Cost Lookup

Setup > Preferences & Costs > Costs > Cost Lookup

Cost Lookups allows you to replace a cost based on a condition.

To create a Cost Lookup you need a base cost and a Substitute Cost and a condition that will replace the base cost.

Adding a Cost Lookup

Cost Lookup: Base Cost

Substitute Cost: The Cost that will replace the base cost.

Lookup Type: Type of rules.

Material: Material Grade or Material Group Match. Uses the Material field.

MaterialAndThickness: Material Grade or Material Group Match and thickness match. Uses the Material and Thickness field.

HasBevel: If the Items has a bevel Edge.

Weight: Compares the unit weight of the item of the item with the value in the Value1 field.

TrueWeight: Compares the unit true weight of the item of the item with the value in the Value1 field.

TotalWeight: Compares the weight of the item of the item with the value in the Value1 field.

TotalTrueWeight: Compares the true weight of the item of the item with the value in the Value1 field.

TotalTime: Compares the total primary process time of the item with the value in the Value1 field.

ItemTime: Compares the unit primary process time of the item with the value in the Value1 field.

Area: Compares the unit area of the item with the value in the Value1 field.

TotalArea: Compares the total area of the item with the value in the Value1 field.

Example: Replace the Laser cutting rate when cutting Stainless steel.

Setup costs "Laser" and "Laser - SS" with different labor rates.

Create a Cost Lookup where the Cost Lookup is "Laser" and the Substitute Cost is "Laser - SS".

Set the Lookup Type to Material and the Material field to SS.

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