Vista: Operations
Find definitions of the fields and measures included in the Vista: Operations dataset organized by folder.
The Vista: Operations dataset provides a consolidated source of all data related to business operations. It includes fields and measures related to several areas of business operations, such as contracts, cost details, cash flow, materials, subcontracts, customers, departments, employees, equipment, jobs, and vendors.
For example, hovering over Contract Billings shows that, for best results, it can be grouped with the Job Company, Contract, Contract Item, Job, Department, Project Manager, and Calendar Date categories.
Contract Billings
- Approved Change Orders
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Amount of PM-approved change orders that have been interfaced with Job Cost, and are reflected in current contract amounts.
Vista table.field: bPMOH
- Approved, Not Interfaced Change Orders
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Amount of PM-approved change orders that are yet to be interfaced with Job Cost, and are not included in current contract amounts.
Vista table.field: bPMOI
- Contract % Complete
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This is calculated as follows:
Contract % Complete = (Current Contract Amount / Original Contract Amount) * 100
- Contract Billed Amount
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The current period's billing for the contract, before backing off the current period's retention amounts. Tax depends on contract settings.
Vista table.field: JCID.BilledAmt
- Contract Billed Units
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The number of units billed for the contract.
Vista table.field: JCID.BilledUnits
- Current Contract Amount
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The total value of the contract for the current period. This includes any change orders made.
Vista table.field: JCID.ContractAmt
- Current Gross Profit
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This is the difference between the Current Contract Amount and theCurrent Estimated Cost of the contract.Note: Omitting the JCTransType yields the cumulative current values for these fields.
Vista table.field: bJCID.ContractAmt - bJCCD.EstCost
- Current Profit %
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This is calculated as follows:
Current Profit % = (Current Gross Profit / revenue recognized to date) * 100
- Original Contract Amount
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The original value of the contract.
Vista table.field: JCCI.OrigContractAmt
- Original Gross Profit
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The Original Contract Amount minus the Original Estimated Cost.
Vista table.field: bJCID.ContractAmt where bJCID.JCTransType = ‘OC’ (Original Contract Amount) – bJCCD.EstCost where bJCCD.JCTransType = ‘OE’ (Original Estimated Cost)
- Original Gross Profit %
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This is calculated as follows:
Original Gross Profit % = (Original Gross Profit / Original Contract Amount) * 100
- Projected Contract Amount
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The projected value of the contract. If the Projected Amount is zero, this value will show the Current Contract Amount determined at the item level. This means that if a contract includes three items and only one item has projected value, the number shown as Projected Amount will include the projected value for the one item that has it and the Current Contract Amount for the other two items that do not.
Vista table.field: JCID.ProjDollars
- Projected Contract Units
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The expected quantity of contract units at the completion of the contract.
Vista table.field: bJCID.ProjUnits
- Projected Gross Profit
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Calculates the Projected Amount minus the Projected Cost.
- Projected Profit %
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This is calculated as follows:
Projected Profit % = (Projected Gross Profit / Projected Cost) * 100
Cost Detail
- Actual Cost
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The total actual cost for the project.
Vista table.field: bJCCD.ActualCost
- Actual Hours
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The total labor hours and contract labor hours for the current period.
Vista table.field: JCCD.ActualHours
- Actual Units
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The total unit amount of all materials.
Vista table.field: bJCCD.ActualUnits
- Committed Cost
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The total value of all rental costs, employee compensation, material orders, and subcontracts committed to a purchase order or job requisition.
Vista table.field: JCCP.TotalCmtdCost
- Committed Units
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The total unit count of all materials committed to a purchase order or job requisition.
Vista table.field: JCCP.TotalCmtdUnits
- Cost % Complete (Amount)
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This is calculated as follows:
Amount % Complete = (Actual Cost / Projected Cost) * 100
- Cost % Complete (Hours)
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This is calculated as follows:
Hours % Complete = (Actual Hours / Projected Hours) * 100
- Cost % Complete (Units)
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This is calculated as follows:
Units % Complete = (Actual Units / Projected Units) * 100
- Estimated Cost
- The Original Estimated Cost for this projcet plus change
orders.
