Change Orders
Form ID: (PM308000)
You can use this form to create, view, and modify change orders for projects, as well as to add or delete a particular change order. For more information, see Tracking Changes to Project Budget.
This form is available if the Change Orders feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.
Form Toolbar
The form toolbar includes standard buttons and form-specific buttons and commands. For the list of standard buttons, see Form Toolbar and More Menu. The form-specific commands can be shown as buttons on the form toolbar, as commands on the More menu, or in both places. These commands are listed in the following table in alphabetical order.
Command | Description |
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Approve |
Changes the status of the change order from Pending Approval to Open. Depending on the settings of the approval map, the system may also display the Enter Reason dialog box, in which you enter a comment explaining your decision to approve the change order. The reason you enter will be inserted in the Reason column of the row for the approval on the Approvals tab of the current form. This command appears if the Approval Workflow feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form, an approval map for change orders has been configured on the Approval Maps form, this map is selected in the Change Order Approval Map box on the Approval tab of the Projects Preferences form, and the selected change order has the Pending Approval status. For more information, see Managing Assignment and Approval Maps. |
Cancel |
Cancels the change order, which changes its status to Canceled. A change order with this status cannot be edited. To edit it, you need to first manually change its status to On Hold (by clicking the Hold button) and then edit the change order. This command is available if the change order has the On Hold, Pending Approval, Rejected, or Open status. |
Sends the current change order as an email. | |
Hold |
Changes the status of the record to On Hold. You click this command when you want to make changes to the record or pause its processing. This command appears if the change order has the Open, Pending Approval, or Rejected status. |
Navigates to the report that is specified for the CHANGE ORDER mailing of the corresponding project on the Mailing & Printing tab of the Projects (PM301000) form. If the corresponding project has no mailing setting with the CHANGE ORDER identifier, an error occurs. | |
Reassign |
Opens the Reassign Approval dialog box, in which you can specify a new approver to reassign the selected record to this approver if the reassignment of approvals is allowed in the related rule of the approval map on the Approval Maps (EP205015) form. This command appears if the Approval Workflow feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form, an approval map for change orders has been configured on the Approval Maps form, this map is selected in the Change Order Approval Map box on the Approval tab of the Projects Preferences form, and the change order has the Pending Approval status. For more information, see Managing Assignment and Approval Maps. |
Reject |
Changes the status of the change order from Pending Approval to Rejected. Depending on the settings of the approval map, the system may also display the Enter Reason dialog box, in which you enter a comment explaining your decision to reject the change order. The reason you enter will be inserted in the Reason column of the row for the approval on the Approvals tab of the current form. This command appears if the Approval Workflow feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form, an approval map for change orders has been configured on the Approval Maps form, this map is selected in the Change Order Approval Map box on the Approval tab of the Projects Preferences form, and the selected change order has the Pending Approval status. For more information, see Managing Assignment and Approval Maps. |
Release |
Releases the change order. This command appears if the change order has the Open status. |
Remove Hold |
Changes the status of the change order to Open or Pending Approval if an approval map is selected for change orders on the Projects Preferences form. This command appears if the change order has the On Hold status. |
Reverse | Initiates the creation of a new change order with lines that reverse the impact
of the currently selected change order. After the change order has been released, it can no longer be changed and can only be reversed. When the change order is reversed, the system creates a new change order with lines that reverse the impact of the original change order. In this reversing change order, the quantity and amount of a commitment line cannot be greater than the Received Qty. and Received Amount of the corresponding purchase order line on the Details tab of the Purchase Orders (PO301000) form. A commitment line of this reversing change order also cannot reduce the Order Qty. of a purchase order line to zero. You may cancel the purchase order line in this case. This command is available if the currently selected change order has been released. |
Reassign Approval Dialog Box
In this dialog box, you can specify the new approver to whom you want to reassign the selected record or records.
Element | Description |
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New Approver | The name of the employee to whom you want to reassign the selected record or records. |
Ignore Approver's Delegations | A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system will assign the selected records to the specified new approver but not to their delegate, even if the new approver is unavailable and has a delegation set up for the current date. If the check box is cleared and if the new approver is not available and has a delegation set up for the current date, the system will reassign the selected records to the delegate if the delegate is available. If the delegate is unavailable, the system will reassign the requests to the delegate of the delegate. The system will continue the search in this way until it assigns an approver that has no active delegations set up for the current date or it detects a loop in the chain of delegations (in which case you will have to specify a different approver). |
This dialog box has the following buttons. | |
Reassign | Closes the dialog box and reassigns the selected record or records to the specified new approver if the reassignment of approvals is allowed in the related rule of the approval map on the Approval Maps (EP205015) form. |
Cancel | Closes the dialog box and cancels the reassignment of the selected record or records to a new approver. |
Summary Area
You can use the elements in this area to add a new change order or to select an existing change order and view its details.
