Turn Equipment into Nonlabor Resources
This example illustrates setting up assets as nonlabor resources.
Scenario
You are asked to set up nonlabor resources and assign them to the appropriate organizations for the Vision Corporation.
Defining Nonlabor Resources
Vision Corporation wants to capture costs for computer equipment, vehicles, survey equipment, and other assets.
In this example, assume that expenditure types and organizations are already set up, which are prerequisites of defining nonlabor resources.
The Other Assets expenditure type is assigned to all divisions. This nonlabor resource captures miscellaneous items.
To define a nonlabor resource, you specify a name and description of each asset, such as a piece of equipment or pool of assets, and a date range during which the resource can be used.
For each nonlabor resource, you must choose an expenditure type with the Usage expenditure type class. Every usage item that you charge to a project must specify the nonlabor resource utilized and the nonlabor resource organization that owns the resource. You can select organizations that are classified as project and task owning organizations or project expenditure organizations.
A nonlabor resource may be a piece of equipment with capacity that is consumed, such as a training room, or equipment with physical output that is consumed, such as a copier. Enable the Equipment resource class to plan and report nonlabor resources as equipment with capacity that is consumed.
Nonlabor Resource Details
The following table shows the nonlabor resources for Vision Corporation.
Resource Name |
Description |
Expenditure Type |
Equipment Resource Class |
From Date |
Organizations |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laptop |
Laptop on the Headquarters Network |
Computer Services |
Not enabled |
January 1, 2011 |
Data Systems Finance Information Services Risk Analysis |
HQ SPARC T3-1 Server |
Oracle SPARC Server |
Computer Services |
Not enabled |
January 1, 2011 |
Information Services |
Oracle Exadata Storage Server |
Data Systems Oracle Storage Server |
Computer Services |
Not enabled |
January 1, 2011 |
Data Systems |
Oracle Developer Studio |
Engineering and Services Oracle Development Platform |
Computer Services |
Not enabled |
January 1, 2011 |
Vision Engineering Vision Services |
Survey |
Standard Surveying Equipment |
Field Equipment |
Enabled |
May 1, 2011 |
Vision Engineering |
Van |
Heavy Duty Van |
Vehicle |
Not enabled |
January 1, 2011 |
Vision Construction West Midwest East South International |
Minivan |
Site Visit Minivan |
Vehicle |
Not enabled |
August 1, 2011 |
Vision Construction West Midwest East South International |
Pickup Truck |
Heavy Duty Pickup Truck |
Vehicle |
Not enabled |
January 1, 2011 |
West Midwest East |
Other Asset |
Other Asset |
Other Assets |
Not enabled |
January 1, 2011 |
Administration Vision Construction Vision Engineering Vision Services |