Cost Center

Individual department or a group of the department makes a Cost center. These cost centers are budgeted and tracked for the cost, income, and allocation. These cost centers will be associated with the purchase order while making a new purchase in your organization.

To access the cost center configuration, go to Setup >> Customization >> Purchase Management. You can view and manage cost centers under the Cost Center tab.

Add Cost Center

  1. Click New Cost Center.
  2. Specify the Cost Center Code* in the given text field.
  3. Specify the Name* of the cost center in the given text field. 
  4. Select the Department* from the drop-down list.
  5. Specify the Owner* of the cost center. The owner is generally the department head and employee of the organization.
  6. Specify the Description of the cost center in the given text field.
  7. Leave the Disable checkbox unselected and click Add Cost Center.

* indicates mandatory fields

Edit Cost Center

  1. Click  beside the cost center you wish to modify.
  2. Modify the required details in the fields.
  3. Click Update Cost Center.

Disable/Enable Cost Center

  1. Open the required cost center and select the Disable checkbox. This option comes in handy when you want to prevent a cost center from further usage in purchase orders.
  2. At anytime you want to put the cost center back to use, unselect the Disable checkbox.

Delete Cost Center

  1. Clickbeside the cost center to be deleted. A confirmation dialog appears.
  2. Click Yes to proceed. The cost center is deleted from the list.