Field Definitions: PM Pending Change Orders Form
The following is a list of field descriptions for the PM Pending Change Orders form. Many of the descriptions include links to other topics that provide additional information about or related to the topic.
Project
Enter the project that you are creating the PCO for or press F4 to select a project from a list.
You can press F5 while in this field to open the PM Projects form.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
PCO Type
Use this field to categorize the PCO that you are creating - for example budget transfer, billable change order, non-billable change order, etc. PCO types are created and maintained using PM Document Types .
Click here for more information on PCOmtypes.
Enter a pending change order type or press F4 to select one from a list.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
PCO
Select an existing PCO
Enter an existing PCO number or press F4 to select a PCO from a list.
Create a new PCO
When creating a new PCO, you are creating a PCO of the type selected in the PCO Type field.
There are several ways to use this field to create a new PCO:
- Enter a "+" in this field and the system will automatically create
a new PCO and assign it the next available number. Click the New Record icon () at the
top of the form and then select a type in the PCO Type field. The system will
automatically assign the PCO the next available number.
How the system generated number is selected
This field will populate with an auto-generated number, but it can be modified.
The auto-generated number is calculated based on the selection in the Auto-Generate Pending Change Orders Using field on the PM Info tab of PM Projects. This field can be set up to auto-number PCOs by project, or by project and type.
- Project - The system will generate the next sequential number based on all of the PCO’s on the project.
- Project and Type - The system will generate the next sequential number based on all of the PCO’s having the same document type (e.g. all PCO’s for the project with a document type of ‘FO’).
If there are letters in the PCO number, they are handled in the following way:
- If the PCO number ends in a letter, for example, A001a, the auto-generate process will ignore it when calculating the next number to assign. If the PCO number ends in a number, the auto-generate process will use that number when calculating the next number to assign. For example, if you already have PCOs numbered A001, A002, and A003, the next auto-generated PCO number will be A004.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Description
Enter a description of the pending change order. The value in this field can be up to 60 characters long.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Details
Enter detail information about the pending change order.
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.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Date
This field will populate with the current date when a new pending change order is created. If this date does not apply, you can enter a different create date or click the Calendar icon to select one.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Status
Use this field to define the status or current state of the PCO. This field can also be useful in reporting, grouping, and sorting. Enter a status or press F4 to select one from a list.
This field defaults to the status set up using the Default Beginning Status field on the Info tab of PM Company Parameters .
When you change the status and save the PCO, a message appears asking if you would like to apply the status to the items on the PCO. Click Yes and all PCO items that do not have a final status will be updated with the new status. PCO items with a final status will not be affected.
Status codes are created and maintained using PM Status IDs. Status codes have a final status if the Final box in the Type of Code section is checked on the Info tab of PM Status IDs.
When the PCO is approved using the PM Approve PCOs form, this field populates based on the status selected in the Default Final Status field on the Info tab of the PM Company Parameters form. If a default final status is not defined, the system uses the first status found in the PM Status IDs form that is set up as a final status, and is associated with the pending change order document category. The system determines which status is first using the Status Code field on the PM Status IDs form, and based on an alphabetical sort with numbers coming before letters.
Priority
Use the drop down to select the priority of the change order. This field is intended to let you indicate the urgency or importance of a PCO. You can also use this field to sort and filter pending change orders in the PM module Work Center and other places in the application.
This field will default to Medium when creating a new pending change order.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Reason
Use this field to assign a reason code to the pending change order. This allows you to categorize the reasons why a pending change order was created - for example unforeseen site conditions, economic change, drawing revisions, design omission, etc.
Press F4 to select a reason code from a list, or press F5 to open HQ Reason Codes and create a new reason code.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Reference
Use this field to enter a reference number for the PCO. The value in this field can be up to 30 characters long.
Change the Field Label
You can change a field label to match your own usage or terminology using the Field Properties form. Following the steps below will change how the field label appears for all users of the application.
- A message window will appear. Click OK to reopen the form using the new field label.
PM Pending Change Orders
Responsible Person
Enter the person at your firm that is the responsible for the pending change order or press F4 to select them from a list.
Only contacts that are set up as a contact at the firm selected in the Our Firm field on the Info tab of PM Company Parameters will display in the list. You can create a new contact by pressing F5in this field to open PM Firm Contacts, which is used to create and maintain the contacts associated with a firm.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Estimate
Check this box if the pending change order impacts the budget/estimates. When this box is checked, the estimate fields will display on the Estimate/Purchase Details tab: Estimate UM, Estimate Units, Estimate Hours/Unit, Estimate Hours, Estimate Cost/Hour, Estimate Unit Cost, Estimate Amount.
