The supplier in this field is copied to the purchase requirement in the Purchase module. The field value can still be modified here.The supplier will eventually be displayed on the purchase order.

Use this field to indicate whether the standard rates registered in the External operations file for this outsourcing job are to be used for the calculations. If you select this check box, the standard rates will be copied to the Price, Setup/adjustment costs and Commercial surcharge fields, and these values cannot be changed. If you do not select this check box, you can enter the contents of these fields on the calculation line.

If you select this check box, this calculation line will be authorized automatically in the production modules. When the default calculation is copied to a production file, the authorization is also copied.

To have the line checked before it is approved in the production stage, leave this check box empty. The planner will have to authorize the line before it is advanced to the production stage.

External operations can be added by using the External operations button, and by using the Operations button. This is important, because the external operation cannot be scheduled otherwise, as scheduling takes place based on the operation calculation.

This is where you specify which operation line under the Operations button is the external operation. The field links the two registrations of the outsourcing job, so the outsourcing job will now be included in the planning.

Note: The operation to which this external operation is linked must have been defined in the capacity group as an external operation. To do so, select the External operation check box for the relevant capacity group.

If this calculation line is part of the calculation of a phantom part (a semi-finished product for which the product calculation is copied to the calculation), this field shows the line that contains the phantom part. This enables you to see which calculation lines are part of a phantom part.

This is the number of components on which the external operation has to be performed.

This is the rate which the supplier charges for this operation. The price unit (for example 'per piece' or 'per 100 kg') will automatically appear to the right of the Price field. The price unit is retrieved from the External operations file.

Note: This field can be changed only if the Use standard prices/Use standard values check box is not selected.

This field can be filled in only if the unit code is set to 'Number of pieces * Number of units per piece' in the outsourcing settings on the External operations form. This field is related to the Quantity field. These two fields allow you to specify the following:

• The number of pieces you will have worked
• The number of units included in a component to be worked

Example

Quantity	*	Number of units per piece
10 boxes	of	5 pieces
5 sheets	of	3 m2
80 fences	of	5 kg
30 pieces	of	1 m

These are the fixed costs the supplier charges for performing the operation, such as 'Administrative charges'. Setup/adjustment costs are irrespective of the number components worked; for each outsourcing job, they are charged only once.

Note: This field can be changed only if the Use standard prices/Use standard values check box is not selected.

This field contains the surcharge percentage used for this outsourcing job. The surcharge sum is calculated on the total operation costs including setup and adjustment costs, and therefore on the variable costs and the fixed costs.

Note: This field can be changed only if the Use standard prices/Use standard values check box is not selected.

This is an informational field that cannot be modified. The commercial cost price is calculated by adding up the variable costs, the fixed costs (setup and adjustment costs), and the surcharge sum.