NAVAX Cost Accounting

Cost Accounting - up to 8 dimensions, allocations with many variants, comprehensive evaluations.
AppSource Name: NAVAX Cost Accounting

Current Version:

• 28.3.7.0 as of Business Central 28
• For older BC versions, downgrades are available.

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General

• NAVAX Cost Accounting
  The NAVAX Cost Accounting adds a cost accounting module to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central that has its own data model...
• Role Center Integration
  The NAVAX Cost Accounting is integrated into the Finance, Accountant and Accounting Manager roles and expands them with the NCCA Cost Accounting menu item...

Setup

• Cost Accounting Setup
  Before NCCA Cost Accounting can be used, its basic functionality must be set up...
• Cost Dimension Setup
  The Cost Type and the Cost Dimensions are managed or created via the in the Cost Dimension Setup area...
• Create/Update Cost Types
  The Cost Types can be created and/or updated based on the G/L Accounts with the Create/Update Cost Types action in the Cost Dimension Setup area of the ...
• Create/Update Cost Dimension Values
  The Cost Dimension Values can be created and/or updated based on the Related Dimension with the Create/Update Cost Dimension action in the Cost Dimension Setup area of the ...
• Create/Update Related Dimension Values
  The Dimension Values can be created and/or updated based on the Cost Dimension with the Create/Update Related Dimension action in the Cost Dimension Setup area of the ...
• Cost Dimension Translations
  The NCCA Cost Dimension Translations page can be used to set up translations for the different display languages of the users...
• Source Codes
  The source codes for the NCCA Cost Accounting are set up in the Source Code Setup page...

Cost Dimensions

• Chart of Cost Types & Chart of Cost Dimensions
  The Chart of Cost Types and the different Chart of Cost Dimensions are the core of the NCCA Cost Accounting. Define indentation levels for a structured overview of your Cost Types and Cost Dimensions...
• Unit of Measures
  In NCCA Cost Accounting, each Cost Type can be assigned a Unit of Measure Code...
• Work Types
  Work Types can be used optionally or additionally in NCCA Cost Accounting...
• Cost Dimension Groups
  The NCCA Cost Dimension Groups page can be used to set up groups for the cost type values or the cost dimension values...

Entry Transfer

• G/L Entry Transfer
  In order for G/L Entries to be transferred to Cost Entries, the Starting Date G/L Entry Transfer field must first be set in the Cost Accounting Setup...
• Calculatory FA Entry Transfer
  In order for FA Entries to be transferred to Cost Entries, the Depreciation Book Code field and the Starting Date Calc. FA Entry Transfer field must first be set in the Cost Accounting Setup...
• Transfer Errors
  Via the NCCA G/L Entry Transfer Errors and NCCA Calc. FA Entry Transfer Errors page you can edit the transfer errors that occurred when transferring the G/L Entries and the FA Entries to NCCA Cost Accounting. Both pages are identical except for the fields for G/L Accounts and Fixed Assets. The screenshots below show the G/L Entry Transfer Errors...
• Reverse Transfer
  When G/L Entries or FA Entries are transferred to Cost Accounting, an entry is automatically created in the NCCA Cost Register. Via the action Reverse Cost Register the transfer can be reversed...
• Cost Type as Dimension (G/L)
  Basically, when transferring entries, the cost type is determined via the G/L Account No. of the G/L Entry or via the FA Posting Group from the FA Depreciation Book of the FA Entry...

Journals

• General

• • Journal Templates & Journal Batches
  • Copy

• Costs

• • Cost Journals
    In the Cost Journals you can post Amounts and/or Quantities to Cost Types and Cost Dimensions...
  • Import Cost Journal
    In the Cost Journal, journal lines can be imported from an Excel file via the action Import from Excel. This can be used, for example, to transfer postings from other systems...

• Service Allocations

• • Service Allocation Journals
    Service Allocation Journals are optimized for recording and posting service allocations. You can credit any Cost Dimension using a Cost Type and thus debit any Cost Dimension using a Cost Type...
  • Service Allocation Prices
    The NCCA Service Allocation Prices page can be used to specify prices for the Service Allocation or for the pricing in the journals...
  • Import Service Allocation Journal
    In the Service Allocation Journal, journal lines can be imported from an Excel file via the action Import from Excel. This can be used, for example, to transfer postings from other systems...

• Allocations

• • Allocation Journals
    The Allocation Journals are a powerful tool for setting up your allocations. For example, you can credit a base using a (specially created) allocation cost type and thus debit a large number of cost dimensions based on variable reference values. Topics such as iteration, consideration in subsequent allocations or a preview of calculation details are also supported...
  • Allocation Distribution
    In the Allocation Distribution area, the debit is specified...
  • Calculation Details
    The Allocation Calculation Details page displays detailed information on how the allocation was posted resp. in which order the amounts were calculated and what entries have been created...

• Extended

• • Posting Preview
    The Posting Preview shows a preview of all entries that will be created when posting the journal...
  • Cost Registers
    The NCCA Cost Registers page displays the history of all postings...
  • Cost Entries
    The NCCA Cost Entries page displays the history of all postings in the NCCA Cost Accounting...
  • Reversal
    The reversal in NCCA Cost Accounting is carried out in the same way as the reversal in Financial Accounting...

Budget

• General

• • Cost Budgets
    More information will follow soon...
  • Cost Budget Entries
    More information will follow soon...

• Journals

• • Cost Budget Journals
    More information will follow soon...
  • Import Cost Budget Journal
    In the Cost Budget Journal, journal lines can be imported from an Excel file via the action Import from Excel. This can be used, for example, to transfer postings from other systems...

• Extended

• • Cost Budget Registers
    The NCCA Cost Budget Registers page displays the history of all budget postings...

Evaluations

• Edit Evaluations

• • Edit Evaluation
    In NCCA Cost Accounting, Evaluations and the Ad Hoc Evaluation are available...
  • Line Definition
    Here you can set up the lines of the evaluation...
  • Column Definition
    Here you can set up the columns of the evaluation...
  • Line Controlled Column Type
    By default, the individual columns of the of an evaluation determine which values are calculated. For example, for columns of type Amount, the amount is calculated for each line of the Line Definition, and for column type Quantity, the quantity is calculated...
  • Date Filter Variables
    It is possible to specify [Variables] in date filters that will be calculated and replaced based on the Evaluation Date when the evaluation executed...
  • Copy, Export & Import

• Execute Evaluations

• • Execute Evaluation
    Via the actions Execute, Show Matrix, Print and Export to Excel an evaluation can be executed...
  • Archive Evaluation
    Via this action, an evaluation can be archived. This will execute calculate the evaluation and save the result in the archive. The action is not available for ad hoc evaluations...
  • Evaluation Archive
    The NCCA Evaluation Archive page shows an overview of all archive entries of the evaluation and can be accessed directly from the evaluation...

Information for Developers

• Indiv. Fields
  The following events are available in NCCA Cost Accounting for fields that have been added via individual programming...
• Event Request

Appendix

• Date Compression
  You can compress data in Business Central to save space in the database, which in Business Central online can even save you money. The compression is based on dates and works by combining several old entries into one new entry...
• Reset Cost Accounting Data
  The Reset Data action in the NCCA Cost Accounting Setup can be used to reset the NCCA Cost Accounting data...
• NAVAX License Management
  The NAVAX License Management page (in older versions NAVAX License Overview or NCEX License Overview) displays the current license status of the NAVAX extensions...
• Installation Notes
• Release Notes