This field will populate with the default value set up on the document type selected in the PCO Type field, but it can be changed if necessary. Use the Pending Change Order section on the Info tab of PM Document Type to define this default value.
Unchecking the Estimate box
A message will appear if you uncheck the Estimate box when there are estimates entered on the Estimate/Purchase Details tab. Click Yes to delete the estimates and uncheck the Estimatebox.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
SL
Check this box if the pending change order impacts a subcontract - for example a subcontract item needs to be changed due to a change in scope or a new subcontract needs to be created.
When this box is checked:
- The fields that apply to subcontracts will display on the Estimate/Details tab.
- Entering a subcontract cost type in the Cost Type field on the Estimate/Purchase Details tab will generate a subcontract detail record. You can view the subcontract detail record created from a PCO by selecting . Click here for general information on subcontract change orders.
- The Vendor(SL) box on the PM PCO Add Items form is enabled. This means that you can click the Add PCO Items button in the lower portion of the PM Pending Change Orders form, and then use the PM PCO Add Items form to select the subcontracts impacted by the change order. This will automatically add them to the Estimate/Purchase Details tab of the PM Pending Change Orders form.
Checking this box after entering items on the Estimate/Purchase Details tab
If you check this box after entering items on the Estimate/Purchase Details tab that are associated with subcontract cost types, the system will automatically generate subcontract detail for those items. This subcontract detail can be viewed using the PM Subcontract Detail form, which can be launched by selecting .
Unchecking the SL box
Unchecking the SL box will remove the SL columns from the Estimate/Purchase Details tab. If there are values in these fields, those values will be deleted, but any related subcontract detail created by those values will not be affected.
You can see the subcontract detail created by a PCO by selecting , which will open PM Subcontract Detail.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
PO
Check this box if the pending change order impacts a purchase order - for example more material on an existing PO needs to be ordered due to a change in scope.
When this box is checked:
- The fields that apply to purchase orders will display on the Estimate/Details tab.
- Entering a material cost type in the Cost Type field on the Estimate/Purchase Details tab will generate a material detail record. You can view the material detail record created from a PCO by selecting . Click here for general information on PO change orders.
- The Vendor(PO) box on the PM PCO Add Items form is enabled. This means that you can click the Add PCO Items button in the lower portion of the PM Pending Change Orders form, and then use the PM PCO Add Items form to select the POs impacted by the change order. This will automatically add them to the Estimate/Purchase Details tab of the PM Pending Change Orders form.
Checking this box after entering items on the Estimate/Purchase Details tab
If you check this box after entering items on the Estimate/Purchase Details tab that are associated with material cost types, the system will automatically generate material detail for those items. This material detail can be viewed using the PM Material Detail form, which can be launched by selecting .
Unchecking the PO box
Unchecking the PO box will remove the PO columns from the Estimate/Purchase Details tab. If there are values in these fields, those values will be deleted, but any related material detail created by those values will not be affected.
You can see the material detail created by a PCO by selecting , which will open PM Material Detail.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Contract
Check this box if the pending change order impacts the contract. When this box is checked, you will be able to enter the impact on the contract using the Contract Impact section on the Info tab in the lower portion of the form.
This field will populate with the default value set up on the document type selected in the PCO Type field, but it can be changed if necessary. Use the Pending Change Order section on the Info tab of PM Document Type to define this default value.
A message will display if you check this box and enter contract information on a PCO item, and then uncheck the Contract box. If you click Yes, the Fixed Amount box will be checked and the Fixed Amount field will be set to 0, but the contract item will still be associated with the PCO item.
Unchecking the Contract box
A message will display if you uncheck the Contract box when there are contracts, add-ons, and/or markups associated with PCO items. Click Yesto remove the contract, add-on, and markups from the PCO items and then uncheck the Contract box.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Pricing Method
Use this field to select the pricing method of the change order. This will filter the columns on the Estimates/Purchase Details tab so that only the information that you need will display on the form. For example, if you select Lump Sum, the unit and unit cost fields will not display.
The selection in the Estimate, SL, and PO boxes also determines which fields will display on the Estimate/ Purchase Details tab. For example, the estimate fields will only display on the Estimate/Purchase Details tab if you check the Estimates box.
This field will populate with the default value set up on the document type selected in the PCO Type field, but it can be changed if necessary. Use the Pending Change Order section on the Info tab of PM Document Type to define the default value.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
ROM Amount
The ROM Amount field on the PM Pending Change Order form, header Info tab.
