Understanding Alternate Sequences
When you inquire on a job, the system automatically displays the cost code structure in alphanumerical order. However, depending on the business process, you might want to display the cost structure in a different sequence. Some reasons for using an alternate sequence are:
To identify specific areas of a job.
To follow the guidelines of regulatory cost code structures.
To comply with the requirements of a parent company.
To comply with the requirements of a third party.
To maintain the original cost code structure, and provide alternate methods of displaying the accounts, you can create alternate sequences. You can manually create alternate sequences by assigning values to specific fields on the Original Budget / Account Master Sequence form, or you can create alternate sequences automatically by mapping characters from the existing cost code to update category code values.
Regardless of how you assign the values to create alternate sequences, you can use them to re-display the cost code structure using the Job Cost inquiry programs only (both online and print).
See Inquiring on Job Information.
The system updates the Account Master table (F0901) with the values that you add or update for alternate sequences.