The type of cost makes it possible to distribute expenses according to the type of element consumed.

There are four types of non-editable standard costs in CARL Source:

• Labor: Costs generated by labor.
  Calculation: Labor time * Cost of the technician * Coefficient of the time type

• Inventory: Cost corresponding to the amount of an inventory movement. Generally a withdrawal, but this can be inventory taking, a price correction, or an entry (as a result, in certain cases the amount can be positive).
  Calculation: Quantity × Overall AP or warehouse of the item, depending on the inventory valuation setting

• Item purchase: Receipt or return of an item.
  Calculation: Quantity × Unit receipt price

• Service purchase: Receipt of a service.
  Calculation: Quantity × Unit receipt price

 

Other types of costs are to be created in the application according to your needs; see Values list.

They will be used:

• In work order operations: Costs of operations (excluding labor costs).
  The cost is entered as is in the work order report. Example: "Transport."
  
• In measurement readings: Cost associated with the reading of a meter-type reading point. Example: "Energy consumption."
  Calculation: Unit price × Variation
  
• On energy points: Cost associated with energy bills. Example: "Energy".
  
• In contracts: The type of cost of a Contract assignment is not necessarily a "Service purchase." You can assign the cost type of your choice.
  The cost is entered as is on the Contract [Assignment] tab.