Required.
Use this field to enter a rough order of magnitude (ROM) amount on the pending change order. Enter 0.00 if there is no ROM amount. This field is used for informational purposes only.
If this PCO was created using an RFI or project issue, this field will not populate with the ROM entered using the ROM Price field on PM Issues or PM Request For Information. Those fields will be used as the default contract amount when creating the PCO item.
Date Required
Specify the date by which you need this change order returned to you.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Date Received
Enter the date you received the returned change order.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Description
This field initially defaults with the description of the change order entered on the Info tab in the header but you can change it if it does not apply. The value in this field can be up to 60 characters long.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Status
Use this field to enter the status of the pending change order item. This field initially populates with the status code set up using the Default Beginning Status field on the Info tab of PM Company Parameters .
You can also change the status of PCO items using the Status field on the Info tab in the upper portion of the form. When you change the value in the Status field in the header and save the PCO, a message will appear asking if you would like to apply the status to the items on the PCO. Click Yes and all PCO items that do not have a final status will be updated with the new status. PCO items with a final status will not be affected.
Item Status and PM Cost Projections
How the status that you apply to a PCO item determines if it will be included in cost projections. For more information about the PM Cost Projections process, see About Cost Projections.
.
Printing the PM Pending Change Order Form
If you need to print this pending change order using the PM Pending Change Order Form report, do not assign the item the status code set up in the Default Final Status field on the Info tab of PM Company Parameters until after you have finished printing the report. Pending change orders assigned the default final status will not be included on the report.
Budget No
The Budget No field on the PM Pending Change Orders form, PCO Items Grid/Info tabs.
This field is only applicable if you have set up project budgets (in PM Project Budgets).
To associate this PCO item with a project budget, enter the budget number or press F4 to select from a list of valid budgets for the specified project.
For information about creating and maintaining project budgets, see PM Project Budgets Form.
This field is disabled once the pending change order item is approved.
Force Phase
Check this box to override the assignment of contract items to change order phases when interfacing the change order in PM Interface. You will only need to use this option if phase contract items should always match the contract item assigned to the change order item and you have phases that do not meet this criterion. During the interface, all phases with a contract item not matching the contract item for the change order item will be changed to use the change order item’s contract item.
Leave this box unchecked if phases should use their assigned contract items, regardless of whether they do not match the contract items assigned to the change order item.
Force phase functionality is only implemented during the interface to accounting. If you are using the auto-update phases to Job Cost feature (Active option checked for phases/cost types) and have checked the Force Phase option for a pending change order item, you will still need to run the interface to accounting.
This field is disabled once the pending change order item is approved.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Change in Days
Enter the number of days that the original contract completion date will be changed by this pending change order item. When the pending change order is approved, the value in this field will be added to the current days in contract. You can view the current days in contract using the Current field on the Info tab of PM Contracts .
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Cont. Item
Enter the contract item that applies to this PCO item or press F4 to select it from a list. You need to select a contract item before approving the PCO item. You can enter the contract item now, or when the PCO item is being approved using the Contract Item field on the Items tab of the PM Approve PCOs form ().
Using PCO Item Update
If you are creating several PCO items that use the same contract item number, you can skip this field and then use the PM PCO Item Update form to assign the same contract item number to all of the PCO items that have not been assigned one. More
Create a new contract item
If you enter a contract item that does not already exist for the contract, the PM Contract Items form displays, allowing you to set up the new contract item. When finished, you are then returned to this screen.
If the change order item will not be using the same unit of measure and unit price as the contract item to which it is associated, it is suggested that you add a new contract item to ensure proper tracking of units and costs.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Date 1-3
The labels of these three fields are customized using PM Document Types . Based on the document type selected in the PCO Type field, you can customize the labels of these fields or if they even display on the form.
There are three similar fields that can display on the PCO.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Change Management - Overview
RFI
Enter the RFI associated with this pending change order.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Add-On
Displays all add-ons set up for this project in PM Project Add-Ons. Add-ons entered for a project after a change order item is entered must be entered here manually. Press F4 for a list of valid add-ons.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Basis
This field initially defaults to the basis set up in PM Project Add-ons. You can change the default but it will not update the default value defined in PM Project Add-ons.
P = Percent
A = Fixed Amount.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Percent %
For Add-ons with a Basis of ‘Percent’
Indicate the percentage (-999.0000 to 999.0000) to use for calculating the add-on amount for this add-on item. Initially defaults to the percentage specified for this add-on in PM Project Add-Ons (which is accessed from the Add-Ons tab of the PM Projects form).
