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Line Items


The Line Items tab for bids enables you to display and define line items on bids.

Detail View Header

The field in the top section of this tab defines the data that displays.

Bid ID

Identifier of the bid currently selected in the grid or that you are defining. This field has a list box.

Detail View

The bottom section of the Line Items tab consists of three sections: two screen groups and the space between them.

First Screen Group

The fields in the first screen group display and define the line items. To select the previous or next item, click the << or >> boxes at the bottom right corner of the group. Unless otherwise indicated, all fields are optional.

Delete

To delete the entries in the fields to the right, place a check in this field and click Save.

Item type

Type of item included in the bid. This field has a list box:

When you highlight a row in the group, the line item attributes display in the second screen group at the bottom of the tab. Additionally, the fields relevant to the item type display in the blank space between the two groups. The line item number displays in an unmarked field at the top of the space. To select the previous or next item, click the << or >> boxes in the space.

Item

Generic description of the item for identification purposes. It can be a work order, equipment unit, part, or special fee ID, or any other identification item you choose to use. Free-format area. Required if there is information in the Item type field.

Description

Description of the item included in the requisition. Free-format area. Required if there is information in the Item type field.

Comments

Remarks or notes about the line item included in the requisition. Free-format area.

Second Screen Group

Data in the fields in the second screen group in the tab section display and assign attributes to the line items. When you enter information in the Item type field, these fields display attribute information previously assigned to the line item. To assign attributes to the requisition as a whole, use the Attributes tab. Unless otherwise indicated, the fields are optional.

Delete

To delete the entries in the fields to the right, place a check in this field and click Save.

Line number

Line number assigned to the line item by the system. This field is display only.

Attribute ID

Identifier of the attribute assigned to the line item selected in the first screen group. This field has a list box of IDs defined on the Data -> Procurement -> Attributes screen.

Name

Name associated with the attribute ID. Display-only from the Data -> Procurement -> Attributes screen.

Text value

Text value for the attribute used with the numeric value. For example, this field may contain a term (such as discount percent) and the Numeric value field may contain the corresponding amount (such as 10.000).

Numeric value

Numeric value for the attribute used with the text value. For example, the Text value field may contain a term (such as discount percent) and this field may contain the corresponding amount (such as 10.000).

Comments

Remarks or notes about the attribute ID assigned to the line item. Free-format area.

Line item type

The type of line item. Auto-populates based on the information provided in the Attribute ID field. This field is display only. Line item types include COMMERCIAL, EQUIPMENT, NON-STOCK, and FEE.

Space Between the Screen Groups

The fields that display in the space between the screen groups depends on the line item type: COMMERCIAL, EQUIPMENT, NON-STOCK, or FEE.

COMMERCIAL

The line item included in the requisition is for commercial work. The following fields appear in the space between the groups.

Total cost

Total cost of the commercial work on the requisition. Display only.

Task ID

Identifier of the task that describes the commercial work. This field has a list box of IDs that have a check in the Active field on the Basic Info tab of the Data -> Shop Activity -> Setup -> Tasks -> Primary Information screen, which indicates you can post charges to the task. This field is required.

Task IDs are defined on the Data -> Shop Activity -> Setup -> Tasks -> Primary Information screen.

Parts cost

Vendor’s flat rate for parts required to complete the task in the Task ID field. Required if there is no information in the Labor cost field.

Misc cost

Amount of any other costs incurred by the task in the Task ID field for items such as small parts, washing, and minor repair. Must be zero or greater than zero for bids, estimates, requisitions, and deliveries.

Labor cost

Charges for labor required to complete the task in the Task ID field. Required if there is no information in the Parts cost field.

Labor rate

Rate of the labor cost.

Labor hours

Number of hours of labor required to complete the task ID, to the nearest hundredth of an hour. Must be a positive number.

EQUIPMENT

The line item included in the requisition is for one or more equipment units. Required to use the Equipment Planning module to specify a project ID for the requisition. The following fields appear in the space between the groups.

Quantity

Number of equipment units included in the requisition. Must be greater than zero. Maximum field length is six digits.

Unit price

Price of each equipment unit included in the requisition. Must be greater than zero.

Delivery location

Identifier of the location at which the equipment unit (or units) will be delivered.

Project ID

Identifier of the equipment planning project of which this requisition is a part. This field has a list box.

If the Equipment Planning module is installed, when you specify an ID in this field, the system inserts an event type for the project on the Event/Approval Tracking tab of the Data ->Equipment Management -> Planning -> Projects screen and the information displays in the following two fields from the template assigned to the project. Both fields have list boxes.

Equipment type

Type of equipment. This field has a list box.

Maintenance class

Class to which the equipment unit is assigned for maintenance.

NON-STOCK

The line item included in the requisition is for a non-stock item (or items). The following fields display in the space between the groups.

Quantity

Quantity of the non-stock item needed.

Unit price

Price of each non-stock item included in the requisition.

Delivery location

Identifier of the location to which the non-stock item (or items) will be delivered.

FEE

The line item included in the requisition is a fee. The total cost of the fee displays in the space between the groups.