System Data Default Costs

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Consignments is not enabled by default.
Training must be completed before using the consignments functionality.
Please email Development for more information.
Note: there will be additional costs involved if this option is enabled.

Default Costs allow commonly used consignment charges to be added automatically whenever a new Consignment is created.

Typical examples include:

Freight
Duty
Travel
Interest
Quality Control (QC)
Other regularly incurred import or shipping costs

Using Default Costs can save time and help ensure all expected charges are included when managing consignments.

Why Use Default Costs?

Many businesses record supplier invoices through the SP Ledger. However, when a supplier invoice needs to be split across multiple consignments, Default Costs provide a convenient way to allocate those charges correctly.

When costs are applied to a consignment:

Default Costs are included automatically.
Costs entered through the SP Ledger are also included.
Khaos Control combines these values and apportions the total cost across the stock items on the consignment.

Note: You do not have to use Default Costs. Costs can also be added directly against individual consignments using the Consignment Detail Costs tab.

Removing Default Costs

Although Default Costs are automatically added to new consignments, they can be removed or adjusted if they are not required for a particular shipment.

Default Costs Grid

The Default Costs grid contains the standard charges that will be added to new consignments.

Field	Description
Description	The name of the cost, for example Freight, Duty, Travel or QC.
Default Net Value	The amount that will be added by default when a new consignment is created. This value can be changed if required.

Default Costs Context Menu

The following options are available from the grid's context menu.

Apply Value Range

Apply Value Range allows you to apply the same value to multiple selected rows within the current column.

This can be useful when updating several default cost records at the same time.

Clear Selection

Clear Selection removes the current selection from the grid.

Use this option when you want to deselect one or more highlighted records before continuing with other changes.

Additional Information

Default Costs help standardise the charges applied to consignments.
Costs added through Default Costs and the SP Ledger are combined when calculating consignment costs.
Default values can be modified or removed on individual consignments where required.
Using Default Costs can reduce manual data entry and improve consistency when processing shipments.