For Add-ons with a Basis of ‘Amount’
Initially defaults a calculated percentage for this add-on based on the amount specified for the add-on in PM Project Add-Ons, the Net Amount, and the Markup Total.
Add-On Amount / (Net Amount + Markup Total)
If there are add-ons prior to this one, the percentage is based on the Net Amount, Markup Total, and the total of the previous calculation.
Add-On Amount / (Net Amount + Markup Total + Add-On Amount of previous line)
If you change the calculated percentage, the Add-On Amount will be recalculated.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Add-On Amount
This field is only enabled on add-ons with 'Amount' in the Basis column. Use this field to enter the amount of the add-on.
Changing this amount will recalculate the percentage calculated for the add-on. Likewise, changing the percentage will recalculate the add-on amount.
This field defaults based on the amount set up in the PM Project Add-Ons form. You can open this form by clicking in the Add-On field and then pressing F5. Click here for more information about PM Project Add-Ons.
Percentage Basis Add-ons
This field is disabled for percentage basis add-ons and it displays the amount calculated for this add-on based on the Add-On %, the Net Amount, and the Markup Total.
(Net + Markup Total) x % = Add-On Amount
If there are add-ons prior to this one, the Add-On Amount is based on the Add-On %, Net Amount, Markup Total, and the total of the previous calculation.
(Net + Markup Total + Add-On Amount) x % = Add-On Amount
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
RFI Type
Enter the document type (set up in PM Document Types with a category of ‘RFI’).
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Date 1-3
The labels of these three fields are customized using PM Document Types . Based on the document type selected in the PCO Type field, you can customize the labels of these fields or if they even display on the form.
There are three similar fields that can display on each PCO item.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Include
This field is display only, and it indicates whether an add-on will be included in subtotal add-on calculations. If checked, grand total add-ons will be calculated after net add-ons, with the resulting amount accumulated into the pending total. Subtotal add-ons are calculated next and will include grand total add-ons. The sum of the grand total add-ons will then be subtracted from the pending total, and the grand total add-ons recalculated.
This option applies to Grand Total add-ons only; therefore, it will always show as unchecked for Net Total and Sub Total add-ons.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Total Type
This field is display only and it shows the Add-On Total Type set up in PM Project Add-Ons. The add-on type determines how the add-on will be calculated and in what order.
Net Total – This add-on type is calculated first, and will be based on Cost, Cost plus Markup, or Total, depending on the ‘Net Add-On Calculation Level’ specified for the add-on.
Sub Total – This type of add-on will calculate an add-on amount based on the net amount plus markups plus net total add-ons. Sub total add-ons do a cycle calculation 5 times to provide the most accurate add-on total.
Grand Total – This type of add-on will calculate an add-on amount based on the net amount plus markups, plus net total add-ons, plus sub total add-ons.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
ECM
Indicate which quantity the unit cost represents.
E - Unit cost is per each.
C - Unit cost is per 100.
M - Unit cost is per 1000.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Estimate Cost/Hour
Enter the cost per hour for this cost type. This field initially defaults to the cost per hour specified for the phase/cost type in PM Project Phases. The value in this field will populate on the Estimate Detail tab of PM Approved Change Orders once the pending change order is approved, and then on the Phase Detail tab of JC Change Orders when the ACO is interfaced with accounting using PM Interface.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Est. UM
Use this field to enter a unit of measure for an estimate. The value in this field will populate on the Estimate Detail tab of PM Approved Change Orders once the pending change order is approved, and then on the Phase Detail tab of JC Change Orders when the ACO is interfaced with accounting using PM Interface.
Enter a unit of measure or press F4 to select one from a list. Units of measure are created and maintained using HQ Units of Measure . Press F5 in this field to open this form.
Units of measure are associated with each phase and cost type combination on a project using the Cost Types tab PM Project Phases . If you select a unit of measure that does not match one set up using PM Project Phases, a message will display above the grid.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Est. Units
Enter the number of units for this phase. If the unit of measure is LS, entry of units is allowed, but will typically be set to 0.00; however, if you want to post progress to the phase/cost type (i.e., percent complete), set the units to ‘1.00’.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Est. Hrs/Unit
This field is used to enter the number of hours required to complete a single unit or measure. This field will default based on the hours per unit defined for the phase/ cost type on the Cost Types tab of PM Project Phases .
