The Allows Entry of Landed Costs check box in the Purchase Order Options window is available only if Allocate Freight on a line item basis is cleared. The system defaults a landed cost type of FRGHT that is used for allocation of freight based on the allocation method specified. If the Automatic Update check box is selected in Landed Cost Type Maintenance for FRGHT, freight plus prepaid freight from the purchase order or a freight amount entered on the Receipt of Goods Entry, the Landed Cost Totals tab will display automatically in Receipt of Goods Entry.

If the Include Alloc'd Cost in Default Unit Cost During Entry check box is selected in the Purchase Order Options window, the total last cost (which includes any allocated costs) is used as the default in Purchase Order Entry, Receipt of Goods Entry, and Receipt of Invoice Entry.
Any inventory item that is subject to landed cost allocation should have the Allocate Landed Cost check box selected on the Inventory Maintenance Options tab. Any miscellaneous charge code that is subject to landed cost allocation should have the Allocate Landed Cost check box selected in the Miscellaneous Charge Code Maintenance window. If this check box is selected, the LC check box on the Purchase Order Entry Lines tab, Receipt of Goods Lines tab, and Receipt of Invoice Entry Lines tab will be selected by default, but can be overridden.

When using the Weight or Volume allocation method, the weight and volume should be entered at the Weight and Volume fields on the Inventory Maintenance Main tab. Weight and volume cannot be entered for special or miscellaneous charge codes; therefore, special and miscellaneous charge codes will not be included in any landed cost allocations that use an allocation method of Weight or Volume.
In Receipt of Goods Entry, with or without an invoice, you can enter as many landed cost types and amounts as needed by using the Landed Cost feature on the Totals tab. If the Automatic Update check box is selected for the FRGHT cost type in Landed Cost Type Maintenance, the freight amount will appear automatically in the Landed Cost Entry window on the Receipt of Goods Entry Totals tab.

NOTE Weight and volume amounts in the Inventory Maintenance Main tab should be entered as numbers only, without a description (for example, enter 35 instead of 35 lbs) in Inventory Maintenance.
The Daily Receipts Register will print all landed cost types and amounts entered in Receipt of Goods Entry if the Print Landed Cost Allocation Detail on Register check box is selected in the Purchase Order Options window.
Daily Receipts Register/Update will post the allocated landed costs to the item's cost in inventory and the expense account entered for the Cost Type in the Landed Cost Type Maintenance window. In addition, the receipt history will be updated with the landed cost information and can then be printed on the Receipt History Report.

WARNING Changing the allocation method or general ledger account number in Landed Cost Type Maintenance may cause difficulty when attempting to reconcile the general ledger.