About job cost distribution

When you post payable transactions to the Expense range of accounts, Sage 100 Contractor displays the Job Cost Distribution window.

In the Job Cost Distribution window, you can break apart costs to create individual line entries that reference jobs, phases, cost codes, and cost types. You can also select jobs or phases using a Picklist and distribute the cost equally among the selections.

When job costing a transaction from the 1-1 Checks/Bank Charges window or the 4-2 Payable Invoices/Credits window, Sage 100 Contractor uses the vendor record to determine which cost code and cost type to use. If the vendor record does not contain a cost code or cost type, you must supply the information.

The Ledger Total box displays the total debits less credits posted to Direct Expense or WIP accounts. As you enter the costs, Sage 100 Contractor shows the total amount costed in the Job Cost Total box. To save the job cost record, the amount in the Job Cost Total box must equal the amount in the Ledger Total box.