The value in this field will populate on the Estimate Detail tab of PM Approved Change Orders once the pending change order is approved, and then on the Phase Detail tab of JC Change Orders when the ACO is interfaced with accounting using PM Interface.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Est. Unit Cost
Enter the unit cost for this cost type. Initially defaults the unit cost specified for the phase/cost type in PM Project Phases (once units have been entered).
If you change the Hrs/Unit, Hours, or Cost/Hour, the unit cost is recalculated (based on Hrs/Unit x Cost/Hour).
This field only displays when the Estimate box is checked on the Info tab in the upper portion of PM Pending Change Orders and LS is not selected in the Est. UM field on the Estimate/Purchase Details tab.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Estimate Amount
Enter the estimated /budget amount of the PCO detail item. This is the change to the budget/estimate created by the PCO detail item, and it will populate on the Estimate Detail tab of PM Approved Change Orders once the pending change order is approved.
This field only applies to the estimate/budget, so it will only be enabled when the Estimate box is checked on the Info tab in the upper portion of this form.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Material Code
Enter the material that should be ordered or press F4 to select it from a list.
This is an optional field. You can skip this field if you have not set up materials.
Materials are created and maintained using the HQ Materials form.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Pur. UM
Use this field to enter the unit of measure that applies to the subcontract or purchase order. Enter a unit of measure or press F4 to select a unit of measure from a list. Units of measure are created and maintained using HQ Units of Measure .
This field only applies to subcontracts and purchase orders, so this field only displays when the SL or PO box is checked on the Info tab in the upper portion of the form, and Unit Price is selected in the Pricing Method drop down.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Pur. Units
Enter the units associated with the subcontract or purchase order on the PCO detail item. This is the number of units that will be used when the subcontract change order(SCO) or PO change order is created.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Pur. Unit Cost
Enter the unit cost associated with the subcontract or purchase order on the PCO detail item. This is the unit cost that will be used when the subcontract change order(SCO) or PO change order is created.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
PO Change Order
This field is only enabled when you are creating a new record in the Estimate/Purchase Details tab and you have not entered a phase and cost type in the Phase and Cost Type fields.
Select An Existing PO Change Order
Use this field to associate a PCO detail item with an existing PO change order (POCO) - for example if you already created a POCO to generate a PO change order document but now you want to add the POCO to a pending change order.
Enter a POCO number or press F4 to select a PO change order from a list. Once a PO change order (POCO) is selected, many of the fields on the tab will populate with the POCO information. This will also lock down all of the fields on the Estimate/Purchase Details tab except the estimate fields. If you want to make a change to the selected POCO, you will have to change it using PM PO Change Orders .
Remove the PO Change Order
Since this field is only enabled when adding new records, you can't change or remove the POCO or POCO sequence number once it has been added to a PCO detail line item - you have to delete the detail line item to remove the association.
To delete a PCO detail line item, highlight it and then click the Delete icon on the toolbar at the top of the form.
If the POCO has been approved, you'll have to unapprove it using the PM PO Change Orders form before you can delete the PCO detail line item.
Click here for information on approving/unapproving PO change orders.
Create a new PO Change Order
You can only select existing POCOs in this field. You cannot enter a '+' or 'NEW' in this field to create a new POCO. If you want to create a PO change order, select . This will open PM PCO Items Create POCOs. Click here for more information.
Once the PO change order is created, this field will populate with the new PO change order.
Overview: PO Change Orders
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
PO Change Order Sequence
This field displays the PO change order and PO change order sequence number selected using the PO Change Order field.
Click here for information on using the PO Change Order field.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Interface
Check this box to send this phase/cost type to accounting during the next interface.
Leave this box unchecked if this phase/cost type is not ready to be interfaced to accounting.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Notes
Use this field to enter notes on the estimate/purchase detail item.
If the detail item creates a new subcontract change order (SubCO) or PO change order (POCO), the notes in this field will be added to the Details field on the Info tab of PM Subcontract Change Orders or PM PO Change Orders form when the pending change order is approved.
This works if:
The system automatically creates a new SCO or POCO because the SubCO/PO Change Order field was blank.
You manually create a new SCO/POCO using the option.
Double-click on this field to open the Grid Notes window.
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.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Phase
Enter the phase this change order item affects or press F4 to select a phase from a list.
An error message will display if the selected phase is not active. You can set up a phase as active using the Active box on the JC Jobs form (Phases tab).
Cost Type
Enter a cost type or press F4 to select a cost type from a list.