Element | Description |
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Reference Nbr. | The reference number of the change order, which the system automatically assigns by using the numbering sequence specified on the Projects Preferences (PM101000) form. |
Status |
The current status of the document. The change order can have of the following statuses:
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Change Date |
The date on which the changes made with the change order should be recorded in the project balances. The change date must belong to an existing financial period of the master calendar. |
Approval Date | The date that has been communicated to the customer as the approval date of the agreed-upon changes. |
Contract Time Change, Days | A positive or negative number of days that represents the delay of the contract. |
Description | The description of the change order. |
Class |
The class of the change order, which is defined on the Change Order Classes (PM203000) form and provides default settings for the change order. By default, the system specifies the change order class selected in the Default Change Order Class box on the General tab of the Projects Preferences form. You can change it, if needed. |
Project |
The project associated with the change order. If the change order has at least one line on the Revenue Budget, Cost Budget, or Commitments tab, you cannot change the project for the change order. |
Customer | The customer associated with the project. |
External Reference Nbr. | The external reference number. You manually enter this number, which can be an identifier required by the customer or a number from an external system integrated with MYOB Advanced. |
Revenue Change Nbr. |
The unique number of the change order that affects the revenue within the project. The change order has been created based on the change order class that has the Revenue Budget check box selected on the Details tab of the Change Order Classes form. This number is an integer that the system assigns sequentially, starting from 0001. You can manually change the Revenue Change Nbr. that the system has inserted. (Duplicate numbers within the project are not allowed, however.) If you need to manually assign a revenue change number, you should use a four-digit number. If you need to use mixed characters for a revenue change number—that is, some combination of letters, symbols, and numerals—add a four-digit number to the character string, resulting in a revenue change number such as CO#0001. If you manually change this number for the change order, you should respectively change the Last Revenue Change Nbr. of the project in the Project Properties section of the Summary tab of the Projects (PM301000) form so that the system continues to assign these numbers correctly. For the change orders that cannot affect the project revenue and the reversing change orders, this box is read-only and contains N/A. |
Reverse Status |
The reverse status of the change order. The system can assign one of the following statuses:
The box is shown for only the reversing and reversed change orders. |
Original CO Ref. Nbr. |
The reference number of the original change order whose changes the currently selected change order reverses. The box is shown only if the Reverse Status of the change order is Reversing. |
Revenue Budget Change Total | The total of the Amount column on the Revenue Budget tab. |
Commitment Change Total | The total of the Amount column on the Commitments tab. |
Cost Budget Change Total | The total of the Amount column on the Cost Budget tab. |
Gross Margin Amount |
The difference between the Revenue Budget Change Total and the Cost Budget Change Total values. |
Gross Margin % | The gross margin percentage. The system calculates this percentage by using the
following formula: (Revenue Budget Change Total – Cost Budget Change Total )
/ Revenue Budget Change Total * 100 |
Change Request Cost Total | The cost total of all the change requests linked to the change order. This box appears on the form only if the Change Requests feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Change Request Line Total | The line total of all the change requests linked to the change order. This box appears on the form only if the Change Requests feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Change Request Markup Total | The markup total of all the change requests linked to the change order. This box appears on the form only if the Change Requests feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Change Request Price Total | The price total of all the change requests linked to the change order. This box appears on the form only if the Change Requests feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Change Requests Tab
On this tab, you can view, add, or delete change requests linked to the change order.
This tab appears on the form only if the Change Requests feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.
Button | Description |
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Select Change Requests |
Opens the Select Change Requests dialog box, which you can use to
link a single or multiple change requests with the change order.
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Column | Description |
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Reference Nbr. | The reference number of the change request. |
Status | The status of the change request. |
Description | The description of the change request. |
Cost Total | The cost total of the change request. |
Line Total | The line total of the change request. |
Markup Total | The markup total of the change request. |
Price Total | The price total of the change request. |
Contract Time Change, Days | A number of days that represents the delay of the contract. |
Column | Description |
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Reference Nbr. | The reference number of the change request. |
Change Date | The date on which the changes made with the change request should be recorded in the project balances. |
Ext. Ref. Nbr. | The external reference number of the change request. |
Description | The description of the change request. |
Cost Total | The total of the extended cost of the change request. |
Line Total | The total of the line amount of the change request. |
Markup Total | The total of the markup amount of the change request. |
Price Total | The sum of the Line Total and Markup Total of the change request. |
The dialog box has the following buttons. |
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Add Change Requests | Uploads the selected change requests to the change order. The dialog box remains open. |
Add Change Requests & Close | Uploads the selected change requests to the change order and closes the dialog box. |
Close | Cancels your selections and closes the dialog box. |
Revenue Budget Tab
This tab lists all the changes that affect the revenue budget of the project. Each line can modify an existing line of the revenue budget or add a new one.
