Understanding the Copy Cost Values Program

Use the Copy Cost Values program (R30890) to copy the simulated or frozen costs and work center rates from one cost method to another cost method. You can also copy work center rates between cost methods within the same work center.

Based on the processing option values, the program copies information from the Item Cost Component Add-Ons table (F30026) and the Work Center Rates table (F30008) to update costs and work center rates for the cost method that you specify. You can replace only simulated costs, not frozen costs, in the copy to branch. Run the Frozen Update program (R30835) to update frozen costs.

Note: To ensure acceptable results, you should carefully plan which costs and rates you want to copy to which cost methods. Write down the choices and processing option settings before you complete the copy. This program does not generate a report of the updated costs.