Job Order settings
This screen sets which job order costs are added to the value of the goods a job worker returns. You can switch material and processing charges on or off. Transport and tax on charges stay off and cannot be changed yet.
Video coming soon: The Job Order settings screenWhere to find it
Configuration › Item Central › Job OrderWhat you see
Page title Job Order: "Choose which job order costs are capitalised into inventory." Four rows. Two can be changed and two are locked.
Fields in this section
| Field | In force | What it changes |
|---|---|---|
| Capitalize Material Cost | On for new business units | Raw material cost is included in the finished goods inventory cost. |
| Capitalize Processing Charges | On for new business units | Processing or job work charges are included. |
| Capitalize Transport Charges | Off, locked | Transport charges are included. If off, they are expensed immediately. |
| Capitalize Tax on Charges | Off, locked | Tax on processing and transport charges is included. |
New and existing business units
- New business units start with material and processing charges both On, so the goods a job worker returns are valued at the material planned on the job order plus the processing charges.
- Existing business units keep the choice they already have. Nothing changes until someone switches it on here, so your current figures stay as they are.
- Processing needs material. Switching processing On also switches material On. Switching material Off also switches processing Off.
- Transport and tax on charges stay Off and are greyed out. You cannot change them yet.
Click Save to keep your change. There is no search, tabs, export or import.
What it means for your team
When goods come back against a job order, the value of each returned item is the sum of the switched-on parts divided by the expected quantity. The charge type on each line decides whether it counts as processing or transport.
A change applies only to receipts you make after it. Receipts you already made are not changed unless you edit one. Editing a receipt that was valued from its job order works it out again with the current setting. If material or processing charges are still included, the price is recalculated. If both are now switched off, the receipt keeps the price shown on it and its whole value is credited to Work In Progress. Receipts recorded before this feature keep their original price when edited. If you change this partway through a job order, a balance can be left in work-in-progress. See how a returned item is valued.
On mobile
There is no settings screen in the phone app. The Android app is on Google Play. The iPhone app is coming soon to the App Store. Same on iPhone and Android.