Specifying overhead rates

polmann

I have been asked to look into the possibility of specifying the overhead rates. We are running a W1 5.0 SP1 where there is one field on the item card for specifying the overhead rate. This feature has been working smoothly without any problems, but we will have a need in the future for specifying what the overhead rate consists of.

Has anyone made a similar modification before?

bcoleman

Hello polmann,

If this is an item you manufacture, then you may want to consider using routings. This is how we do it.

-Create a Work Center
-Set "Unit Cost Calculation" to be Units
-Set "Specific Unit Cost" to be True
-Set Flushing Method to be "Backwards"
-Set all the other relevant Work Center fields including "Gen. Prod. Posting Group"
-Add the Work Center to the Routing you create for that item and place the overhead cost into "Unit Cost Per"

Once your routing is completed, you can "roll-up" the costs to get your total cost.

David_Singleton

polmann wrote:

I have been asked to look into the possibility of specifying the overhead rates. We are running a W1 5.0 SP1 where there is one field on the item card for specifying the overhead rate. This feature has been working smoothly without any problems, but we will have a need in the future for specifying what the overhead rate consists of.

Has anyone made a similar modification before?

This is a left over from the very first versions of Navision, and even though it is still used, a better solution is to use Additional Costs at the entry level to get an exact cost break down.

polmann

Thanks for your reply. I will take a look at it.