The Category field in Buyout is used to populate the Cost Type field in Sage 100 Contractor when creating purchase orders and subcontracts. Sage 100 Contractor uses a single-digit number to identify the cost type:
- 1 = Material
- 2 = Labor
- 3 = Equipment
- 4 = Subcontract
- 5 = Other
- 6 = User Defined 6
- 7 = User Defined 7
- 8 = User Defined 8
- 9 = User Defined 9
Buyout will support a variety of values for each cost type, which it will translate to the appropriate single-digit cost type Id upon creation of commitments. Any of the following values are supported:
| Cost Type | Supported Values |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 M 1 M 1-M MAT MATERIAL |
| 2 | 2 M 2 L 2-L LAB LABOR |
| 3 | 3 E 3 E 3-E EQP EQUEQUIPMENT |
| 4 | 4 E 4 S 4-S SUB SUBCONTRACT |
| 5 | 5 E 5 O 5-O OTH OTHER |
| 6 | 6 U6 6 U 6-U USER6 USERDEFTYPE6 |
| 7 | 7 U6 7 U 7-U USER7 USERDEFTYPE7 |
| 8 | 8 U6 8 U 8-U USER8 USERDEFTYPE8 |
| 9 | 9 U6 9 U 9-U USER9 USERDEFTYPE9 |