Task Order Inference

When the Task Order Chart of Account (COA) is being used to track a task performed as part of a project or not, there are times when certain COA should infer based on the Task Order. The Task Order Inference (TOINF) page is the method to define these inferences. The inference may be for the only value that should be used by the Task Order or may be the most common default where users know to change the value when it is an exception. The Streamlined Task Order Billing feature of Cost Accounting is one such case of a single value for Program being inferred. It may also be for a single Phase value as well the most common Phase.

There are three additional COA available for inference that are initially hidden from view, but can be made visible with Configure Page (DESIGNER): Activity, Location and Function. At least one of the five inference fields must be defined. Those Task Orders that do not need the inference or do not desire the inference do not have to be listed on the TOINF page.

Beyond the chart-of-account fields present (see the Chart of Accounts User Guide) there is one uncommon field:

Field Name

Description

Program Inference Type

The inference behavior of the TOINF page is a soft/weak inference where any value setup to infer will only infer into a blank field. Changing the value for this field from that default to Hard will result in the inference value for Program overlaying any value already supplied on the transaction. Users will not be able to supply an alternate value. However, a blank inference field will not blank out the corresponding field on a transaction.