In looking at SA-B, I noticed that a particular invoice is showing a zero cost and a zero profit %.  I printed a job cost report and the cost is correctly displaying on this report.  Why aren't they coinciding?  There are also several other items in SA-B with the same problem...?  Everything appears to be correct in inventory.  This is throwing our sales analysis report off.  Your assistance is appreciated.  Thank you.

So If you enter finished production before you post the invoice then SA-b will match JC-A?
 
Thanks
Laura

Thanks Kelloggs,  Do you think it would work if you released SO first?     I think we will normally be printing the delivery ticket before we enter finished production.   We  dont inventory because there is usually the customer's 18 wheeler waiting on us to get the job off of the machine.
 
 
We  had kinda come up with the check-off below before we post an invoice.  
   1. All Labor posted
   2. All PO's rec'd in
   3.  All misc/extra costs entered
   4. correct $ on the SO and WO  (we often changed price during the job and if its not correct on Work Order SA-B will not correct.
   5.  Run JC-A and recor profit/%
   6. WO-I enter finish production  (make sure we always rebuild before we post)
   7. Post invoice.
   8 Run SA-B  
 
Laura  
 
 

Actually it doesn't matter whether it is hard inventory.  You can release the order, and print the packing slip and invoice.  Just do NOT post the invoice (SO-G) until the work order processing is complete.  Make it before you ship it.

If you are using the actual work order cost to adjust your selling price. Yes, you have a problem.
You need to find a way to "Estimate" your Work Order Actual Cost.
 
Labor transaction should be post as soon as they are completed.
 
We have the same problem with our vendors, and when the invoice arrive that difference gets posted as a variance, and I believe it is not part of the Unit/Total Cost.
 
You can always undo finish production, that will be a little bit late, you already invoiced the job.
But at least it will help you have a more accurate Actual Cost for the next time you want to Estimate that job.
 
have fun,
 

 
Kelloggs