Using Bill of Services

To use the Bill of Services feature:

Establish the service, product, or both.
Link the bill of service to cost objects.
Run the Activity-Based Management engine.
Adjust the rates for the activities related to bill of service cost objects.

Pages Used to Establish Bill of Services

Page Name	Definition Name	Navigation	Usage
Bill of Services	BOS_TBL1	select Activity Based Management, then select Setup, then select Bill of Services, then select Bill of Services	Establish the service, product, or both within Activity-Based Management.
BOS Description Long	BOS_TBL4S	Click the Information button on the Bill of Services page.	Enter a more detailed description of the bill of service you are adding.
Bill of Services - Service	BOS_TBL2	select Activity Based Management, then select Setup, then select Bill of Services, then select Bill of Services, then select Service	Set up the relationship between the Bill of Service and the cost objects.
Bill of Service Activities	BOS_TBL3	select Activity Based Management, then select Setup, then select Bill of Services, then select Bill of Services Activities	Define the unit quantity and adjusts the rates for the activities related to the Bill of Service cost objects.

Bill of Services Page

Use the Bill of Services page (BOS_TBL1) to establish the service, product, or both within Activity-Based Management.

Navigation

select Activity Based Management, then select Setup, then select Bill of Services, then select Bill of Services

Bill of Services Run Flag

Select to include this Bill of Service when you run the Activity-Based Management engine. Running the engine will then create the Bill of Service activity tables (BOS_ACT_TBL and BOS_ACT_SEQ).

Information

You can enter a longer description for the bill of service you are adding by clicking this button.

Bill of Services - Service Page

Use the Bill of Services - Service page (BOS_TBL2) to set up the relationship between the Bill of Service and the cost objects.

Navigation

select Activity Based Management, then select Setup, then select Bill of Services, then select Bill of Services, then select Service

Cost Object ID

To establish a cost-to-service model, specify the cost objects for this bill of service by entering each Cost Object ID.

Running the Activity-Based Management Engine

Run the Activity-Based Management engine.

This is important because the activity cost data it generates together with the activity volumes defined, enables the engine to calculate the activity rate for each activity performed. This enables you to associate the activities for a given service.

See Understanding Delivered Engines.

Adjusting Rates for Activities

To adjust rates for activities related to cost objects associated with a bill of service, as well as add additional activity such as unit quantity and rate:

Access the Bill of Services Activities page for the bill of services ID you want to update or adjust.
Specify the Activity ID you want to apply to this bill of services ID.
Enter a Unit Quantity and Amount for this particular activity ID.
Click the Insert Calc Table (insert calculation table) button to recalculate changes and view the results. The related activities, their quantities, and their calculated rates display.