Vista table.field: JCCD.EstCost
- Estimated Hours
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The original estimated hours plus change orders.
Vista table.field: JCCD.EstHours
- Estimated Production per Hour
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The total estimated production per hour calculated as Estimated Units / Estimated Hours.
- Estimated Units
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The original estimated quantity plus change orders.
Vista table.field: JCCD.EstUnits
- Original Estimated Cost
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The original estimated costs for this project.
- Production per Hour
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The total production per hour calculated as Actual Units / Actual Hours.
- Projected Cost
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The projected expenses required for the contract.
Vista table.field: JCCD.ProjCost
- Projected Cost Variance
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The projected cost variance calculated as Projected Cost - Actual Cost.
- Projected Hours
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The projected hours required for the contract.
Vista table.field: JCCD.ProjHours
- Projected Production per Hour
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The total projected production per hour calculated as Projected Units / Projected Hours.
- Projected Units
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The job-to-date projected quantities for this project.Note: This only measures up to 5 years beyond the contract start date.
Vista table.field: bJCCD.ProjUnits
- Remaining Units
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The total remaining units calculated by Estimated Units - Actual Units.
- Remaining Hours
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The total remaining hours calculated by Estimated Hours - Actual Hours.
- Remaining Cost
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The total remaining cost calculated by Estimated Cost - Actual Cost.
Job Cash Flow
- Customer Billed Amount
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The value of the current period's billing for the customer, before backing off the current period's retention. Tax depends on contract settings.
Vista table.field: bJCID.BilledAmount
- Customer Invoiced Amount
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The value of the current period's customer invoices. It includes sales tax and VAT. This amount is calculated as Customer Billed + Customer Taxes.
- Customer Paid Amount
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The total value of all payments against Customer Invoiced in the current period, including taxes, plus any Discounts Taken.
Vista table.field: When bARTH.Source = 'AR Receipt' THEN bARTH.CreditAmt ELSE bARTH.Paid
- Customer Retention Due
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The Customer Retention Amount minus Customer Retainage Paid.
Vista table.field: bJCID.CurrentRetainage
- Customer Tax Amount
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The sales tax + VAT (Value Added Tax) amount charged to the customer within the current period.
Vista table.field: ARTL.TaxAmount
- Customer Total Balance Due
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This is what is owed to you on the job including Retention.
- Customer Total Current Due
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This is what is owed to you without Retention.
- Net Cash Flow
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The total net cash flow calculated as Customer Paid - Actual Cost.
- Vendor Billed
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This is the difference between Vendor Invoiced Amount before backing off retention amounts and Vendor Tax.
Vista table.field: bAPTD.Amount - bAPTD.TotTaxAmount
- Vendor Invoiced Amount
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The total value of the current period's vendor invoices. It includes sales tax and VAT but not use tax. This amount is calculated as Vendor Billed + Vendor Taxes.
Vista table.field: bAPTH.InvTotal
- Vendor Paid Amount
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The total value of payments against Vendor Invoiced plus any Discounts Taken in the current period. It includes any Vendor Retention Paid.
Vista table.field: bAPTD.Amount WHERE Status 3
- Vendor Retention
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The total value of all retention withheld by the vendor within the current period.
Vista table.field: APTL.Retainage
- Vendor Retention Paid
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All monies paid by the vendor for retention within the current period.
Vista table.field: SUM (bAPTD.Amount WHERE bAPTD.PayType = 9 AND bAPTD.Status = 3)
- Vendor Tax
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The sales tax + VAT (Value Added Tax) amount charged to the vendor within the current period.
Vista table.field: bAPTL.TaxAmount
- Vendor Total Balance Owed
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This is what you owe including Retention.
- Vendor Total Current Owed
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This is what you owe without Retention.
- Vendor VAT Amount
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The VAT (Value Added Tax) amount charged to the vendor within the current period.
Vista table.field: APTL.TaxAmount WHEN TaxType = 3
Materials
- Materials Ordered Amount
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The total value of materials ordered on a purchase order or on a job requisition for the current period.
