Field Definitions: JC Job Phases Form
The following is a list of field descriptions for the JC Job Phases form. Many of the descriptions include links to other topics that provide additional information about or related to the topic.
Job
Enter a valid job number or press F4 to select a job from a list.
Soft / Final Closed Jobs
If you enter a soft- or hard-closed job (status will display in red to the right of the job description), you will be allowed to add a phase, even if you do not allow posting to soft- or hard-closed jobs (flags in JC Company Parameters). However, you will not be able to add cost type detail unless you have specified to allow posting to closed jobs.
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Phase
Enter the phase you want to associate with the job or press F4 to select one from a list. Once you have entered the phase code, the phase description displays to the right of this field.
You can only select a phase that has already been created using the JC Phases form.
Cost types associated with the selected phase are automatically added to the job
Cost types are associated with phases using the Cost Types tab on the JC Phases form. When a phase is associated with a job, any cost types on that phase are automatically assigned to the job. You can see the cost types added to the job using the Cost Types tab on the JC Job Phases form.
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Description
Enter a description for this job phase, up to 60 characters. Initially defaults the description assigned to this phase in JC Phases.
Changing the description for a phase here does not affect the original description in JC Phases.
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Contract
Display only, the contract assigned to this job (in JC Jobs).
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Contract Item
Enter the contract item (as defined in JC Contracts) to which this phase is linked.
If you are adding a new phase or changing the contract item for an existing phase, and you enter contract item that has not been set up for the contract, it will only be added if the Auto-Add Contract Item and Update Contract Item Amount box is checked for the job in JC Jobs. Estimate detail added for cost types on the phase will be updated to the contract item's original amount once you save the record.
If the Auto-Add Contract Item and Update Contract Item Amount box is unchecked, you must assign an existing contract item or press F5 (to access JC Contract Items) and manually set up the contract item before assigning it to the phase.
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This field is on both the JC Job Phases and PM Project Phases forms. When a change is made, both forms are updated.
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Minimum Projection %
Enter the minimum percent complete needed to calculate a cost projection in JC Cost Projections. If the percent complete is below this minimum, then the projected costs will be calculated at the higher of estimated or actual costs.
Projection minimum percentage is set up in several places
PM Company Parameters / JC Company Parameters - This value is only used if a projection minimum percentage has not been set up on the project/job or phases.
PM Projects / JC Jobs - This value is only used if a projection minimum percentage has not been set up on the phases.
PM Project Phases / JC Job Phases - This field defaults based on the projection minimum percentage set up using the JC Phases form.
JC Phases - This is the default value of the projection minimum percentage when new phases are added to a project/job.
What if you leave this field blank?
If there is no entry in this field, the system will use the minimum percent specified at the job level or, if not there, at the company level.
How do projections work?
Click here for an overview on projections.
JC Job Phases and PM Project Phases
This field is on both the JC Job Phases and PM Project Phases forms. When a change is made, both forms are updated.
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Insurance Code
Use this field to associate the job phase with an insurance code. Enter an insurance code or press F4 to select on from a list. Insurance codes are created and maintained using HQ Insurance Codes .
Although you can assign insurance codes to any job phase, you will typically only need to assign them to non-standard phases (e.g., when phase codes are unique by job).
JC Job Phases and PM Project Phases
This field is on both the JC Job Phases and PM Project Phases forms. When a change is made, both forms are updated.
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Active Phase
Check this box if the phase as active and valid for posting estimates, projections, commitments, and costs.
By default this box is checked when a phase is added to the job.
Quickly change the status of several phases
Use the JC Job Phase Status Change form to quickly change the active status of all phases, or a range of phases on the job. More
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Cost Type
Enter a valid cost type (from JC Cost Types) for this phase. Initially defaults all cost types set up for the phase in JC Phases.
If you enter a cost type that does not exist for the phase in JC Phases, it will be added for the job/phase here, but it will not be added to the phase in JC Phases.
To delete any unwanted cost types, just select the cost type and click the Delete button.
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U/M
Specify the unit of measure for this phase/cost type. If you are not tracking units at this level, enter LS (lump sum). Regardless of what is entered here, units may be entered in Purchase Orders, Accounts Payable, Inventory, and other programs that will update the transaction detail associated with the phase/cost type. However, only units entered in those programs with a unit of measure that matches this unit of measure will update the actual or committed units at this level.