Button | Description |
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View Change Request Details |
Opens the Change Request Details dialog box, which shows the list of corresponding change requests that affect the line selected in the table. This button is shown if the Change Requests feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Select Budget Lines | Opens the Select Budget Lines dialog box, which shows the list of revenue budget lines of the corresponding project that you can add to the change order. |
Button | Description |
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Project Task | A task of the project. If you add a new line and the project has the default project task, this task is automatically populated in the column. |
Inventory ID |
The identifier of the stock or non-stock item associated with the revenue budget line of the project. This column is shown if Task and Item is selected as the Revenue Budget Level of the project on the Summary tab of the Projects (PM301000) form. |
Cost Code |
The cost code associated with the revenue budget line of the project. This column is shown if the Cost Codes feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form and Task and Cost Code is selected as the Revenue Budget Level of the project on the Summary tab of the Projects form. |
Account Group | The income account group associated with the revenue budget line of the project. |
Description | The description of the revenue budget line that are associated with the project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. |
Quantity | The quantity of the change order line. |
Change Request Total Quantity |
The total quantity of all the estimation lines of linked change requests with the same project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. This column is shown if the Change Requests feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. |
UOM | The unit of measure of the revenue budget line. |
Unit Rate |
The price of the specified unit of the revenue budget line. You can change the unit rate manually. By default, the system populates this column with the unit rate of the corresponding project budget line or with the ucnit price of the corresponding change request line. For a new line, the system populates this column with the price of the selected inventory item. The system searches for an applicable price that is effective on the date of the change order among the sales prices existing in the system. For more details on how the system searches for the price, see Automatic Price Selection: Rules of Price Selection. |
Change Request Total Amount |
The total amount of all the estimation lines of linked change requests with the same project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. This column is shown if the Change Requests feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. |
Amount |
The amount of the change order line in the base currency. For the Quantity and Unit Rate specified for the line, the amount is calculated as Amount = Quantity * Unit Rate. You can change the amount manually. |
Original Budgeted Quantity |
The original budgeted quantity of the revenue budget line that is associated with the same project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. This column is read-only. |
Original Budgeted Amount |
The original budgeted amount of the revenue budget line that is associated with the same project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. The amount is displayed in the base currency. This column is read-only. |
Previously Approved CO Quantity |
The total quantity of the released change orders that were created before the current one and that are associated with the same project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. This column is read-only. |
Previously Approved CO Amount |
The total amount of the released change orders that were created before the current one and that are associated with the same project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. The amount is displayed in the base currency. This column is read-only. |
Revised Budgeted Quantity |
The sum of the Original Budgeted Quantity, Previously Approved CO Quantity, and Quantity values. This column is read-only. |
Revised Budgeted Amount |
The sum of the Original Budgeted Amount, Previously Approved CO Amount, and Amount values. The amount is displayed in the base currency. This column is read-only. |
Draft Invoice Amount |
The total amount of the lines of pro forma invoices that refer to the revenue budget line with the same project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item and for which the corresponding accounts receivable invoices have not been released yet. If the Create Pro Forma Invoice on Billing check box is cleared for the project of the Summary tab of the Projects, the column shows the total amount of unreleased accounts receivable invoices that refer to the revenue budget line with the same project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. The amount is displayed in the base currency. This column is read-only. |
Actual Quantity |
The total quantity of the lines of the released Accounts Receivable invoices that refer to the revenue budget line with the same project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. This column is read-only. |
Actual Amount |
The total amount of the lines of the released Accounts Receivable invoices that refer to the revenue budget line with the same project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. The amount is displayed in the base currency. This column is read-only. |
Completed (%) |
The percentage of the work on the task that has been completed for the revenue budget line with the same project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. This column is read-only. |
Other Draft CO Amount |
The total amount of the lines of the unreleased change orders (except for the current one) that refer to the revenue budget line with the same project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. The amount is displayed in the base currency. This column is read-only. |
Total Potentially Revised Amount |
The sum of the Revised Budgeted Amount and Other Draft CO Amount values. The amount is displayed in the base currency. This column is read-only. |
Column | Description |
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The upper table shows the list of related change requests that affect the selected change order line. |
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Reference Nbr. | The reference number of the change request. |
Description | The description of the change request. |
Quantity | The quantity of the estimation lines of the change request that affect the selected change order line. |
Unit Price | The unit price of the estimation lines of the change request that affect the selected change order line. |
Ext. Price | The extended price of the estimation lines of the change request that affect the selected change order line. |
Line Amount | The line amount of the estimation lines of the change request that affect the selected change order line. |
The Markups table shows the list of related markups that affect the selected change order line. |
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Reference Nbr. | The reference number of the change request the markup originates from. |
Type | The type of the markup. |
Description | The description of the markup. |
Value | The percentage or amount of the markup, depending on the markup type. |
Markup Amount | The markup amount. |
Column | Description |
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Included | An unlabeled check box that you select to upload this revenue budget line to the change order if you then click Add Lines or Add Lines & Close. |
The dialog box has the following buttons. |
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Add Lines | Uploads the selected revenue budget lines to the change order. The dialog box remains open. |
Add Lines & Close | Uploads the selected revenue budget lines to the change order and closes the dialog box. |
Cancel | Cancels your selections and closes the dialog box. |
Cost Budget Tab
This tab lists all the changes that affect the cost budget of the project. Each line can modify an existing line of the cost budget or add a new one.