If you select a cost type that is a material or subcontract cost type, a material detail or subcontract detail item will be created using the information that you enter into the grid.
This only applies if you also select the PO and/or SL box on the Info tab in the upper portion of the form - material detail will only be created if the PObox is checked, subcontract detail will only be created if the SL box is checked.
- Material Detail Items - Material cost types are defined using the Material Parameters tab of PM Company Parameters . If you select a material cost type in the Cost Type field, the system automatically creates material detail in PM Material Detail using the information on the PCO detail item. Select on PM Pending Change Orders to view the created material detail.
- Subcontract Detail Items - Subcontract
types are defined using the Subcontract Parameters tab of PM Company Parameters . If you select a subcontract cost
type in the Cost
Type field, the system automatically creates subcontract detail in PM Subcontract Detail using the information on the PCO
detail item. Select on PM Pending Change Orders to view the created subcontract detail.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
PO
This field is only enabled when the PO box on the Info tab in the upper portion of the form is checked.
Select an existing PO/Create a PO change order
Use this field to select the purchase order impacted by the pending change order or press F4 to select it from a list. The lookup only includes POs associated with the vendor selected in the Vendor field - the vendor in the Vendor field must match the vendor associated with the selected PO.
Only purchase orders that are approved, or approved and interfaced can be selected in this field. Purchase orders are approved using the Approved box on the Info tab of PM Purchase Orders, and are interfaced using PM Interface.
Once a purchase order is selected, use the PO/SL Item field to select the purchase order item associated with the PCO detail item.
After a purchase order and PO item have been added to a PCO detail item, you can use that information to create a PO change order. Select , which will open PM PCO Items Create POCOs.
Create a new PO
Click here for a tutorial on creating a new PO using the information on a pending change order - this creates a new PO, not a new item on a existing PO.
Default purchase order
If you enter a phase, cost type, and vendor on the Estimate/Purchase Details tab, the PO field will populate with the associated purchase order.
This only occurs if the following is true:
There is only one purchase order for the vendor on the selected project.
There are no open subcontracts on the vendor.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Estimate Hours
Enter the total number of hours required to complete this phase/cost type.
This field defaults based on the Units x the Hrs/Unit. If you change the default, the Hrs/Unit will automatically be recalculated. This field is only enabled if cost type is set to track hours.
The value in this field will populate on the Estimate Detail tab of PM Approved Change Orders once the pending change order is approved, and then on the Phase Detail tab of JC Change Orders when the ACO is interfaced with accounting using PM Interface.
Why is this field displaying?
This field is only enabled if the cost type selected in the Cost Type field on this tab is set up to track hours.
Cost types are set up to track hours if the Track Hours box is checked on the JC Cost Types form.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Vendor
Use this field to select the vendor associated with the subcontract or PO being entered on this PCO detail item. Enter a vendor number or press F4 to select one from a list. The list can be filtered to display all vendors or only vendors that are associated with a subcontract or purchase order on the project.
The sort name can be used instead of the firm number when selecting firms in PM module forms. Generally the sort name is the first several letters of the firm name. For example when creating a subcontract in the PM Subcontracts form for 'Bryan Electrical', you can enter the sort name 'bryan' in the Vendorfield instead of the firm number '10042'. The sort name of a firm is set up using the Sort Name field on the PM Firms form.
This field is only visible when the PO or SL box on the Info tab in the upper portion of the form is checked.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
New SL
Check this box if you want to create a new subcontract using the detail item. The system will populate the SL field with the next available number and create the new subcontract when the PCO is saved. The new subcontract will be associated with the PCO using the Related Items feature.
Create a new subcontract
When you check this box, the system will populate the SL field with the new subcontract number. The system will assign a subcontract number like the Initialize button on the PM Subcontract Detail form, but it will always create a new subcontract. It will not automatically create a new item on an existing subcontract that is associated with the same vendor.
You can change the automatically generated number if you want to assign a different number, but not after the PCO has been saved.
What happens when the New SL box is checked and you change the subcontract number in the SL field?
If the New SL box is checked and the PCO has already been saved, changing the subcontract number in the SLfield will automatically create another subcontract.
Checking this box will create the subcontract when the PCO is saved
When you check this box and save the PCO, the system will create the subcontract. You can view the new subcontract using the PM Subcontracts form. This means that the new subcontract is created before the PCO is approved, and it can be approved and interfaced before the PCO is approved.
If you do not check this box
If you do not check this box, you can also do the following:
- Select an existing subcontract - Select an existing subcontract using the SL and PO/SL Item fields. This can either create a new item on an existing subcontract, or change an existing item on the subcontract.
