Manage Cost Elements and Analysis Groups

Map cost elements to analysis codes within analysis groups. This enables you to define alternate views of item costs, and summarize costs for different reporting needs.

Map cost elements to as many analysis group and analysis code combinations as you need. For example, group cost elements into fixed and variable analysis groups, or direct and indirect analysis groups.

You can assign a cost element to multiple analysis codes. An analysis code must be unique within an analysis group, and it can be reused in multiple analysis groups. For each analysis group you can set up a default analysis code that's used for cost elements that aren't assigned to an analysis code.

The following table describes examples of cost elements mapped to analysis codes and analysis groups.

Analysis Group	Analysis Code	Cost Element
AG1	Variable Cost	Direct Material
AG1	Variable Cost	Inbound Freight
AG1	Variable Cost	Material Handling
AG1	Variable Cost	Outbound Freight
AG1	Variable Cost	Direct Labor
AG1	Variable Cost	Internal Profits
AG1	Fixed Cost	Store Supervisor
AG1	Fixed Cost	Factory Rent
AG2	Indirect Cost	Outbound Freight
AG2	Indirect Cost	Internal Profits
AG2	Indirect Cost	Store Supervisor
AG2	Indirect Cost	Factory Rent
AG2	Indirect Cost	Electricity
AG2	Indirect Cost	Depreciation
AG2	Direct Cost	Direct Material
AG2	Direct Cost	Inbound Freight
AG2	Direct Cost	Material Handling
AG2	Direct Cost	Direct Labor
AG2	Default	Miscellaneous Cost