Defining ABC Extensions

When you assign two or more ABC activities to the same auto group code, you can use an extension to distinguish one activity from the other.

For example, if you reprint an invoice for your own purposes, so you do not want to assign the cost to the customer. You can create two activity codes assigned to the same auto group code, one for customer use and one for internal use. Then assign an extension, such as INT, to the internal use activity code, so that the system can differentiate between them.

Before you can assign extensions to activity codes, use the ABC Extension Maintenance screen to create a list of possible extensions.

To define an ABC extension:

From the Events > Activity Based Costing > Maintenance menu, select ABC Extension Maintenance to display the ABC Extension Maintenance screen.

Note: If prompted, log on to the character-based system.

Do any of the following, as needed:

To...	Do this...
add an extension	Position the cursor on a blank line in the Ext field and enter the three-letter code to use to identify the extension. In the Extension Description field, enter a short description that identifies the code.
change an extension code or description	Position the cursor on the code or description to change and either type over the existing information or press Insert and add information.
delete an extension	Position the cursor on the code and press Alt-Delete. Confirm the deletion when prompted.

Press Esc to save the information and exit the screen.