- Create a new subcontract after the PCO is
approved - If you do not want to create the subcontract until the PCO has
been approved, you can enter the subcontract purchase information (vendor, unit, and
purchase information but not a subcontract and item number) using the Estimate/Purchase
Details tab. Once the PCO has been approved, open the PM Subcontract Detail form, select Approved COs
in the Record
Type drop down, and then assign the subcontract detail to a subcontract.
Step by step instructions on creating a new subcontract, or performing other tasks using the PM Pending Change Orders form
Click here for basic step by step instructions on using the PM Pending Change Orders form, including how to create a new subcontract from a PCO.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
SL
This field is only enabled when the SL checkbox is selected on the Info tab in the upper portion of the form.
Create a subcontract change order(SubCO)/Select an existing subcontract
Use this field to select the subcontract impacted by the pending change order or press F4 to select it from a list.
Once a subcontract is selected, use the PO/SL Item field to select the subcontract item associated with this PCO detail item.
After a subcontract and subcontract item have been added to a PCO detail item, you can use that information to create a subcontract change order. Select , which will open PM PCO Items Create SCOs.
Create a new subcontract
Click here for a tutorial on creating a new subcontract using the information on a pending change order - this creates a new subcontract, it does not create a new item on an existing subcontract.
Default subcontract
If you enter a phase, cost type, and vendor on the Estimate/Purchase Details tab, the SL field will populate with the associated subcontract if all of the following is true:
There is only one open subcontract for the vendor on the selected project.
There are no open purchase orders on the vendor.
What if the subcontract that you want to select doesn't display in the lookup?
Press F4 in SL field to select a subcontract from a list. There are generally two reasons why a subcontract doesn't display in this list.
Vendor - The lookup only includes subcontracts that are associated with the vendor selected in the Vendor field. This means that the vendor in the Vendor field must match the vendor associated with the selected subcontract.
Subcontract not interfaced - Only subcontracts that have been approved, or approved and interfaced using PM Interface can be selected in this field. Subcontracts can be approved using the Approved box on the Info tab of PM Subcontracts.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
PO/SL Item
Use this field to select the PO or subcontract item that is affected by the change, or use this field to create a new PO or subcontract item. This field is used in conjunction with the PO and SL field.
Select an Existing PO or Subcontract Item
Press F4 to select an existing item on the PO or subcontract selected in the PO or SL field.
Create a New PO or Subcontract Item
Enter a '+" or an item number that does not exist on the PO or subcontract to create a new item.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Purchase Amount
Enter the purchase amount of the subcontract or purchase order. This field will calculate based on the values entered in the other purchase fields - Purchase UM, Purchase Units, Purchase Unit Cost, and ECM.
The value in this field will be used as the amount on the material detail or subcontract detail created from this item. For example, if this PCO detail item is a change to an existing subcontract item, the value entered in this field will be used as the amount of the subcontract change order line item created by the PCO item.
You can view the subcontract or material detail created using the PCO by selecting or Open Material Detail.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
SubCo: Subcontract Change Order
This field is only enabled when you are creating a new record in the Estimate/Purchase Details tab and you have not entered a phase and cost type in the Phase and Cost Type fields.
Select An Existing Subcontract Change Order
Use this field to associate the detail item with an existing subcontract change order(SCO) - for example if you already created a SCO using the PM Subcontract Change Orders form to generate a subcontract change order document but now you want to add it to a pending change order.
Enter a subcontract change order number or press F4 to select one from a list. Once a SCO is selected, many of the fields on the tab will populate with the SCO information and become disabled. If you want to make a change to the selected SCO, you will have to change it using PM Subcontract Change Orders, which will update the PCO detail item.
Remove the Subcontract Change Order
Since this field is only enabled when adding new records, you can't change or remove the SCO or SCO sequence number once it has been added to a PCO detail line item - you have to delete the detail line item to remove the association.
To delete a PCO detail line item, highlight it and then click the Delete icon on the toolbar at the top of the form.
If the SCO has been approved, you'll have to unapprove it using the PM Subcontract Change Orders form before you can delete the PCO detail line item.
Click here for information on approving/unapproving subcontract change orders.
Create a Subcontract Change Order
You can only select existing SCOs in this field. You cannot enter a '+' or 'NEW' in this field to create a new SCO. If you want to create a new SCO, select . This will open PM PCO Items Create SubCOs. Click here for more information.
Once the subcontract change order is created, this field will populate with the new subcontract change order.
