Map Normal Cost Elements

This activity allows you to Map multiple Normal Cost Elements to multiple account codes at a time. You can enter the account code for which you want to map Normal Cost Elements. This page also allows you to carry out a search by specifying the Account Codes and Normal Cost Elements that you want to retrieve. The system retrieves the Account Codes and Normal Cost Elements based on the search criteria entered. You can map a Normal Cost Element to different account codes.

Select the “Map Normal Cost Elements” link under the “Cost Setup” business component.

The “Map Normal Cost Elements” page appears.

The system displays the following:

Enter the following fields to search for cost center / unit:

Cost Center / Unit From

The starting code in the range of cost center / unit 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 / unit codes that you want to retrieve (Alphanumeric, 40).
Detail / Group	Use the drop-down list box to select whether the cost center / unit that you want to retrieve is a detail or a group cost center / unit. You can select from “Detail” or “Group”. The system displays “Detail” by default on launch of the page.
Desc.	A description of the cost center / unit (Alphanumeric, 40).
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User ID.	The login ID of the user who created the cost center / unit that you want to retrieve (Alphanumeric, 15).
Cost Center Type	Use the drop down list box to select the Cost center type from which you want to retrieve.
Effective Date	Use the drop-down list box to select the date from which the cost center / unit 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 / unit 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.

Click the “Get Cost Centers” pushbutton to retrieve the search results.

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

Cost Center / Unit	The code identifying the cost center / unit.
Desc.	The description of the cost center / unit.
Long Desc.	A detailed description of the cost center / unit.
Effective Date	The date from which the cost center / unit is effective.
Expiry Date	The date on which the cost center / unit expires.
Cost Center Type	The Cost Center type to which the Cost center / unit belongs

Enter the following fields in the “Search Criteria” group box to search for the cost elements that must be mapped to the cost center:

Cost Element From

The starting code in the range of cost element codes that you want to retrieve (Alphanumeric, 32).

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 element codes that you want to retrieve (Alphanumeric, 32).

Click the “Get Cost Elements” pushbutton to retrieve the cost element details.

The system retrieves and displays the details of the cost element in the “Normal / Allocation Cost Element Details” multiline based on the search criteria entered.

Enter the following fields:

Effective Date

Use the drop down list box to select the date from which the mapping between the cost center and cost element would be valid. 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 till which the mapping between the cost center and cost element would be valid. 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.

Click the “Default” pushbutton to default the effective date and the expiry date selected against all the cost elements retrieved in the multiline.

The system displays the selected effective and expiry date for all the cost elements in the multiline.

Cost Element	A unique code identifying the cost element that you want to retrieve (Alphanumeric, 32). The cost element must be in an “Active” status.
Desc.	The description of the cost element.
Cost Element Type	The type of the cost element. It could be “Normal Cost Element

Enter the following fields in the “Normal / Allocation Cost Element Details” multiline:

Effective Date	Use the drop down list box to select the date from which the mapping between the cost center and cost element is effective. All the start dates of the MAC periods that are in the “Open” status will be available for selection in the chronological order. The system displays “Blank” by default on launch of the page.
Expiry Date	Use the drop down list box to select the expiry date till which the mapping between the cost center and the cost element is effective. All the end dates of the MAC periods that are in the “Open” status will be available for selection in the chronological order. The system displays “Blank” by default on launch of the page.
Behavior	Use the drop down list box to set the behavior of the mapping. You can select from “Fixed Cost” or “Variable Cost”. The system displays “Blank” by default on launch of the page.
Traceability	Use the drop down list box to set the traceability of the costs. You can select from “Direct” or “Indirect”. The system displays “Blank” by default on launch of the page.

Check the box in the “Select” column of the both the multiline to mark cost elements for mapping.
Click the “Map Normal Cost Elements” pushbutton to map the cost elements to the cost center.

The system saves the mapping details of the cost element and the cost center. The system also saves the date range during which the mapping is effective.

The system displays the following:

Created By	The login ID of the user who created the mapping.
Created Date	The date on which the mapping was created.