Vista table.field: JCCD.ActualCost
RQRL.UnitCost
- Materials Ordered Units
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The unit count of materials ordered for a purchase order or on a job requisition for the current period.
Vista table.field: JCCD.ActualUnits
RQRL.Units
- Materials Received Amount
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The current-period total value of materials received on a purchase order or shipped on a job requisition. (This amount may or may not be invoiced.)
Vista table.field: JCCP.TotalCmtdCost - JCCP.RemainCmtdCost
- Materials Received Units
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The current-period unit count of materials received for a purchase order or shipped for a job requisition. (This amount may or may not be invoiced.)
Vista table.field: JCCP.TotalCmtdUnits - JCCP.RemainCmtdUnits
- Open Commitment
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The total value of materials ordered but not yet received for the current period. This is calculated as Materials Ordered Amount - Materials Received Amount.
Vista table.field: JCCP.RemainCmtdCost
Subcontract Measures
- Current Subcontract Amount
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This is the sum of the original subcontract plus executed subcontract changes.
Vista table.field: bJCCD.TotalCmtdCost where bJCCD.JCTransType = ‘SL’ or (bJCCD.JCTransType = 'AP' and bJCCD.Source <> 'JC CostAdj')
- Current Subcontract Units
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This is the sum of the original subcontract quantities plus executed subcontract changes to quantities.
Vista table.field: bJCCD.TotalCmtdUnits where bJCCD.JCTransType = ‘SL’ or (bJCCD.JCTransType = 'AP' and bJCCD.Source <> 'JC CostAdj')
- Subcontract Billed
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The current period's billing for the subcontract, before backing off the current period's retention amounts. Tax depends on contract settings.
Vista table.field: JCCD.ActualCost
- Subcontract Billed Units
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The number of units billed for the subcontract.
Vista table.field: JCCD.ActualQuantity
- Subcontract Executed Changes
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The total value of all executed Subcontract Change Orders and Change Requests.
Vista table.field: JCCD.TotalCommitedCost
- Subcontract Executed Units
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The total unit count used in all executed Subcontract Change Orders and Change Requests.
Vista table.field: JCCD.TotalCommitedUnits
Calendar Date
- Month
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Includes all dates from the start of the month through the end of the month.
- Week
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This is the week number using a 12 month calendar year.
- Week Start Date
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The calendar date at the beginning of a specific workweek.
- Week End Date
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The calendar date at the end of a specific workweek.
- Year
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The numerical value of the calendar year.
Contract
- Architect
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The architect/engineer firm for the contract.
Vista table.field: JCCM.ArchitectName
- Contract Close Date
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The calendar date when the contract was closed.
- Contract Code
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A user-defined code assigned to the contract.
Vista table.field: JCCM.Contract
- Contract Description
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A description of the contract.
- Contract Start Date
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The calendar date when the contract was started.
Vista table.field: JCCM.StartMonth or earliest JCCD.ActualDate with ActualCost
- Contract Status
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Indicates the status of a contract.
0 = Pending. This status is automatically applied to all new contracts set up in PM. Status will remain as ‘pending’ until contract is interfaced to Job Cost.
1 = Open. This status is automatically applied to all new contracts set up in JC and to pending projects (set up in PM) that have been interfaced to Job Cost.
2 = Soft-Closed. Posting is restricted, but closing GL entries have not been made. This status is automatically applied when the contract is Soft Closed in the JC Contract Close program.
3 = Final-Closed. This status is automatically applied when the contract is Final Closed in the JC Contract Close program.
- Contract Type
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Indicates the default bill type for the contract.
B = Both. The contract bills costs on a Time + Materials basis with a Progress backup.
P = Progress. The contract bills costs on a percent complete or units complete basis.
T = Time + Material. The contract bills costs on a Time and Material basis.
N = None. The contract will not bill costs through Job Billing.
Vista table.field: JCCM.DefaultBillType
Contract Item
- Bill Item
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A user-defined code to represent a specific line item on a customer contract. Billing will be done by these bill items.
Vista table.field: JCCI.Item
- Bill Item Description
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A description of the Bill Item.
Vista table.field: JCCI.Item
- Unit of Measure
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A user-defined code (from HQ Units of Measure) used to track accumulated units.
Vista table.field: HQMT.StdUM
Cost Type
- Cost Type
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A user-defined code assigned to the category of spending.
Vista table.field: JCCT.CostType
- Cost Type Description
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A description of the Cost Type.
Vista table.field: JCCT.Description
Customer
- Customer Address
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The primary location information (street name, number) for the customer.
Vista table.field: ARCM.Address
- Customer Address 2
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The secondary location information (apartment, unit, suite, office) for the customer.
Vista table.field: ARCM.Address2
- Customer City
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The city of the customer.
Vista table.field: ARCM.City
- Customer Code
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This code represents a specific customer.
Vista table.field: ARCM.Customer
- Customer Contact
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The name of the primary customer contact.
- Customer Country
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The country of the customer.
Vista table.field: ARCM.Country
- Customer Fax
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The fax number for the customer.
Vista table.field: ARCM.Fax
- Customer Name
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The name of the customer.
Vista table.field: ARCM.Name
- Customer Phone
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The phone number for the customer.
Vista table.field: ARCM.Phone
- Customer State
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The state or province for the customer.
Vista table.field: ARCM.State
- Customer ZIP Code
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The ZIP Code for the customer.
Vista table.field: ARCM.Zip
Department
- Department
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A user-defined code to group jobs together.
Vista table.field: JCDM.Department
- Department Description
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A description of the Department.
Employee
- Employee Craft
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The employee's trade or skill.
Vista table.field: bPREH.Craft
- Employee Department
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A user-defined code to group employees together.
Vista table.field: bPREH.PRDept
- Employee Department Description
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A description of the Employee Department.
- Employee Occupation
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A user-defined code for the employee's job category.
Vista table.field: bPREH.OccupCat
- Employee Occupation Description
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A description of the Employee Occupation.
Vista table.field: bPROP.Description
Equipment
- Equipment Code
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The user-defined code to represent the asset.
Vista table.field: bEMEM.Equipment
- Equipment Description
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A description of the asset.
Vista table.field: bEMEM.Description
- Equipment Make
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The brand or manufacturer of the asset.
Vista table.field: bEMEM.Manufacturer
- Equipment Model
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The specific name that the manufacturer has given the asset.
Vista table.field: bEMEM.Model
- Equipment Type
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The user-defined code to group similar assets together.
Vista table.field: bEMEM.Type
- Equipment Type Description
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A description of the Equipment Type. If Type = 'E' Then Equipment, if Type = 'C' Then Component.
Fiscal Date
- Fiscal Month
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The fiscal month for all transactions that have a Month (Mth) field in Vista.
- Fiscal Year
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The fiscal year (from the GL Fiscal Years form/GLFY table) that the row's Fiscal Month falls within.
Item
- Item
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This code represents a specific Material item.
Vista table.field: bHQMT.Material
- Item Description
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A description of the Item.
Vista table.field: HQMT.Description
- Unit of Measure
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A user-defined code (from HQ Units of Measure) used to track accumulated units.
Vista table.field: HQMT.StdUM
Job
- Actual Close Date
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The exact calendar date when the job was closed.
Vista table.field: JCCM.ActualCloseDate
- Actual Start Date
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The exact calendar date when the job began.
Vista table.field: JCCM.startDate
- Job Address
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This is the address of the project.
Vista table.field: JCJM.MailAddress
- Job City
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This is the city of the project.
Vista table.field: JCJM.MailCity
- Job Code
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This code is used to identify the job.
Vista table.field: JCJM.Job
- Job Comment
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Any comments or notes about the job.
Vista table.field: JCJM.Notes
- Job Country
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This is the country of the project.
Vista table.field: JCJM.MailCountry
- Job Description
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A description of the job.
Vista table.field: JCJM.Description
- Job Price Type
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Indicates how this job will be billed.
