Outsourcing

New

Used to make a new outsource definition.

Update

Used to change outsource information.

Delete

Used to delete outsource(s).

Copy

Used to copy outsource definition. It ensures quick and secure data entry.

View

Used to view outsource info.

Change Status

Used to change status information of Outsource record as Inactive or Active.

Refresh

Used to update Outsourcing browser.

Back to Defaults

Used to return to the default window sizes.

Attached Records

Standard Costs

Used to record standard cost information of outsourcing by selecting an Organizational Unit or period.

Unit Costs

Used to record unit cost information of outsourcing. Hourly costs are used to calculate activity's actual costs. In order to calculate unit costs of outsource records, Project window > Operations menu > Calculate Actual Costs option is used. Depending on whether Outsource record - to which the unit cost is related - is of Asset or Personnel type, system calculates Actual Cost of Outsourced Asset and Actual Cost of Outsourced Employee respectively. Calculated amounts can be monitored separately in Project Costs window.

Shifts

Start and end shifts of outsourcing are determined with Shift Assignment. A shift package is selected in shift definition form and validity start date is entered in Start Date field.

Shift Exceptions

Used to record exceptions in start / end shift hours of outsource records that are defined with shift assignment. Start and End Date fields are mandatory. It is saved by selecting the Exception Type. For instance, although shift is defined as full working day, two hours of this day can be defined as exception of "break" type. In this case, system does not save a full day record in outsourcing transactions.

Info

Record Information

Displays the time and the user of the first registry and the last modification of the record.