Periodic Average Cost Report
Use the Periodic Average Cost report to review the periodic average cost information for a given cost organization, cost book, and period.
When to Use
You should run this process when you need to review the periodic average cost information. This report is typically generated at the end of the financial reporting period.
Privileges Required
- View Item Cost (CST_VIEW_ITEM_COST_PRIV)
Specifications
Specification | Description |
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Job Type | Ad hoc job/on demand. |
Frequency | You can generate this report at the end of a reporting period to review item costs for any outliers. You should avoid scheduling this process and run it on demand as and when there's a need to review the periodic average cost of the items. |
Time of Day | Any time. |
Duration | Runtime of this process will vary based on the number of transactions in the period. |
Compatibility | The process is designed to automatically detect incompatibilities and will gracefully branch around the incompatibility, log errors, and exit when necessary. However, it's highly recommended to schedule the processes in such a way as to avoid overlapping process runs. |
Parameters
Parameter | Optional or Required | Description | Parameter Value | Special Combinations Required | Notes |
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Cost Organization | Required | Use cost organization to review the periodic average cost information for a specific cost organization. | Cost Organization Name | N/A | N/A |
Cost Book | Required | Use cost book in combination with cost organization to review the periodic average cost information for a specific cost organization and cost book combination. | Cost Book Name | N/A | N/A |
Period Name | Required | Use period name to review the periodic average cost information for a financial period. | Period Name | N/A | N/A |
Category Name | Optional | Use category name to review the periodic average cost information for a specific item category. | Item Category Name | N/A | N/A |
Item | Optional | Use item to review the periodic average cost information for a specific item. | Item Name | N/A | N/A |
Include Items with No Change in Cost from Prior Period | Optional | Select this parameter value to Yes, if you want to include items for which periodic average cost didn't change. | Yes/No | N/A | Default value is No. |
Valuation Type | Optional | Select the valuation type to review the periodic average cost information for a specific valuation type. |
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N/A | N/A |
Cost Summarization Option | Optional | Use the cost summarization option to define the level of summarized information required. |
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N/A | Default value is Summarized. |
You can optionally set the advanced parameters listed here.
Option | Description | Value | Notes |
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Schedule | Use this option to select the frequency of generating the report. |
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N/A |
Output | Use this option to control the layout & output file format of the report. |
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N/A |
Notification | Use this option to trigger notifications for the users. |
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N/A |
Troubleshooting Information
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You can view the status of the process in the Scheduled Processes work area.
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Error and warning messages encountered while running the process are displayed in the process log file.
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When the process is submitted, you can Resubmit, Put on Hold, Cancel Process, Release Process as provided by the Scheduled Processes work area.
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To run the process, you must have data access to the appropriate cost organization.