System ➔ Finance ➔ Cost centres / units ➔ Cost centres
Cost centers usually represent departments or divisions where the staff reside based on the skills they specialize in; expenses incurred for a department should be allocated to the corresponding cost center. This overview displays all the cost centers created. In this screen, you can create, maintain and recode the cost centers.
The information in this document is applicable to product update 407 and higher. If you have versions lower than this, certain features explained here will not be applicable.
Keep in mind: All fields with the “!” icon are mandatory.
Click this search for cost centers based on the defined criteria.
Click this to clear the defined criteria.
Click this to return to the previous list of cost centers.
Click this to go to the next list of cost centers.
Type the number of rows to be displayed for each screen. If you have set the default number of rows to “10”, then 10 rows will be displayed. Therefore, if you have more than 10 rows listed, you will see the Previous and Next buttons.
Select the required option to filter the search that starts with or contains a certain letter or word.
Type a cost center code.
Type a full or partial description of the searched cost center.
Click this to assign a new code for the selected cost center. You can type a new code up to eight alphanumeric characters. If you rename a cost center that has already been used in a financial transaction, the name of the cost center in the transaction will change too. For more information, see Recoding.
Click this to delete the cost center. You cannot delete cost centers which have been linked to financial transactions.
Click this to view or modify the selected cost center. For more information, see Creating and maintaining cost centers.
Click this to create a cost center. For more information, see Creating and maintaining cost centers.
Click this to exit.