53 Revise User Defined Codes for Job Cost

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• Section 53.1, "Revising User Defined Codes for Job Cost"

53.1 Revising User Defined Codes for Job Cost

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From Job Cost (G51), enter 29

From Job Cost System Setup (G5141), choose User Defined Codes

From User Defined Codes (G5142), choose an option

Before you define your user defined codes, you should review your system to ensure that they are not already defined. You can then revise your user defined codes as necessary.

Caution:

User defined codes are central to JD Edwards World systems. You must be thoroughly familiar with user defined codes before you change them.

To revise user defined codes

On any user defined codes form

Figure 53-1 Cost Code Master Chart Types screen

Description of ''Figure 53-1 Cost Code Master Chart Types screen''

1. Complete the following fields:

   • System Code

   • User Defined Codes

2. Revise information as necessary.

53.1.1 What You Should Know About

Topic	Description
Setting up blank codes	A blank field in a user defined code list indicates that a blank is a valid entry for the code. This means that the user defined code does not require a specific value to be assigned to the field on a form. Leave the character code blank and type a period in the last position of the description to set up a valid code equal to blank.