Project Management Software Updates

This section outlines updates made to the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Project Management implementation and reference guides due to updates to the software that occurred after the GA of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications release 9.2.

Enhancement

Publication Date

Description

Documentation

Ability to Use a Combination of Wildcard Character and Specific Values in Option Cost Detail Form

April 2023

The enhanced Option Master Maintenance program (P44H401) enables you to use a combination of wildcard and specific values for takeoff records in the Option Cost Detail form. This facilitates accurate pricing for current options along with the current cost information. The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Homebuilder Management Implementation Guide has been updated to include this information.

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Copying a Job to Multiple Jobs

April 2022

A new feature in the Work with Job Master program enables you to copy a job’s details to a single job or to multiple jobs. The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Job Cost Implementation Guide has been updated to include this information.

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Calculate Tax

January 2022

A new processing option Calculate Tax has been added to the Auto Voucher (R44H702) and the Voucher Workbench (P44H702) programs. The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Homebuilder Management Implementation Guide has been updated to include this information.

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Setting Processing Options for Profit Recognition Build (R51800)

January 2022

The processing option Projected Final Cost in the Profit Recognition Build program (R51800) has been updated. The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Job Cost Implementation Guide has been updated to include this information.

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Improved Supplier Determination Process for Takeoff Contracts

March 2021

The Supplier To-Be-Determined process for takeoff contracts is improved to closely mimic the Supplier To-Be-Determined process for bid contracts. The assignment process of dynamically selecting the eligible supplier is simplified for takeoff contracts, eliminating customization, which is otherwise needed for manually restricting the assignment of non-eligible suppliers to the takeoff contract. The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Home Builder guide has been updated to include this information.

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Ability to Process Zero-Dollar Invoice in Contract and Service Billing

March 2021

The Contract and Service Billing process now provides users the option to create zero-dollar invoices in the Accounts Receivable system for zero-dollar billable contracts and service work orders. A new processing option has been added in the Journal Generation and Create AR Entries batch program to support this capability. The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Contract and Service Billing Implementation Guide has been updated to include this information.

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Ability to Change to Cancellation Date During Commitment Cancellation

September 2020

The Lot Start Workfile program has been updated to enable users to enter the cancellation date in the new Cancel Date field during cancellation of an EPO commitment. The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Homebuilder Management Implementation Guide has been updated to include this information.

These changes are associated with Bug Number 21365227.

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Project Status Inquiry UDC and Next Number Update

July 2020

The UDCs for Project Status Inquiry are now set up in system 51. Previously, the UDCs were set up in system 51X. In addition, the Next Numbers for Project Status Inquiry are now set up on Line 8 of system 51. Previously, the Next Numbers were set up on Line 1 of system 51X. The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Job Cost Implementation Guide has been updated with this information.

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Project Status Inquiry

April 2020

Project status inquiry enables users to view job and cost details for projects in different configurations. Users can define specific parameters for the data that they want to view. The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Job Cost Implementation Guide has been updated to include information about the project status inquiry feature.

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Option to Copy an Existing Job Forecast to a New Job Forecast

March 2020

The Work With Job Forecast form (P51F100) has been updated with a copy button to enable users to copy an existing forecast (with its media attachments and remarks) to a new forecast with the same job. The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Advanced Job Forecasting Implementation Guide has been updated to include this information.

These changes are associated with Bug Number 22990397.

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Voiding Invoice Update

January 2020

When voiding an invoice, users must also void the General Ledger batch. The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Contract and Service Billing Implementation Guide has been updated to include this information.

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New Processing Option for Change Request Entry Program (P5310)

July 2019

The Change Management Implementation Guide has been updated to include information about the new processing option, Revenue Values, in the Contract Commit tab.

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New Processing Options for the R48131 and P5202 Programs

May 2019

The processing option F03B11 Remark Field has been added to the Journal Generation program (R48131) and the processing option Scheduled Quantity has been added to the Contract Billing Line Details program (P5202).

The Contract and Service Billing Implementation Guide has been updated to include this information.

These changes are associated with Bug Number 27505640 and 27492380.

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Earned Amount Calculation Updates

January 2019

The Job Cost Implementation Guide has been updated to include information about a new processing option to calculate the earned cost and revenue amounts when the amounts are reversed for the prior period.

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Markup Table Updates

May 2018

The Contract and Service Billing Implementation Guide has been updated to indicate that users can use blank and wildcard account ranges when setting up a markup table using the Billing Rate/Markup Table program (P48096).

These changes are associated with Bug Number 25852491.

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Preconfigured Notifications

April 2018

Preconfigured notifications are available for the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Job Cost system.

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Distributable Accounts for Joint Ventures

October 2017

The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Job Cost Implementation Guide has been updated with information about how users can define distributable accounts for joint ventures from the Job Cost Code Structures program (P51091).