Initially defaults the unit of measure assigned to the cost type in JC Phases. You may override/change this unit of measure as long as:
the UM exists in HQUM (HQ Units of Measure).
no change order detail exists in JCOD (Change Order Detail) where the source status equals ‘J’ (Job Cost) or ‘I’ (Interfaced).
no change order detail exists in PMOL (Change Order Lines) where the source status equals ‘J’ (Job Cost) or ‘I’ (Interfaced).
the TotalCmtdCost and RemainCmtdCost = 0.00 for every month in JCCP (Cost by Period).
If this criteria is met, the change is allowed and will update JCCD (Cost Detail) as follows:
If the JCCD UM is not equal to the JCCH UM, sets the estimated units to 0.00.
Updates projections (PF) records, setting the projected and forecast units to 0.00 where the JCCD UM is not equal to the JCCH UM.
Updates posted units equal to actual units and the posted UM to the JCCH UM where the posted UM is null and the JCTransType is not ‘PF’ or ‘OE’.
Updates actual units to 0.00 and the JCCD UM to the JCCH UM for all transactions where the JCCD UM is not equal to the JCCH UM and the JCTransType is not 'PF' or 'OE'.
Updates the actual units equal to the posted units where the posted UM is equal to the JCCH UM and the JCTransType is not ‘PF’ or ‘OE’.
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Bill Flag
Specify whether units and/or costs for this cost type on this phase are to be used in calculating progress complete for progress-type billings in Job Billing.
Y-Units and Dollars – Both units and dollars posted to this cost type will be used to calculate progress complete.
C-Only Dollars – Only dollars will be used in calculating percent complete for this phase/cost type.
N-Neither – Neither units nor dollars posted to this cost type will be used when calculating progress complete. Phase cost types with this flag will also not be included in T & M billings.
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Item Units
Check this box if this cost type on this phase will be used to accumulate units complete for the related contract item. When summarizing job costs, the costs are all totaled, but only the units posted to the specified phase/cost type are counted.
This flag is generally checked for only one cost type on one phase, and the phase selected would be the one most closely related to the contract item.
Leave this box unchecked if you are not using this cost type to accumulate units complete for the related contract item.
This flag is only used in reporting progress posting (JC Progress Entry) and projections (JC Cost Projections).
JC Job Phases and PM Project Phases
This field is on both the JC Job Phases and PM Project Phases forms. When a change is made, both forms are updated.
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Phase Unit
Check this box if this cost type will be used to accumulate units complete for this phase. This flag is typically checked for the main cost type, and only units posted to that cost type for that phase would be accumulated.
Leave this box unchecked if you are not using this cost type to accumulate units complete for this phase.
This field is on both the JC Job Phases and PM Project Phases forms. When a change is made, both forms are updated.
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Buy Out
Check this box if buy out is complete (total commitments have been made through subcontracts, purchase orders, and/or material orders) for this phase and cost type.
Leave this box unchecked if buy out is not complete for this phase and cost type.
Click the links below for more information.
Active
Check this box if costs, estimates, and commitments can be posted to the phase/cost type.
What if the phase is not Active?
If a phase is not active (Active Phase field), costs and estimates cannot be posted to any of the cost types for the selected phase regardless of the status defined for each cost type.
Quickly change the status of several phases
Use the JC Job Phase Status Change form () to quickly check or uncheck this box on several phases at once.
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Notes
Enter any notes on the job/project phase.
JC Job Phases and PM Project Phases
This field is on both the JC Job Phases and PM Project Phases forms. When a change is made, both forms are updated.
Spelling Check
Click the Spelling icon on the toolbar or select to spell check the text in this field.
Add a Standard Note
Standard notes allow you to insert frequently used text into some fields in the application. This text is created and maintained using the HQ Standard Note form.
To insert a standard note into the field, right click the mouse while focus is in the field and select Standard Notes from the shortcut menu, which opens the Standard Note Copy window. Then enter the standard note to copy (or select from F4 lookup) and click OK. The system inserts the selected note into the field.
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Role
Enter the role for this phase. Must be a role assigned to the job in JC Jobs.
You will only need to assign roles here if you want to filter job phases by role when entering progress and/or cost projections.
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Process
Select the process applicable to this role for this phase.
C - Cost Projections — Select this option if this role will only be posting cost projections to this phase (in JC Cost Projections). Role will be unable to access this phase for progress posting.
P - Progress Entry — Select this option if this role will only be posting progress to this phase (in JC Progress Entry). Role will be unable to access this phase for cost projections.
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