Labor Value

A measurement of work that can be defined, among other things, by the following values:

• Labor value number
• Description
• Target time for labor value
• Pricing reference material
• Labor value main type

You can combine labor values in Labor Value Catalogs according to different criteria. A dealer can assign more than one labor catalog to each OEM.

In order processing for a service order, you can enter labor values as items in the order. For the item category in the order, the system distinguishes between labor values entered in the material master and manual labor values not entered in the material master that are used for a specific order only. You can use manual labor values, for example, for dealer promotions or sales of used vehicles.

Structure

The labor value is defined by an alphanumeric key. This key is model and OEM-specific and is provided by the OEM in the form of subsystems. These systems support the search for labor values and contain a series of additional graphical information that supports the work carried out on the vehicle. The systems are connected to VSS by an interface.
The following data is stored in the master record of a labor value:

• Pricing reference material
  When a VSS order is created, the system transfers this material to the order.

• Labor value main type
  The OEM usually delivers the labor value main types. For manual labor values, you can define labor value main types yourself.

• Labor value group
  You can use the labor value group to subdivide the labor values according to categories that you choose, for example, electrics and electronics, mechanics, and body work.

• Matchcode
  The matchcode simplifies the determination of labor values in the VSS order.

• Target time for labor value
  The value in the system is proposed as a quantity for the labor value and a target time in the VSS order.

You can organize labor values in a hierarchy. You define the hierarchy level in Customizing for Vehicle Sales and Service (VSS) under Service > Labor Value > Define Hierarchy Level and maintain the labor value hierarchy nodes in transaction /DBE/LBROPGRP.

More Information

For more information about labor values, see the VSS Configuration Guide.