Button | Description |
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View Change Request Details |
Opens the Change Request Details dialog box, which shows the list of corresponding change requests that affect the line selected in the table. This button is shown if the Change Requests feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Select Budget Lines | Opens the Select Budget Lines dialog box, which shows the list of cost budget lines of the corresponding project that you can add to the change order. |
Button | Description |
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Project Task | The task of the project. If you add a new line and the project has the default project task, this task is automatically populated in the column. |
Inventory ID |
The identifier of the stock or non-stock item associated with the cost budget line of the project. The column is shown if Task and Cost Code is not selected as the Revenue Budget Level of the project on the Summary tab of the Projects (PM301000) form. |
Cost Code |
The cost code associated with the cost budget line of the project. The column is shown if the Cost Codes feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form and Task and Cost Code is selected as the Revenue Budget Level of the project on the Summary tab of the Projects form. |
Account Group | The expense account group associated with the cost budget line of the project. |
Description | The description of the cost budget line that is associated with the project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. |
Change Request Total Quantity |
The total quantity of all the estimation lines of linked change requests with the same project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. This column is shown if the Change Requests feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. |
Quantity | The quantity of the change order line. |
UOM | The unit of measure of the cost budget line. |
Unit Rate |
The cost of the specified unit of the cost budget line. You can change the unit rate manually. By default, the system populates this column with the unit rate of the corresponding project budget line or with the unit cost of the corresponding change request line. For a new line, the system populates this column with the cost of the selected inventory item. For more details on how the system selects the cost, see Project Budget: Update of Budget Lines. |
Change Request Total Amount |
The total amount of all the estimation lines of linked change requests with the same project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. This column is shown if the Change Requests feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. |
Amount |
The amount of the change order line in the base currency. For the Quantity and Unit Rate specified for the line, the amount is calculated as Amount = Quantity * Unit Rate. You can change the amount manually. |
Original Budgeted Quantity |
The original budgeted quantity of the cost budget line that is associated with the same project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. This column is read-only. |
Original Budgeted Amount |
The original budgeted amount of the cost budget line that is associated with the same project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. The amount is displayed in the base currency. This column is read-only. |
Previously Approved CO Quantity |
The total quantity of the released change orders that were created before the current one and that are associated with the same project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. This column is read-only. |
Previously Approved CO Amount |
The total amount of the released change orders that were created before the current one and that are associated with the same project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. The amount is displayed in the base currency. This column is read-only. |
Revised Budgeted Quantity |
The sum of the Original Budgeted Quantity, Previously Approved CO Quantity, and Quantity values. This column is read-only. |
Revised Budgeted Amount |
The sum of the Original Budgeted Amount, Previously Approved CO Amount, and Amount values. The amount is displayed in the base currency. This column is read-only. |
Revised Committed Quantity |
The total revised quantity of the commitments that are associated with the project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. This column is read-only and is shown only if the Internal Cost Commitment Tracking check box is selected on the Projects Preferences (PM101000) form. |
Revised Committed Amount |
The total revised amount of the commitments that are associated with the project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. The amount is displayed in the base currency. This column is read-only and is shown only if the Internal Cost Commitment Tracking check box is selected on the Projects Preferences form. |
Committed Received Quantity |
The total received quantity of the commitments that are associated with the project, project task, and account group. This column is read-only and is shown only if the Internal Cost Commitment Tracking check box is selected on the Projects Preferences form. |
Committed Invoiced Quantity |
The total invoiced quantity of the commitments that are associated with the project, project task, and account group. This column is read-only and is shown only if the Internal Cost Commitment Tracking check box is selected on the Projects Preferences form. |
Committed Invoiced Amount |
The total invoiced amount of the commitments that are associated with the project, project task, and account group. The amount is displayed in the base currency. This column is read-only and is shown only if the Internal Cost Commitment Tracking check box is selected on the Projects Preferences form. |
Committed Open Quantity |
The total open quantity of the commitments that are associated with the project, project task, and account group. This column is read-only and is shown only if the Internal Cost Commitment Tracking check box is selected on the Projects Preferences form. |
Committed Open Amount |
The total open amount of the commitments that are associated with the project, project task, and account group. The amount is displayed in the base currency. This column is read-only and is shown only if the Internal Cost Commitment Tracking check box is selected on the Projects Preferences form. |
Committed CO Quantity |
The total quantity of the commitment lines of released change orders that were created before the current one and that are associated with the same project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. This column is read-only and is shown only if the Internal Cost Commitment Tracking check box is selected on the Projects Preferences form. |
Committed CO Amount |
