You can perform a variety of actions on cost centers that you manage and gather information about them.
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You can display all the cost centers for which you are responsible.
To display cost centers
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In the menu bar, click Responsibilities > My Responsibilities.
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In the navigation, click Cost centers.
This opens the Cost Centers page and displays all the cost centers for which you are responsible.
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(Optional) To display details of a cost center, click the cost center.
You can create new cost centers for which you are responsible.
Other properties (such as, memberships, entitlements, and so on) can be defined later during editing.
To create a cost center
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In the menu bar, click Responsibilities > My Responsibilities.
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In the navigation, click Cost centers.
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On the Cost Centers page, click Create cost center.
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In the Create Cost Center pane, enter the main data of the new cost center.
Table 47: Cost center main data
Cost center |
Enter a full, descriptive name for the cost center. |
Short name |
Enter a short name for the cost center. |
Parent cost center |
Click Select/Change and select a cost center to be the parent cost center for organizing the cost center hierarchically. If you want the cost center at the root of a cost center hierarchy, leave the field empty. |
Manager |
Select the manager who is responsible for the cost center. |
Deputy manager |
Select an identity to act as a deputy to the cost center's manager. |
Additional managers |
Click Select/Change and select an application role. Members of the selected application role are responsible for the department. |
Attestors |
Click Select/Change and select an application role. Members of the selected application role can approve attestation cases for the cost center. |
Department |
Click Select/Change and select the department the cost center is primarily assigned to. |
Location |
Click Select/Change and select the location the cost center is primarily assigned to. |
Role approver |
Click Select/Change and select an application role. Members of the selected application role can approve requests for members of the cost center. |
Role approver (IT) |
Click Select/Change and select an application role. Members of the selected application role can approve requests for members of the cost center. |
Description |
Enter a description for the cost center. |
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Click Create.
You can display and edit the main data of the cost centers for which you are responsible.
To display and edit a cost center's main data
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In the menu bar, click Responsibilities > My Responsibilities.
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In the navigation, click Cost centers.
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On the Cost Centers page, click the cost centers whose main data you want to display/edit.
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In the Edit Cost Center pane, edit the main data.
Table 48: Cost center main data
Cost center |
Enter a full, descriptive name for the cost center. |
Short name |
Enter a short name for the cost center. |
Parent cost center |
Click Select/Change and select a cost center to be the parent cost center for organizing the cost center hierarchically. If you want the cost center at the root of a cost center hierarchy, leave the field empty. |
Manager |
Select the manager who is responsible for the cost center. |
Deputy manager |
Select an identity to act as a deputy to the cost center's manager. |
Additional managers |
Click Select/Change and select an application role. Members of the selected application role are responsible for the department. |
Attestors |
Click Select/Change and select an application role. Members of the selected application role can approve attestation cases for the cost center. |
Department |
Click Select/Change and select the department the cost center is primarily assigned to. |
Location |
Click Select/Change and select the location the cost center is primarily assigned to. |
Role approver |
Click Select/Change and select an application role. Members of the selected application role can approve requests for members of the cost center. |
Role approver (IT) |
Click Select/Change and select an application role. Members of the selected application role can approve requests for members of the cost center. |
Description |
Enter a description for the cost center. |
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Click Save.