Overview: Subcontract Change Orders
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
SubCO Seq: Subcontract Change Order Sequence
This field displays the subcontract change order and SubCO sequence number selected using the SubCO field.
Click here for information on using the SubCO field.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Active
Check the this box if the phase/cost type should be immediately updated to the Job Cost module where it can begin to accumulate costs. If you leave this box unchecked, the phase/cost is considered pending and will not update to the Job Cost module until the change order is approved and interfaced using PM Interface.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Ins Code - Insurance Code
For existing project phases, this field is disabled and displays the insurance code assigned to the phase in JC Job Phases or PM Project Phases. If no insurance code is assigned to the phase, displays as null.
For new phases, enter the insurance code (from HQ Insurance Codes) that applies to this phase, if applicable. Once record is saved, phase and insurance code will be updated to JC Job Phases/PM Project Phases (applies to ‘locked phases’ jobs as well).
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Bill Flag
Specify whether units and/or costs for this cost type on this phase are to be used in calculating progress complete. Used only for 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.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Item Unit Flag
Specify whether this cost type will be used to accumulate units complete for the contract item.
Check this box if this cost type (for this phase) will be used to accumulate units complete for the related contract item. When summarizing job costs, all costs are totaled, but only the units posted to the specified phase/cost type are counted.
Leave this box unchecked if this cost type will not be used to accumulate units complete for the related contract item.
Generally, this flag is checked for only one cost type on one phase, and the phase selected would be the one most closely related to the contract item.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Phase Unit Flag
Specify whether this cost type will be used to accumulate units complete for this phase.
Check this box if this cost type will be used to accumulate units complete for this phase. Typically, this flag is 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 this cost type will not be used to accumulate units complete for this phase.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Notes (Item)
Use this tab to enter notes on this PCO item. The space allowance is virtually unlimited.
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.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Initiated By
Use the drop down to select who initiated the pending change order.
Select the blank option if you do not want to select an initiator.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Fixed Amount
Check this box if the PCO impact on the contract is a fixed amount. Leave this box unchecked to use calculated amounts. This field only displays when the Contract box on the Info tab in the upper portion of the form is checked.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Fixed Amount / Pending Amount
If the Fixed Amount box is not checked, this field’s label is ‘Pending Amt’ and is disabled. If Fixed Amount box is checked, this field’s label is ‘Fixed Amount’ and is enabled.
Enter the fixed amount for this pending change order. If LS is selected in the UM field (this is a lump sum PCO item), this field defaults the Schedule and Cost Impact ‘Total Price’. If you are creating a units based PCO item, this field defaults based on the Units x Unit Price.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
PCO Item
Enter the pending change order item, up to 10 characters, or enter ‘+’ to assign the next sequential item number.
If you do not allow posting to hard- and/or soft-closed jobs (flags in JC Company Parameters unchecked), you can only view existing change order items; you cannot not add new change order items or modify existing ones (all inputs will be disabled).
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
UM: Unit of Measure
Enter the unit of measure for this change order item. A message will appear if the contract item unit of measure differs from the unit of measure indicated here.
If this occurs, you should create a new contract item to accommodate the new unit of measure and ensure that both units and costs are tracked and updated properly. If you choose to ignore this warning, be aware that only dollars will be updated to the contract item in Job Cost.
This field is disabled once the pending change order item is approved.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Unit Price
Enter the unit price for this pending change order item. This field initially defaults to the unit price in PM Contract Items for the contract item assigned to this pending change order item.
This field is disabled once the pending change order item is approved.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Units
Enter the number of units on the PCO item.
This field is only enabled when the unit of measure selected in the UM field is not LS (lump sum), and the Contractbox on the Info tab in the upper portion of the form is checked.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Cost Type
Display only.
This field displays the cost type associated with the markup.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Internal Markup %
Enter the internal markup percentages for each of the cost types associated with this pending change order.
The system calculates the markup amount for each cost type (MU% x Net Amount) and displays the amount in the Internal Markup Amt column. Note that the Gross Amount (far right) is adjusted to include the calculated amount.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
Contract Markup %
Enter the contractual markup percentage for each cost type associated with this pending change order. Initially defaults the percentage specified for each cost type in PM Projects (Markups tab).
The system calculates the markup amount for each cost type (MU% x Net Amount) and displays the amount in the Contract Markup Amt column. Note that the Gross Amount (far right) is adjusted to include the calculated amount.
PM Pending Change Orders
PCO - What do you want to do? A series of slides that guide you through most of the major tasks.
