Entering equipment costs for repair work

To enter equipment costs for repair work:

1. Open 8-4 Equipment Allocation.

2. In the transaction header, enter information about the allocation that will be passed to General Ledger when you post the transaction:

   • Transaction#. Type a code to identify the allocation transaction.

   • Transaction Date. This date identifies the date for the allocation transaction. It can be different from the dates the equipment was processed to the jobs in the allocation grid.

   • Description. Type a short description (up to 50 characters) to explain the allocation, or select a standard description from the quick list.

3. For each piece of equipment for which you want to create a cost record:
   1. In the Date cell, enter the date of equipment use.
   2. In the Description cell, enter a brief statement about the work.
   3. In the Equipment Repaired cell, enter the equipment number for the repaired equipment.
   4. In the Cost Code cell, enter the cost code number.
   5. In the Operated Equipment cell, enter the equipment number used to make repairs.
   6. In the Operated cell, enter the number of units that the equipment was operated to make repairs.
4. Click File > Save.