The total amount of the commitment lines of released change orders that were created before the current one and that are associated with the same project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. The amount is displayed in the base currency. This column is read-only and is shown only if the Internal Cost Commitment Tracking check box is selected on the Projects Preferences form. |
Actual Quantity |
The total quantity of the released projects transaction that correspond to the cost budget line. This column is read-only. |
Actual Amount |
The total amount of the released projects transaction that correspond to the cost budget line. The amount is displayed in the base currency. This column is read-only. |
Current Committed CO Quantity |
The total quantity of the commitment lines of the currently selected change order that are associated with the same project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. This column is read-only and is shown only if the Internal Cost Commitment Tracking check box is selected on the Projects Preferences form. |
Current Committed CO Amount |
The total amount of the commitment lines of the currently selected change order that are associated with the same project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. The amount is displayed in the base currency. This column is read-only and is shown only if the Internal Cost Commitment Tracking check box is selected on the Projects Preferences form. |
Other Draft CO Amount |
The total amount of the lines of the unreleased change orders (except for the current one) that refer to the cost budget line with the same project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item. The amount is displayed in the base currency. This column is read-only. |
Total Potentially Revised Amount |
The sum of the Revised Budgeted Amount and Other Draft CO Amount values. The amount is displayed in the base currency. This column is read-only. |
Column | Description |
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Reference Nbr. | The reference number of the change request. |
Description | The description of the change request. |
Quantity | The quantity of the estimation lines of the change request that affect the selected change order line. |
Unit Cost | The unit cost of the estimation lines of the change request that affect the selected change order line. |
Ext. Cost | The extended cost of the estimation lines of the change request that affect the selected change order line. |
Column | Description |
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Included | An unlabeled check box that you select to upload this cost budget line to the change order if you then click Add Lines or Add Lines & Close. |
The dialog box has the following buttons. |
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Add Lines | Uploads the selected cost budget lines to the change order. The dialog box remains open. |
Add Lines & Close | Uploads the selected cost budget lines to the change order and closes the dialog box. |
Cancel | Cancels your selections and closes the dialog box. |
Commitments Tab
This tab lists all the changes that affect the commitments of the project. Each line can modify an existing commitment or create a new document to add a new commitment to the project. For more information, see Tracking Changes to Commitments.
This tab appears on the form if the Internal Cost Commitment Tracking check box is selected on the General tab of the Projects Preferences (PM101000) form.
Button | Description |
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Select Commitments | Opens the Select Commitments dialog box, which shows the list of commitment lines associated with the corresponding project that you can add to the change order. |
Button | Description |
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Change Request Ref. Nbr. |
The reference number of the corresponding change request if the commitment line has been created based on this change request. The commitment line of the change order that originates from a change request is always linked with only one corresponding estimation line of the change request. This column is shown if the Change Requests feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Status | The status of the commitment line of the change order, which specifies the
action to be performed on the release of the change order. The status can be one of the following options:
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Project Task |
A task of the project. If you add a new line and the project has the default project task, this task is automatically specified in the column. This column is read-only for an existing commitment. |
Inventory ID |
The identifier of the stock or non-stock item associated with the commitment. This column is read-only for an existing commitment. |
Cost Code |
The cost code associated with the cost budget line of the project. This column is shown if the Cost Codes feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. The column is read-only for an existing commitment. |
Description | The description of the commitment that is associated with the project, project task, account group, and, optionally, cost code or inventory item. |
Quantity | The quantity of the commitment line of the change order. If the line has the
Update or Reopen status, this is the delta to be added to or
extracted from the quantity of the existing commitment line. If the commitment line
has the New Line or New Document status, this is the quantity to be
specified in the newly created commitment line. For more information, see Change Orders for Commitments: Commitment Updates on Release of Change Orders. |
UOM | The unit of measure of the commitment. |
Unit Cost | The cost of the specified unit of the commitment in the currency of the
corresponding document. By default, the system copies the unit cost from the line of
the corresponding commitment document (purchase order or subcontract). You can
change the unit cost manually. If you change the unit cost manually in an existing commitment line (that is, in the line with the Update status), after you release the change order, the system will update the values in the corresponding commitment document line as follows:
For more information, see Change Orders for Commitments: Commitment Updates on Release of Change Orders. |
Amount | The amount of the commitment in the currency of the commitment document
(purchase order or subcontract). By default, the amount is calculated as the
Quantity * Unit Cost specified for the line. You can change the
amount manually.If the line has the Update status, this is the delta to be added to or extracted from the amount of the existing commitment line. If the commitment line has the New Line or New Document status, this is the amount to be specified in the newly created commitment line. If the line has the Reopen status, the amount is always 0. For more information, see Change Orders for Commitments: Commitment Updates on Release of Change Orders. |
Account |
