Structure view

The Structure view shows the calculation with all accruing costs per calculation element. You can build up a whole calculation structure in this view.

Level Navigation
Selection of View Schemata
Selection of View Currency
Calculation Structure

Show and Hide Structure view

Show and Hide Structure view

  1. In the ribbon, click on View.
  2. Activate or deactivate the »Structure« checkbox in the Show/Hide group to show or hide the Structure view.

    Alternative:

    CTRL + 3

For further information, see: Customize Views

Level Navigation

The level navigation is located directly above the calculation structure and helps:

  • orienting and
  • navigating quicker within the calculation structure

You can use this function to focus on a particular calculation element and its sub-elements. You can navigate successively from the top-level to the lowest-level element, or jump to a specific level.

For every selected calculation element you can check and edit the respective properties in the Details view.

You can choose a level as follows:

  • Navigate between the levels successively
  • Jump between the levels

Navigating between the levels (successively)

Navigate between Levels

  1. In the Structure view, click on the arrow of the navigation path behind the calculation element.

    All sub-elements of this calculation element are shown in a context menu.

  2. Select the calculation element you want to navigate to.

    This calculation element becomes top-level element of the current view.

  3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to get to a lower level.

Jumping between the levels

Jumping between the levels

  1. In the Structure view, select the calculation element you want to navigate to.
  2. Right-click on the calculation element ► Open.

    This element becomes top-level element in the current view.

Alternative:

  • Double-click in the very first empty field of the calculation element.

    This element becomes top-level element in the current view.

Alternative:

  • Right-click on the calculation element ► Open in New Tab.

    The calculation element is opened as top-level element in a new tab.

Selection of View Schemata

You can also change the view schema within the Structure view. Each view schema shows certain data of the calculation or of the selected calculation element. This is used for fast data entry and as an overview.

You can choose between the following view schemata:

  • View schema »Production Cost« (default view schema)
  • View schema »Production Cost - Detailed«
  • View schema »Input View«
  • View schema »Material«
  • View schema »Manufacturing - Cost View«
  • View schema »Manufacturing - Technical View«
  • View schema »Target Management«
  • View schema »Measure Management«

Selection of View Currency

You can change the view currency in the Structure view of the Calculations workspace. The values of the calculation elements are listed and converted into the selected view currency.

For further information, see: Change View Currency

Calculation Structure

In the calculation structure you can build a bill of material (BoM) for your calculation.

The calculation structure is a BoM of a particular calculation which contains all necessary calculation elements (materials, prices, machines, etc.), as well as the causing costs. It also entails respective formulas FACTON uses for calculating amounts and prices of each calculation element.

For further information, see: Create Should Cost Calculation