The Work in Progress tab is available once the Work in Progress option is selected on the Main tab.
Using this tab, you can enter the beginning balances of expenses associated with work in progress.
The Opening Balances Entering document. The Other Sections tab
In the Department column, specify the department associated with the work in progress.
In the Expense Item column, specify an expense item which denotes the type of expenses or expenditures: Material Cost, Labor Cost, Rent Expense or any other relevant for your business.
Click in the Cost Object column to open the list of Cost Objects and select the cost object that groups the expenses of this and other types. Cost object can be a project, a specific project task within a project, a customer order in which a customer requests specific product, or a specific internal item being constructed by the entity. You can create new cost objects on the fly.
The Cost Object (create) dialog box
In the Amount column, enter the opening balance in the accounting currency.
In the GL Account column, make sure that the correct account appears for recording the expense.
The GL Accounts dialog box for the selected account
Use the Transaction Content column to enter the description for the journal entries.