Setting up an enterprise's cost factor preferences

You can identify the Inventory Costing Factors an Enterprise uses in its business model. If you define cost factors at the vendor level, you do not need to configure Enterprise Cost Factor Preferences.

About this task

To specify an Enterprise's Cost Factor preferences:

Procedure

  1. From the tree in the application rules side panel, choose Participant Modeling > Participant Setup.
  2. From the Roles & Participation tab in the Organization Details window, choose Enterprise role.
  3. Choose the Cost Factor Preferences tab. The Cost Factor Preferences list displays.
  4. Enter information in the applicable fields. Refer to Table 1 for field value descriptions.
  5. Choose the Save icon.
    Table 1. Enterprise's cost factor preference list.

    Enterprise's cost factor preference list

    Field Description
    Cost Factor Group to be Used for Standard Cost Calculations Select the cost factor group you want to use for this enterprise's standard cost calculations from the drop-down list.
    Cost Factor Group to be Used for Landed Cost Calculations Select the cost factor group you want to use for this enterprise's landed cost calculations from the drop-down list.
    Cost Factor Group to be Used for Physical Kit Cost Calculations Select the cost factor group you want to use for this enterprise's physical kit cost calculations from the drop-down list.