Print the AP Price Variance Report

Use the AP Price Variance Report (NPV) program to print a report for your login branch that compares the PO unit cost with the invoice cost. See Background and Road Map for more information.

  1. Set your options:

    1. Click the Runtime tab to set runtime options. See Set Options for Reports and Inquiries for more information.

    2. Click the Sort tab to set sort order.

    3. Click the Selection tab to select specific records.

    4. Click the Program tab to set these program specific options:

Field Name

Type / Max Length

Action / Description

Exclude non-stock items?

Optional

Select to list only inventory items or leave blank to list both inventory and non-stock items.

Include history?

Optional

Select to list invoices that have been moved to history with the AP Transaction Archive (NEX) program or leave blank to omit them.

Print in summary or detail?

Optional

Select S to print in summary or select D to print in detail.

Exclude items with no variance?

Optional

Select to list only items that have a cost variance or leave blank to list items whether or not they have a variance.

Exclude previously printed records?

Optional

Select to list only records that have not been marked printed or leave blank to list all records.

You use this option in conjunction with the Should these records be marked as printed? prompt that displays after you run the report. If you click Yes for that prompt and you select this option the next time you run the report, the program prints only records that have not printed. Use this option to reduce the length of your report.

Use S=Standard cost or M=Std matl cost

Required
1 character

Select S to use standard unit cost or select M to use standard material cost for comparison.

Standard unit cost may include overhead and outside services. Standard material cost does not.

  1. Choose the appropriate options:

To

Do This

Review the report on the screen before printing

Click View. See Background for a list of what displays.

Print the report

Click Print. See Background for a list of what prints.

Note
The report prints immediately if the option Allow device override? in the Date-Output Device Maintenance (ZE) program is not selected.

If this option is selected, the program prompts Output device. Accept the default device that displays, which is specified in the Date-Output Device Maintenance program, or enter the name of a different device.

Save these options for future use

Click Save.

Exit the program

Click Exit.

When the report prints or you have paged to the end of the displayed report, the program prompts Should these records be marked as printed?

  1. Click Yes to mark the records printed or click No to not mark them printed so that you can print them again.

  2. Click Exit to exit the program.