Inventory - Cost Variance Report

This report displays information about selected items - unit of measure, standard cost and costing method - as well as additional information about item entries: unit amount, direct unit cost, unit cost variance (the difference between the unit amount and unit cost), invoiced quantity and total variance amount (quantity * unit cost variance). The report can be used primarily if you have chosen the Standard costing method on the item card.

You can define what is included in the report by setting filters. You can set additional fields on the tabs by clicking the Field field, then clicking the AssistButton that appears to the right. Fill in the fields as follows:

Item

No.: Here you can specify the numbers of the items to be included in the report. To see the existing item numbers, click the Filter field, then click the AssistButton that appears to the right.

Costing Method: Here you can select the costing method of the items to be included in the report. To see the options, click the Filter field, then click the AssistButton that appears to the right.

Location Filter: Here you can specify the locations to be included in the report. To see the existing location codes, click the Filter field, then click the AssistButton that appears to the right.

Click the up-arrow at the lower left-hand corner of the window to see the result of the filters you have defined for the table.

Item Ledger Entry

Posting Date: Enter the period to be covered by the report.

Source No.: Here you can specify the source numbers to be included in the report. To see the existing source numbers, click the Filter field, then click the AssistButton that appears to the right.

Click the Print button to print out the report. If you want to see the report on the screen before printing, click the Preview button. If you do not want to print the report now, click Cancel to close the window.