Add an Overhead Rate Code

Use the Overhead Rate Codes Maintenance (TORC) program to add, change, copy, and delete codes with rate percentages that you can select to apply overhead to item costs and work centers. See Background and Road Map for more information.

  1. Click Add if codes exist. The program prompts Code.

  2. Enter a unique identifier (2 alphanumeric characters maximum) for the code you want to create.

  3. Enter the data in these fields:

Field Name

Type / Max Length

Action / Description

Description

Required
10 alphanumeric

Enter a description for this overhead rate code. This description displays to the right of the code when a user selects them in the Item Cost Maintenance (ICM) and Work Center Maintenance (WCM) programs.

Overhead %

Required
5 numeric in the format 999.99

Enter the percent to apply to an item cost or work center.

  1. Choose the appropriate options:

To

Do This

Accept the data

Click OK. The program prompts Code. Enter another code or leave blank to exit.

Exit without creating this overhead rate code

Click Cancel.

Update the program record

Click Apply.

Note
You cannot delete a record unless it has been saved; use Cancel.

  1. Choose the appropriate options when you click OK or Cancel:

To

Do This

Add another overhead rate code

Click Add.

Delete the selected overhead rate code

Click Delete. See Delete.

Copy the selected overhead rate code

Click Copy. See Copy.

Display the selected overhead rate code

Click Select.

Display overhead rate codes from a specific code

Click Restart. The program prompts Code. Enter the first code you want to display or leave blank to begin with the first code in the file.

Print the overhead rate code listing

Click Print. See Print.

Display the previous set of records in the file

Click Page up.

Display the next set of records in the file

Click Page down.

Exit the program

Click Exit.