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3.1.14.1.6. "Cost mockup" report

If you want to focus especially on the costs side, choose the Cost mockup report.

This report provides prices of search and comparison parts in addition, so that you can perform a rough costing on this base. Hereto a respective price column has to be available.

  1. In the index tree, select a supplier parts directory or a certain supplier part, in order to search for comparable supplier parts in other supplier catalogs, which could possibly be used as alternative.

    [Note] Note

    The generation time both depends on the size of the source parts pool and on the amount of supplier catalogs (directories) to be searched. In order to get a quick overview on the functionality best select a single source part and 2 or 3 supplier catalogs to be searched.

    [Note] Note

    The report involves the column with the price information (and any further columns - if desired).

    Columns used for the report have to be visible in the part view.

  2. Call up the report creation via context menu command Purchineering -> Cost mockup -> Create report..., alternatively via Extras menu -> Purchineering -> Cost mockup -> Create report....

  3. -> The settings dialog opens.

    Under Threshold in % choose 70 for example.

    State the price column of the source (here PRICE).

    In the section search in following directories activate the desired catalogs or subdirectories.

    Settings dialog for "Cost mockup"

    Settings dialog for "Cost mockup"

    Add the user defined variables (concerns the catalogs to be searched: here again PRICE and ERP_PDM_NUMBER).

    Details on the settings dialog are found under Section 3.1.14.1.9, “Setting options for "Make or Buy", "Find suppliers", "Cost mockup"”.

    Start the report generation with click on OK.

  4. Result:

    At first you see the following listing under Overview:

    • Best price within the found parts

    • Price at the best match

    Catalog overview

    Catalog overview

    Under Results you get a listing of all matching comparison parts within the respective catalog, according to the settings with ERP number and price in addition.

    A description on the single icons is found under Section 3.1.14.1.10, “Icons in "Make or Buy", "Find suppliers", "Cost mockup"”.

    A description on the single buttons is found under Section 3.1.14.1.11, “Buttons ”.