WIP-Total Field, Job Task Table

Specifies the job tasks you want to group together when calculating Work In Process (WIP) and Recognition.

In any group of tasks, there needs to be one task that satisfies two conditions:

  • Has a WIP-Total that is set to Total.

  • Has a Job Task No. number that is the final one in the group or range of job tasks.

If there are no job tasks with WIP-Total set to Total, Total will be set automatically on the last job task line when WIP is calculated for the first time.

The following table describes the three options:

Option Description

Blank

Leave blank if the job task is a part of a group of tasks.

Total

Defines the range or group of tasks that are included in the WIP and recognition calculation. Within the group, any job task with Job Task Type set to Posting will be included in the WIP Total, unless its WIP-Total field is set to Excluded.

Excluded

Applies only to a task with Job Task Type of Posting. The task is not considered when WIP and recognition are calculated.

Additional Information

The following example demonstrates how the WIP-Total field works. In the example, the job tasks have been divided into two WIP-Total groupings:

  • 1000 through 1299: WIP will be calculated separately for this group of job tasks. Two of the tasks, 1010 and 1110, however, are excluded from the WIP calculation.

  • 1300 through 1399: WIP will be calculated separately for this group of job tasks.

Job Task No. Description Job Task Type WIP-Total

1000

Preparation

Begin-Total

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1010

    Cleaning

Posting

Excluded

1099

Total preparation

End-Total

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1100

Carpeting

Begin-Total

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1110

    Gluing floor

Posting

Excluded

1120

    Laying out carpet

Posting

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1199

Total carpeting

End-Total

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1200

Finish

Begin-Total

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1210

    Vacuum cleaning carpet

Posting

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1299

Total finish

End-Total

Total

1300

Error correction

Begin-Total

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1310

    Error correction

Posting

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1399

Total error correction

End-Total

Total

Tip

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Parent Tables

Table Location
Job Task Table Jobs
Job Task Table Jobs
Job Task Table Jobs

See Also

Reference

Job Task Lines
Job Task Card

Other Resources

Walkthrough: Calculating Work in Process for a Job