You can set up and link cost categories to the operations of any selected route. This makes it possible to define the hourly cost and processing times of the specified set up.

Note
You must set up cost categories as a prerequisite for creating production routes.

1. Select Production> Setup> Routes> Cost categories .

2. Press CTRL+N to create a new line.

3. Select the Overviewtab, and in the Categoryfield, enter a code of up to ten alphanumeric characters.

4. In the Cost pricefield, enter the price per hour or per quantity for the cost category used to estimate the production cost.

5. In the Cost groupfield, select a cost group to be used in the current cost category.

6. In the Employeefield, select the employee associated with the cost category.

   The system suggests an employee automatically when entries are made in the consumption journal for the current cost category.

7. Select the Ledger - Work centerstab, and if production is to be settled by applying Item+Category, in the WIP issuefield, select the issue account for work center consumption.

8. In the WIP accountfield, select the receipt account for work center consumption if production is to be posted as Item+Category.

9. In the Work center issuesfield, select the ledger account to use for work center issues.

10. In the Work center issues, offset accountfield, select the offset account to use for posting work center issues when the production posted is Item+Category.