Overview of Discrete Job Close
You can close discrete jobs using Close Discrete Jobs (Form) and Close Discrete Jobs (SRS).
You can use Close Discrete Jobs (Form) to do the following:
- submit and immediately process job close requests
- check and resubmit failed job close requests
- view discrete jobs before closing them
You can use Close Discrete Jobs (SRS) to do the following:
- specify when to submit the close request (concurrent or scheduled processing)
- choose when, and if, to resubmit a request
Prior to closing discrete jobs, you can review job value information using the Discrete Job Value Report, which lists standard and non-standard asset jobs, or the Expense Job Value Report, which lists non-standard expense jobs. See: Discrete Job Value Report and Expense Job Value Report.
You can review the concurrent request log file for jobs that fail to close using either Close Discrete Jobs (Form) and Close Discrete Jobs (SRS).
Close Costing
Closing a job calculates final costs and variances. When you close a job, any remaining costs are automatically removed from the job by creating journal entries and writing the costs to the variance accounts associated with the job. When you close your accounting period, these journal entries are automatically posted to the general ledger.
The close discrete jobs process is incompatible with the standard cost update and the period close processes. If you submit a job close request while a period close or standard cost update is running, the concurrent manager does not run the job close process until the period close or standard cost update completes.
You can continue to charge material and resource to a job until it is closed or the status of the job is changed to Complete-No charges. Closing a discrete job prevents any further activity on the job.
MPS Relief
If you close a job for an MPS-planned item with a quantity complete different from the quantity originally scheduled, the MPS for the actual quantity is automatically updated. See: Schedule Relief.
History
Information associated with a job is not deleted when the job is closed. You can view information for closed discrete jobs. You also can print reports on closed jobs and closed job values. See: Discrete Job Data Report and Discrete Job Value Report.
See Also
Closing Discrete Jobs
Closing Discrete Jobs Using Submit Requests
