Standard centres provide a template for creating a set of centres for a new job. They can also be grouped into ‘Standard Jobs’ to streamline job creation.
To add or change a standard centre, navigate to [e] Job Costing, then [u] Set Up, then [c] Standard Centre Entry.
Abio displays a list of Standard Centres.
Standard Centre Details
Click on the Details tab to add or update a standard centre.
Standard Centre Actions
If you click on the action field, Abio displays a list of actions.
Inquire
The inquire action lets you view, but not change, a standard job record.
Add
Add a new standard centre.
Change
Make changes to the current standard centre.
Delete
Delete a standard centre.
Print, email, or export the current standard centre to an excel spreadsheet.
Renumber
Change the standard centre on this record and any standard jobs that include it.
Standard Centre Fields
Basic Fields
centre
Primary key for this record.
description
Description of centre, used as a description for new centres.
types
The types of postings this centre accepts. Valid types are:
- ‘L’ – labour (craft)
- ‘A’ – labour (administrative)
- ‘M’ – material
- ‘E’ – equipment (owned)
- ‘R’ – equipment (rented)
- ‘S’ – subcontract
unit
Unit progress is measured in. This could be something like ‘DAYS’, ‘%’, or ‘LM’ for linear metres.
group ceiling
Group style centres give additional control over how subtotals are displayed. Enter a group ceiling to indicate the subtotals should include all centres between this centre and the group ceiling.
Revenue mapping for Centres in Parent Job
These fields will be used as defaults when a new parent job is created. A parent job is a job who’s parent is the same job.
Revenue Mapping for Centres in Offset (Shadow) Job
These fields will be used as defaults when new offset/shadow jobs are created. A shadow job is a job who’s parent job is a different job.
