Enter the unit time in the selected time unit. The unit time is the operation time that is dependent on the quantity.
If the setup time or unit time is zero (0), you will receive a warning that the times are missing during calculations and order registration. If the times should be zero, enter a very low value like 0.000001.
If one of the time units "quantity/hours", "quantity/minutes" or "quantity/cminutes" has been selected in the Time unit for setup time and unit time for operations under Preparation under the Manufacturing tab in the Settings procedure, then unit times will not be used. Instead, you enter the number of operations per selected time unit.
If you have installed the supplementary function Time Calculation in your system, you can also calculate exact setup times and unit times for each operation. You can open Time Calculation in this field using F3, or via the Info menu if you right-click in the window. Read more under Time Calculation.
Subcontracts
For subcontracts, this column will be highlighted in red. If the operation is a subcontract (which is determined by the work center) you do not enter a unit time, but a subcontracting cost for the operation instead. In the column to the right you can select currency for the subcontracting cost.
There is a setting called Default currency for subcontracts, under Preparation under the Manufacturing tab in the Settings. In this setting you determine if the default currency for subcontracts should be set to the company currency or the currency registered on the supplier.
For example, if the company currency is SEK and the supplier's currency is EUR, and the subcontract has a price in EUR, you enter the price in EUR on the operation. The price is EUR will also be printed on the purchase order and invoice basis. If, on the other hand, the price on the subcontract is entered in the company currency or another currency, the price will be converted into the supplier's currency on the purchase order and invoice basis.
The actual subcontracting cost can then be entered either during reporting in the Operation Reporting or Comprehensive Reporting procedures, where the cost that you entered here for that operation will appear as a planned cost. When using Quick / Rest Reporting, the reported subcontracting cost will coincide with the cost entered here for the operation.
The actual subcontracting cost can also be entered when final coding is carried out in the Register Supplier Invoice procedure in the Purchase module. This is determined by the setting Create supplier invoice basis during subcontract reporting?, under the Accounts Payable heading under the Purchase tab in the Settings procedure. In this case when you report subcontracts, you cannot enter a subcontract cost as it has been preset to zero by default.