The expense account associated with the commitment. This column is read-only for an existing commitment. For intercompany documents, the expense account is inserted depending on the option selected in the Use Intercompany Expense Account From box on the Accounts Payable Preferences (AP101000) form as follows:
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Vendor |
The vendor associated with the commitment. This column is read-only if the vendor is selected for the commitment line. The list of vendors available for selection may be limited based on the role or roles assigned to the user account to which you are signed in if the Customer and Vendor Visibility Restriction feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. In this case, the Restrict Visibility To box appears on the Financial tab of the Vendors (AP303000) form. With the feature enabled, a vendor is available for selection if one of the following is true:
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PO Type |
The type of the commitment, which can be one of the following: Normal Purchase Order or Project Drop-Ship. This column is shown if the Construction feature is disabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. |
PO Nbr. |
The reference number of the purchase order for which you want to process a change order. In this column, you can select any purchase order with the Normal or Project Drop-Ship type that is assigned the Pending Printing, Pending Email, or Open status and has at least one non-canceled or non-completed line. If a vendor is selected for the line, you can select a purchase order associated with only the selected vendor. This column is shown if the Construction feature is disabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. |
Commitment Type |
The type of the commitment, which can be one of the following: Normal Purchase Order, Project Drop-Ship, or Subcontract. |
Commitment Nbr. |
The reference number of the commitment for which you want to process a change order. In this column, you can select any subcontract or any purchase order with the Normal Purchase Order or Project Drop-Ship type that is assigned the Pending Printing, Pending Email, or Open status and has at least one non-canceled or non-completed line. This column is shown if the Construction feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. |
Order Date |
The date of the commitment. For an existing commitment, this is the date of the purchase order associated with the commitment. For a commitment line with the New Document status, this column is empty by default. This column is read-only. |
Currency |
The currency of the purchase order or subcontract associated with the commitment. For a commitment line with the New Document status, this is the default currency. This column is read-only for an existing commitment. |
PO Line Nbr. |
The number of the purchase order line associated with the commitment. For a commitment line with the New Line or New Document status, this column is empty by default. This column is shown if the Construction feature is disabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Commitment Line Nbr. |
The number of the purchase order line or subcontract line associated with the commitment. For a commitment line with the New Line or New Document status, this column is empty by default. This column is shown if the Construction feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. |
Line Description |
The description of the purchase order line or subcontract line associated with the commitment. This column is read-only. For a commitment line with the New Line or New Document status, this column is empty. |
Order Qty. |
The original quantity of the document line associated with the commitment. This column is read-only. For a commitment line with the New Line or New Document status, this column is empty. |
Ext. Cost |
The original amount of the document line associated with the commitment. The amount is displayed in the currency of the document. This column is read-only. For a commitment line with the New Line or New Document status, this column is empty. |
Open Qty. |
The open quantity of the document line associated with the commitment. This column is read-only. For a commitment line with the New Line or New Document status, this column is empty. |
Open Amount |
The open amount of the document line associated with the commitment. The amount is displayed in the currency of the document. This column is read-only. For a commitment line with the New Line or New Document status, this amount is zero. |
Amount in Project Currency |
The Amount of the commitment in the project currency. If the Multicurrency Projects feature is disabled on the Enable/Disable Features form, the project currency is the base currency. This column is read-only. |
Potentially Revised Quantity |
The sum of the Quantity and Order Qty. values. The amount is displayed in the currency of the document. This column is read-only. |
Potentially Revised Amount |
The sum of the Amount and Ext. Cost values. The amount is displayed in the currency of the document. This column is read-only. |
Tax Category | The tax category to be specified in the line or lines of the created purchase order or subcontract. By default, the system inserts the tax category defined for the non-stock or stock item specified in the commitment line of the change order. If the line has no inventory item, the tax category is empty by default. You can override the tax category if the line has the New Document or New Line status. |
Expired Compliance | A check box that indicates (if selected) that at least one expired compliance
document is related to this document line. If the check box is cleared, there are no
expired compliance documents related to the line. This column is available only if the Construction feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. |
Column | Description |
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The Selection area of the dialog box has the following elements, which you can use to select the criteria of commitment lines to be displayed in the table. | |
Vendor | The vendor for which you want to view commitment lines. If you want to see the document lines associated with all vendors, leave this box blank. |
PO Nbr. |
The reference number of the commitment for which you want to view lines. If you want to see commitment lines associated with all purchase orders, leave this box blank. You can select any purchase order with the Normal or Project Drop-Ship type that is assigned the Pending Printing, Pending Email, or Open status and has at least one non-canceled or non-completed line. If a vendor is selected in this area of the dialog box, you can select only a purchase order associated with the selected vendor. This box is shown if the Construction feature is disabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. |
Commitment Nbr. |