Vista table.field: JCCM.DefaultBillType
- Job State
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This is the state of the project.
Vista table.field: JCJM.MailState
- Job Status
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Indicates the status of a job.
0 = Pending. This status is automatically applied to all new jobs set up in PM. Status will remain as ‘pending’ until job is interfaced to Job Cost.
1 = Open. This status is automatically applied to all new jobs set up in JC and to pending projects (set up in PM) that have been interfaced to Job Cost.
2 = Soft-Closed. Posting is restricted, but closing GL entries have not been made. This status is automatically applied when the job is Soft Closed in the JC Contract Close program.
3 = Final-Closed. This status is automatically applied when the job is Final Closed in the JC Contract Close program.
Vista table.field: JCJM.JobStatus
- Projected Close Date
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The target completion date for the job.
Vista table.field: JCCM.ProjCloseDate
Job Company
- Company Code
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This represents the specific company.
Vista table.field: HQCO.HQCo
- Company Name
- The name of the company.
Materials Type
- Material Order Number
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The transaction number for a material order.
Vista table.field: RQRL.RQID
- Purchase Order Number
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The transaction number for a purchase order.
Vista table.field: JCCD.PO
- Type
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Indicates the source of the (Materials) transaction: Purchase Order or Job Requisition/Material Order.
Vista table.field: bJCCD.Source
Phase
- Phase
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A user-defined code that divides a job into smaller steps. Other names include Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) codes, Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) codes or cost codes.
Vista table.field: JCJP.Phase
JCJP.PhaseGroup
- Phase Description
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A description of the Phase Code.
Vista table.field: JCJP.Description
Project Manager
- Project Manager
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The project manager assigned to the job.
Vista table.field: JCJM.ProjectMgr
- Project Manager Name
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The project manager assigned to the job.
Vista table.field: JCMP.Name
Subcontract
- Subcontract Comment
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The numerical code of the subcontract.
Vista table.field: SLHD.Description
- Subcontract Issued Date
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The date the subcontract was issued.
Vista table.field: JCCD.ActualDate
- Subcontract Number
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The numerical code of the subcontract.
Vista table.field: SLHD.SL
Subcontract Item
- Subcontract Bill Item
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This code represents a specific line item on the subcontract. Billing will be done by these bill items.
Vista table.field: bSLIT.SLItem
- Subcontract Bill Item Description
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A description of the Subcontract Bill Item.
Vista table.field: SLIT.Description
- Subcontract Unit of Measure
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A user-defined code (from HQ Units of Measure) used to track accumulated units.
Vista table.field: SLIT.UM
Transaction Type
- Transaction Type
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Indicates the source of the transaction. For more information, see: Cost Detail Transaction Types.
Vista table.field: JCCD.JCTransType
- Transaction Type Description
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A description of the Transaction Type.
Vendor
- Vendor
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A user-defined code to represent the vendor.
Vista table.field: APVM.Vendor
- Vendor Address
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The primary location information (street name, number) for the vendor.
Vista table.field: APVM.Address
- Vendor Address 2
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The secondary location information (apartment, unit, suite, office) for the vendor.
Vista table.field: APVM.Address2
- Vendor City
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The city for the vendor.
Vista table.field: APVM.City
- Vendor Contact Name
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The name of the primary contact for the vendor.
- Vendor Country
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The country for the vendor.
Vista table.field: APVM.Country
- Vendor Fax
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The fax number for the vendor.
- Vendor Name
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The name of the vendor.
- Vendor Phone
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The phone number for the vendor.
Vista table.field: APVM.Phone
- Vendor State/Province
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The state or province for the vendor.
Vista table.field: APVM.State
- Vendor Status
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Indicates whether a vendor has been assigned the Active or Not Active status.
Vista table.field: bAPVM.ActiveYN
- Vendor Type
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Indicates if the vendor is a Regular (R) or a Supplier (S).
Vista table.field: bAPVM.VendorType
- Vendor ZIP/Postal Code
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The postal code affiliated with the vendor.
Vista table.field: APVM.Zip