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New Processing Option for Profit Recognition Build Program (R51800)

July 2017

The Job Cost Implementation Guide has been updated with information about a new processing option for the R51800 program for threshold processing.

This update is associated with bug 25470938.

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Advanced Job Forecasting Methods of Computation

June 2017

The Advanced Job Forecasting Implementation Guide has been updated with the computation methods for calculation of MOC W, MOC Y, and MOC Z.

This change is based on Bug Number 26239034.

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Updates to the Original Budgets

March 2017

The job Cost Implementation guide is been updated with the information about the category codes for the original budgets.

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Amounts Used for % of Limit Calculations

December 2016

The Contract and Service Billing Implementation Guide has been updated to include information about how to review the completion status of a contract for billing lines.

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Setting Processing Options for Lot Start Workfile Generation - Update on VAT Tax Calculation

November 2016

The Homebuilder Management Implementation Guide has been updated to include the VAT tax calculation processing option.

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New Processing Option for P5310

November 2016

The processing options for the Change Request Entry program (P5310) have been updated to enable users to specify which G/L date to use for a change request.

This change is associated with Bug Number 25048555.

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FASB/IASB Revenue Recognition for Job Cost

November 2016

The Job Cost implementation guide has been updated to include information on creating obsolete profit recognition records and tracking projected final amounts for a job by subledger/subledger type.

These changes are associated with Bug Number 25296443.

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FASB/IASB Revenue Recognition for Contract Management

November 2016

The Contract and Service Billing implementation guide has been updated to include information on reviewing A/R revenue recognition entries related to a contract or to the selected billing line on a contract.

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FASB/IASB Revenue Recognition for Homebuilder Management

November 2016

The Homebuilder Management implementation guide has been updated to include information on tracking projected final amounts for a job by subledger/subledger type.

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Prior Period Current Revised EAC and ETC Calculation

August 2016

The way in which current revised estimate at completion (EAC) and current revised estimate to complete (ETC) is pulled into a new forecast from a prior forecast has changed.

This change is associated with Bug Number 24388051.

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Create Job Forecast Program Updates

August 2016

Two new processing options were added to the Create Job Forecast program (P51F100). These options enable users to copy attachments from previous forecasts to a new forecast, and specify whether the system displays a warning when changing the forecast status.

These changes are associated with Bug Number 24289342.

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Restricting Forecast Status Changes

July 2016

The Advanced Job Forecasting module was updated to require users to move a forecast to status 50 (In Review) before they can move it to status 90 (Approved).

These changes are associated with Bug Number 23703592.

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Job Cost: Method of Computation R Updated

June 2016

The Job Cost Implementation Guide has been updated to included new information about how method of computation R is calculated.

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Job Forecast Approval Changes and Regenerating F0902 Records

June 2016

The Advanced Job Forecasting Implementation Guide has been updated to include information about using status code 95. Users must first move a forecast to status code 90 before they can move it to status code 95.

Additionally, instructions for regenerating corrupt F0902 records using the R51F110 have been added.

These changes are associated with Bug Number 23577837.

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Alternate Ledger for Profit Recognition

April 2016

The Advanced Job Forecasting system was updated to enable users to specify an alternate ledger, and populate that ledger with forecast amounts after the forecast is approved. The amount in the alternate ledger can then be used in profit recognition processing.

These changes are associated with Bug Number 22837645.

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Account Level of Rollup and Additional Advanced Job Forecasting Updates

April 2016

The Advanced Job Forecasting guide has been updated to include the Account Level of Rollup feature. This feature enables users to summarize detail accounts under lower-level accounts for forecasting purposes.

Additionally, several minor updates have been made to enable users to override G/L dates when forecasting, and specify whether date editing occurs on the forecast.

These changes are associated with Bug Numbers 23037292, 23037328, 23037347, and 23037360.

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FASB/IASB Revenue Recognition for Job Cost

April 2016

The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Job Cost guide has been updated to include a new chapter that discusses how to use revenue performance obligations to track specific costs and revenue for obligations within a job.

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Persona Components for the Homebuilder Industry

February 2016

The Homebuilder Management Implementation Guide has been updated to include a new chapter that describes the persona components available for the homebuilder industry. Persona components include EnterpriseOne pages, One View Watchlists, and queries.

These changes are associated with Bug Number 22309506.

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Advanced Job Forecasting System

October 2015

A new system, Advanced Job Forecasting, has been created. This new system enables users to create user-defined methods of computation to calculate projected final amounts for project costing. This new system also enables users to create detailed forecasts that accurately reflect the projected final costs of a job. This system must be used in conjunction with the Job Cost system, and is available as an update to 9.2 base software.

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