The reference number of the commitment for which you want to view lines. If you want to see lines associated with all purchase orders and subcontracts, leave this box blank. You can select any subcontract or any purchase order with the Normal and Project Drop-Ship type that is assigned the Pending Printing, Pending Email, or Open status and has at least one non-canceled or non-completed line. If a vendor is selected, you can select only a purchase order or subcontract associated with the selected vendor. This box is shown if the Construction feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. |
Cost Code From |
The first cost code of the range for which you want to view commitment lines. If you want to see the commitment lines associated with all cost codes, leave this box blank. This box is shown if the Cost Code feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. |
Cost Code To |
The last cost code of the range for which you want to view commitment lines. If you want to see the commitment lines associated with all cost codes, leave this box blank. This box is shown if the Cost Code feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. |
Inventory ID | The inventory item for which you want to view commitment lines. If you want to see the commitment lines associated with all items, leave this box blank. |
Project Task | The project task for which you want to view commitment lines. If you want to see the commitment lines associated with all tasks, leave this box blank. |
Include Non-Open Commitments | A check box that you select to show in the table of the dialog box all the commitment lines related to the project including completed or canceled lines. If the check box is cleared, which is the default state, completed and canceled commitments are not shown. |
The table of the dialog box has the following columns. | |
Included | An unlabeled check box that you select to upload this commitment line to the change order if you then click Add Lines or Add Lines & Close. |
Project Task | The project task associated with the commitment line. |
Inventory ID | The stock or non-stock item of the commitment line. |
Cost Code |
The cost code associated with the commitment line. This column is shown if the Cost Codes feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. |
Vendor | The vendor associated with the commitment line. |
PO Type |
The type of the commitment, which can be one of the following: Normal Purchase Order or Project Drop-Ship. This column is shown if the Construction feature is disabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. |
PO Nbr. | The reference number of the purchase order. This box is shown if the Construction feature is disabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. |
Commitment Type |
The type of the commitment, which can be one of the following: Normal Purchase Order, Project Drop-Ship, or Subcontract. This box is shown if the Construction feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. |
Commitment Nbr. | The reference number of the purchase order or subcontract. This box is shown if the Construction feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. |
Order Date | The date of the commitment. |
PO Line Nbr. | The number of the commitment line. This column is shown if the Construction feature is disabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. |
Commitment Line Nbr. | The number of the commitment line. This box is shown if the Construction feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. |
Line Description | The description of the commitment line. |
Order Qty. |
The quantity of the commitment line. This column is read-only. For a commitment line with the New Line or New Document status, this column is empty. |
UOM | The unit of measure of the commitment line. |
Unit Cost | The price of the specified unit of the commitment line in the currency of the commitment. |
Qty. On Receipts | The received quantity of the commitment line. |
Line Amount | The amount of the commitment line. |
Canceled | A check box that indicates (if selected) that the status of the document line related to the commitment is Canceled. |
Completed | A check box that indicates (if selected) that the status of the document line related to the commitment is Completed. |
Alternate ID | The alternate identifier used for the item-subitem pair of the commitment line. |
Promised | The date when the item's delivery was promised. |
Vendor Ref. | The vendor reference number specified for the commitment. |
The dialog box has the following buttons. | |
Add Lines | Uploads the selected lines to the change order. The dialog box remains open. |
Add Lines & Close | Uploads the selected lines to the change order and closes the dialog box. |
Cancel | Cancels your selections and closes the dialog box. |
Detailed Description Tab
On the Detailed Description tab, you can view, add, change, or delete a detailed description of the change order.
The details area of the tab contains a rich-text editor, which includes a text area and a formatting toolbar. For more information, see Formatting Toolbar.
Attributes Tab
On the Attributes tab, you can view, add, change, or delete the Value of attributes for the change order.
The list of attributes is inherited from the change order class selected in the Summary area of the form and cannot be changed.
The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.
Column | Description |
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Attribute | The attribute used for the change order. |
Required | A check box that indicates (if selected) that this attribute is required for the change order. |
Value | The value of the attribute for the change order. |
Approvals Tab
This tab displays information about the change order approval history. Authorized users can approve or reject the change order on the current form by using the Approve or Reject action, respectively, or mass-process change orders that are pending approval by using the Approvals (EP503010) form.
The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.
Column | Description |
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Assignee ID | The identifier of the employee who is assigned to approve the document. |
Assigned To | The name of the employee who is assigned to approve the document. |
Workgroup | The workgroup of the employee assigned to approve the document. |
Approved By (ID) | The identifier of the employee who actually approved the document. |
Approved By | The name of the employee who actually approved the document. |
Approval Date | The date of the approval. |
Status | The status of the document, which can be Pending Approval, Approved, or Rejected, depending on the approval action performed. |
Reason | The reason the document has been approved or rejected (if applicable). |
Compliance Tab
On this tab, you can add, update, and review compliance documents related to the change order.
The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.
