Cost Search (POC530)

Use this program to search for costs for the vendor/item/warehouse combination. If the current cost is not a contract or the standard PO cost, the cost search program will highlight the default cost, otherwise the cost currently on the line will be highlighted.

If available the manual cost from the item file, the average and last costs from the warehouse/item file, the manual and last costs or the contract cost (if available) from the vendor/item file are displayed.

For contracts that are the same hierarchy, but have different warehouse scopes, the system uses the lowest cost as the contract cost value. Depending on the Default PO Cost flag set in the PO static control record, click Default to use the manual cost of the item from item file or the last cost of the item from the vendor/item file.

When a new line is being created, the system automatically calculates the default cost. After the cost is entered, the system captures the origin of the cost. If you select a cost other than the default cost, the system sets the cost override flag and displays U for the cost type.

Click Contract to select the cost from costs contracts for the vendor/item combination.