Update Import Costs

The Update Import Costs function is available in Cost Management's Import Costs tab, after the user has successfully imported the cost file. TheUpdate Item Costs function includes the ability to update area or division default costs as well as selected area costs for current, next or future cost groups. For information on how to import costs from a file, click here.

To update imported costs:

To load the costs contained in the selected import file, click the Update Import Costs icon in the Cost Management toolbar, which opens the Update Item Prices dialog on the right.
Click the associated button to import the costs to current cost, next cost, or future cost.

Select the Communities

To use the company default cost:

To import the costs to the default company, click the Company Default Cost button.
If the Company Default Cost is selected, and it is necessary to delete the remaining costs for this supplier from the company, click the Remove all other community costs checkbox.

To use the division default cost:

To import the costs to the default division, click the Division Default Cost button.
If the Division Default Cost is selected, and it is necessary to delete the remaining costs for this supplier for all other areas, click the Remove Costs for all other communities checkbox.

To use selected community costs:

To import the costs to one community or multiple communities, click the Selected Community Costs button.
Click the checkbox next to each community the costs will import to, then click OK.
- The Select All and Clear All buttons are available for quick selections.

The Information dialog appears, notifying the user that the costs updated successfully, and to check the log or reprint the Import Costs Report to confirm the updates.

Note

Print the Import Costs Report to verify the costs contained in the import file have updated the database.