The Over Budget Warning command notifies you if costs exceed the budgeted amount for a job. When you select the Set Over Budget Warning option, Sage 100 Contractor determines the Actual + Committed costs to date for the job and phase by cost code and cost type.
It then compares the data to the original budget plus approved change orders. When you save the record, Sage 100 Contractor notifies you if costs exceed the budget plus approved change orders for a job and phase, cost code and cost type, plus the tolerance.
Message Type |
Warning |
Tolerance Type |
Flat amount |
Tolerance Amount |
$100 |
Tolerance Percent |
N/A |
Tolerance Amount Not To Exceed |
N/A |
A warning dialog box displays "Warning: The actual plus committed costs exceeds the budget and approved changes plus the tolerance amount." You can now save the record by clicking [Yes] or cancel out by clicking [No]. An alert is also sent to the Dashboard Alert Viewer if you have selected Job costs exceed budget for cost code in the 7-9 Alerts Manager Program Warning Subscriptions tab.
Note: To enable the program alert for Job costs exceed budget for cost code you must have a setting of Warning for the Message Type in the job cost screen.
1 | Open 1-3 Journal Transactions or 4-2 Payable Invoices/Credits. |
2 | Display the last record, and from the menu select Costs > Job Costs. |
3 | On the Job Costs window from the menu select Options > Set Over Budget Warning. |
4 | In the Message Type list, select one of the following: |
5 | If you select Warning or Not Allow, you must select one of the following choices in the Tolerance Type list: |
6 | Once a Tolerance Type has been selected, enter the applicable amount or percent for the type: |
7 | Click OK. |
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