Column | Description |
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Expiration Date | The date when the compliance document will expire. You specify the date when you add the compliance document to the tab. |
Document Type | The type of the compliance document. The following document types are available:
|
Creation Date | The date when the compliance document was created. By default, the system inserts the current date at the time of creation. You can change the date manually. |
Status | The status of the compliance document. The list of statuses should be specified manually on the Compliance Preferences (CL301000) form. |
Required | A check box that indicates (if selected) that the document is mandatory for working with the project and project task specified in this line. This flag is for informational purposes only. It shows that the compliance document is required before some activities are implemented for the project. |
Received from Vendor | A check box that indicates (if selected) that the document has been received. By using this check box, you can track when the payment for the document is received, so that the next payment is not delayed. |
Received Date (Vendor) | The date that you specify when the compliance document is received. |
Processed | A check box that indicates (if selected) that the document has been processed. |
Voided | A check box that indicates (if selected) that the document has been voided. |
Created Automatically | A check box that indicates (if selected) that the document has been created by the system. |
Sent Date | The date that you specify when the compliance document is sent. |
Project | The project to which the compliance document relates, which is a link
you can click to view this project on the Projects (PM301000) form. If a project is specified, this compliance document is displayed on the Compliance tab of the Projects form for the selected project. |
Cost Task | The cost task within the selected project to which the compliance
document relates, which is a link you can click to view this task on the
Project Tasks (PM302000) form. If a task is specified, this compliance document will be displayed on the Compliance tab of the Project Tasks form for the selected task of the Cost Task type. |
Cost Code | The cost code assigned to the compliance document. |
Vendor |
The identifier of the vendor associated with the compliance document, which is a link you can click to view this record on the current form. If a vendor is specified, the current document will be displayed on the Compliance tab of the current form for the selected vendor. The list of vendors
available for selection may be limited based on the role or roles
assigned to the user account to which you are signed in if the
Customer and Vendor Visibility Restriction feature is
enabled on the Enable/Disable Features
(CS100000) form. In this case, the Restrict Visibility
To box appears on the
Financial tab of the Vendors (AP303000) form. With the
feature enabled, a vendor is available for selection if one of the
following is true:
|
Vendor Name | The name of the vendor associated with the compliance document. |
Expired | A check box that indicates (if selected) that the compliance document has expired. |
AP Payment |
The reference number of the payment that is associated with the compliance document, which is a link you can click to view this document on the Checks and Payments (AP302000) form. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
AP Payment Method | The payment method associated with the vendor. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
AR Invoice | The reference number of the invoice associated with the compliance document, which is a link you can click to view this document on the Invoices and Memos (AR301000) form. If an invoice number is specified, the current compliance document will be displayed on the Compliance tab of the Invoices and Memos form for the selected invoice. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
AR Invoice Amount | The amount of the invoice. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
AR Payment | The reference number of the payment associated with the compliance document, which is a link you can click to view this document on the Payments and Applications (AR302000) form. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
AR Payment Method | The customer’s default payment method. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Account | The account associated with the vendor (Expense account) or customer (Sales account). By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Bill | The reference number of the bill associated with the compliance document, which is a link you can click to view this document on the Bills and Adjustments (AP301000) form. If a bill number is specified, the current compliance document will be displayed on the Compliance tab of the Bills and Adjustments form of the selected bill. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Bill Amount | The bill amount to be paid for the document. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Certificate Number | The number of the certificate. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Customer | The identifier of the customer associated with the compliance document, which is a link you can click to view this record on the Customers (AR303000) form. If a customer is specified, the current document will be displayed on the Compliance tab of the Customers form of the selected customer. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Customer Name | The name of the customer associated with the compliance document. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Date Issued | The date when the document is issued. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Effective Date | The date when the compliance document takes effect. You should specify the date manually while adding the document. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Insurance Company | The name of the insurance company. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Joint Vendor |
The identifier of the joint vendor associated with the compliance document, which is a link you can click to view this record on the current form. If a joint vendor is specified, the current document will be displayed on the Compliance tab of the current form for the selected vendor. The list of vendors available for selection may be limited based on
the role or roles assigned to the user account to which you are
signed in if the Customer and Vendor Visibility Restriction
feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. In this case, the Restrict Visibility
To box appears on the
Financial tab of the Vendors form. With the feature
enabled, a vendor is available for selection if one of the following
is true:
By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Joint Amount | The amount to be paid to joint payees according to the joint payment. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Joint Release | A check box that indicates (if selected) that the joint release has been received. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Lien Waiver Amount | The amount covered by the lien waiver. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Limit | The amount of insurance liability specified for the compliance document. You should enter the amount manually while adding the document. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Method Sent | The method used to send the document. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Payment Date | The date when the payment is created. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Project Transaction | The reference number of the project transaction associated with the compliance document, which is a link you can click to view this document on the Project Transactions (PM304000) form. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Purchase Order | The reference number of the purchase order associated with the compliance document, which is a link you can click to view this document on the Purchase Orders (PO301000) form. If a purchase order is specified, this compliance document will be displayed on the Compliance tab of the Purchase Orders form for the selected purchase order. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Purchase Order Line Item | The unique identifier of the item in the purchase order line, which can be specified only if a purchase order has been selected. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Policy | The insurance policy number. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Receipt Date | The date of the inventory receipt. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Receive Date | The date when the goods are received. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Received By | The person responsible for receiving goods. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Requires Joint Check |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that a joint payment is required. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Revenue Task | The identifier of the revenue task within the project to which the compliance document relates, which is a link you can click to view this task on the Project Tasks form. If a revenue task is specified, the current compliance document will be displayed on the Compliance tab of the Project Tasks form for the selected task of the Revenue Task type. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Secondary Vendor | The identifier of the secondary vendor associated with the compliance document, which is a link you can click to view this record on the current form. If a vendor is specified, the current document will be displayed on the Compliance tab of the current form for the selected vendor. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Secondary Vendor Name | The name of the secondary vendor associated with the compliance document. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Source | The source of the payment, which is one of the following options:
By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Sponsor Organization | The name of the sponsor organization. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Subcontract | The identifier of the subcontract associated with the compliance document, which is a link you can click to view this document on the Subcontracts (SC301000) form. If a subcontract is specified, the current document will be displayed on the Compliance tab of the Subcontracts form for the selected subcontract. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Subcontract Line Item | The identifier of the item in the subcontract line, which can be specified only if a subcontract has been selected. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |
Through Date | The date when the goods are shipped. By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns. |