Cost details in Form Cs
Introduction What is the new feature in a Form C What will be achieved What will it look like Business Logic New-style Form Cs Old-style Form Cs Reporting Per Activity Type Per Cost Type Per Work Package Questions
In current Form Cs the user writes the amount of costs directly in the editable cells of the cost matrix.
In new-style Form Cs the user will be able to click on a cell and add inside a pop-up window, one or more lines of details for: Cost Explanation Work Package
In this way, the user can: Split the total costs in sub-costs defining different descriptions and work packages for each cost item. Have reports grouped by these details (for example costs per work package).
Upon clicking on a cell of an empty cost matrix, the follwoing pop-up will be shown
The title of the window presents the Activity Type and the Cost Type of the selected cell.
“Cost” field is mandatory Total cost is automatically calculated
Upon clicking on the “plus” icon a new empty row is added
Upon clicking on the “X” icon If only one row exists/remains then the “X” icon becomes disabled.
Upon clicking the “Done” button the sum of the detail lines is copied back to the corresponding field of Form C
No changes. But, if users want to convert an old-style Form C to a new-style (with details) they can double- click on a cell. A confirmation pop up window will be shown
No details will be provided. The field will remain as it is, directly editable.
The Coordinator can view a printable summary of: Details per Activity Details per Cost Type Details per Work Package Can be accessed through: A link in the Form C screen A separate tab in FORCE A link next to “Submission History”