Use this activity to enter information on external costs incurred by the work order. An example on an external cost is when a machine has rented and used when the work according to the work order has been performed.
Before the information is entered, the following must have been completed:
As a result of this activity, the external cost is connected to the work order. After the transaction has been authorized the Actual Costs field in the Budget tab is updated. If the AUTO_AUTH_SIGN_EXT property for the MaintenanceConfiguration object LU in the System LU Values/Object Property tab is set to TRUE, the external cost line is automatically authorized.
Use the following procedure to enter the information: