Help On Cost Center

This Help page allows you to search and select a cost center and transfer the details to the field where it is required.

You can carry out a search by specifying the range of cost centers that you want to retrieve and the date range during which the cost center is effective. You can also search by specifying the login ID of the user who created the cost center and the description of the cost center. The system retrieves all the cost centers that are in the “Active” status. The selected cost center is transferred to the required page, when it is confirmed.

Click the lens icon positioned next to the “Cost Center” field.

The “Help On Cost Center” page appears.

Enter the following fields in the “Search Criteria” group box to search for a cost center:

Cost Center From

The starting code in the range of cost center codes that you want to retrieve (Alphanumeric, 40).

Note: The code entered in this field must be before or the same as the code entered in the “To” field.

To	The ending code in the range of cost center codes that you want to retrieve (Alphanumeric, 40).
User ID.	The login ID of the user who created the cost center that you want to retrieve (Alphanumeric, 15).
Cost Center Type	Use the drop down list box to select Cost Center type. The combo will be loaded with all the 'Cost Center type Description', set and saved in the Set Function Parameters in Cost Setup component, of the respective login OUs BU. The system displays "All" by default on launch of the page.
Desc.	A description of the cost center (Alphanumeric, 40).
	Zoom facility available
Effective Date	Use the drop-down list box to select the date from which the cost center is effective. All the start dates of the MAC periods that have been defined for MAC years that are in the “Open” status will be available for selection in the chronological order. The system displays the earliest “Open” MAC period by default.

Note: The date selected in this field must be before or the same as the date selected in the “Expiry Date” field.

Expiry Date

Use the drop-down list box to select the date on which the cost center expires. All the end dates of the MAC periods that have been defined for MAC years that are in the “Open” status will be available for selection in the chronological order. The system displays the latest “Open” MAC period by default.

Account Code From

The starting account code in the range of codes identifying the account codes that you want to retrieve (Alphanumeric, 32). The system retrieves all the account codes that are similar to the value entered in this field.

Note: The code entered in this field must be before the code entered in the “Account Code To” field.

The ending account code in the range of codes identifying the account codes that you want to retrieve (Alphanumeric, 32). The system retrieves all the account codes that are similar to the value entered in this field.

Click the “Search” pushbutton to retrieve the search results.

The system retrieves and displays the following in the “Cost Center Details” multiline based on the search criteria entered:

Cost Center	The code identifying the cost center.
Desc.	The description of the cost center.
Long Desc.	A detailed description of the cost center.
Account Code	The code identifying the account
Description	The description of the Account code
Effective Date	The date from which the cost center is effective.
Expiry Date	The date on which the cost center expires.

Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline to select a cost center.
Click the “OK” pushbutton.