Creating a Department

Use the Departments form to group work centers for applying labor overhead rates and direct labor costs.

1. Select Actions > New to create a new department.
2. Enter the appropriate data in the required fields:
   • Department - Enter a six-character unique identifier composed of numbers, characters, or a combination.

     NOTE: The system uses the following default account numbers at the production level for posting transactions (for example, job order).

   • Direct Labor Applied Acct - Enter a valid account number for direct labor applied.
   • Fixed Ovhd Applied Acct - Enter a valid account number for fixed overhead applied.
   • Var Ovhd Applied Acct - Enter a valid account number for variable overhead applied.
   • Fix Ovhd Rate - Enter the default fixed overhead rate.
   • Var Ovhd Rate - Enter the default variable overhead rate.

     NOTE: The system uses the fixed overhead and variable overhead default rates at the production level; for example, job order.

3. Select Actions > Save to save the new department.

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