Before Start Item Cost

On the Before Start Cost page, you can enter information about inventory items, such as component costs, routing costs, and overhead costs.

To set up initial item costs

1. In Search type Before Start Item Cost, then click on the related link.
2. Choose the New action.
3. Fill in the following fields:
   • Item No.: specify the item code
   • Variant Code: Specify the variant code
   • Starting Date: specifies the start date of the period in which to consider the values
   • Ending Date: specifies the end date of the period in which to consider the values
   • Bse Unit of Measure: specifies the unit of measure of the item
   • Processed Quantity: quantity of production items present in inventory
   • Purchased Quantity: quantity of the purchased items in inventory
   • Purchase Amount: total amount of the purchase item
   • Manufacturing Amount: total amount of the production item
   • Materials Amount: total amount of only the components that make up the item
   • Direct Routing Amount: total direct amount of the routing that makes up the item
   • Overhead Routing Amount: total indirect amount of the routing that makes up the item
   • Subcontracted Amount: total amount of the subcontracting that makes up the item

Note: for example, if you start using Business Central at the beginning of the year and want to take before start item cost into consideration only for the previous year, enter 12/31 in the Starting Date and Ending Date fields.