Understanding how order-costing methods post

Article • 6/8/2026 • 1 min read

It is required to understand how order-costing methods post to the general ledger. The way these methods post depends upon how you order, inventory, and estimate costing set up in Made2Manage.

If you are unaware of setup, check the Production (CSPROD) page.

Find your costing configuration in the following table. Click Posting info at the end of that row for explanations about postings in your costing configuration.

Inventory costingEstimate costingOrder costing
StandardWeighted averageComponentPosting info
Non-componentPosting info
Current rolledComponentPosting info
Non-componentPosting info
Last actualComponentPosting info
Non-componentPosting info
Weighted averageWeighted averageComponentPosting info
Non-componentPosting info