Standard Operations

The system uses the Standard Materials and Standard Operations forms for maintaining the standard (or "frozen") routing for items using Standard costing, for costing purposes. You must use the Current Materials and Current Operations forms as the template when copying to a job, production schedule, or estimate.

Note: Just-In-Time transactions can be done only against inventory items that have Standard operations.

When you run the Roll Current Cost to Standard Cost utility for items using Standard costing, the system copies the information on the Current Operations form to the Standard Operations form. Typically, you run the Roll Current Cost to Standard Cost utility periodically, such as once a year. Throughout the remainder of the period, the system uses the Standard information (displayed on the Current Operations form) for calculating variances and reporting costing.

You can update the Current Operations form at any time without affecting its Standard counterpart. The system updates the Standard Operations form only if you rerun the Roll Current Cost to Standard Cost utility.

Use the Standards tab to maintain or view routing requirements for an item.