The date this cost sub type was created in ERP.


Important Notes:

  • Cost types cannot be added through ERP, and will need to be added by Sync support.
  • Cost types cannot be deleted, they will need to be marked as inactive.
  • Cost sub types cannot be deleted once linked to a costing or a purchase order.


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