Viewing ABC Log Entries

Use the ABC Log Viewing/Download screen to view the manual and automatic entries in the ABC.LOG file. This file contains data related to the events that triggered activity-based costs.

To view ABC log entries:

From the Events > Activity Based Costing menu, select ABC Log Viewing/Download to display the ABC Log Viewing/Download screen.

You can also display this screen by pressing Shift-F5 from any screen.

In the Branch field, enter the branch or territory for which to review activity. To review activity for all branches and territories, enter ALL.
Complete any of the following fields to further limit the list of log entries:

Field	Description
Entity	The name of a specific customer or vendor for whom to view log entries.
Start Date	The first date in a range of dates for which to view log entries.
End Date	The last date in a range of dates for which to view log entries.
Order #	A code that identifies a specific order for which to view log entries.
ABC Code	A code that identifies a specific type of activity-based cost. Activity codes are defined in the ABC Code Maintenance window.

Press Enter to display log entries that match your selection criteria.
Press Esc to exit the screen.

More Options for Viewing ABC Log Entries

The ABC Log Viewing/Download screen also offers these options:

To...	Use this hot key...
view, change, or delete a log entry	Edit Item The ABC Log Entry screen displays.
view the type of expense to which the log entry has been applied	Exp Cat Summary The ABC Expense Category Summary screen displays.
view the G/L pool to which the log entry has been applied	Pool Summary The ABC Expense Category Summary screen displays.
view the ABC cost information using one of four calculated costs or the estimated cost	Cost Select The Branch ABC Cost Selection list displays. Select an option and press Enter to display the requested cost information on the ABC Log Viewing/Download screen.
download ABC activity log entries to an ASCII file on your computer	Download A prompt displays.