Umapping normal / allocation cost elements from cost center

This page allows you to unmap normal or allocation cost elements that have been mapped to a cost center. Tell me more.

Select the “Unmap Normal / Allocation Cost Elements” link under the “Cost Setup” business component.

The “Unamp Normal / Allocation Cost Elements” page appears.

Enter the following fields:

Cost Center	The code identifying the detail cost center from which you want to unmap normal or allocation cost elements (Alphanumeric, 10). The cost center entered in this field must be a detail cost center that is in an “Active” status.
	Press <Enter> key.
	The system retrieves and displays all the details of the cost center in the relevant fields.
	Help facility available
Cost Element	The code identifying the cost element, that you want unmap from the cost center (Alphanumeric, 32). The cost element entered in this field must be a normal or allocation cost element that is an “Active” status.
	Help facility available

The system displays the following in the “Normal / Allocation Cost Element Details” multiline:

Cost Center	The code identifying the cost center.
Cost Element	The code identifying the cost element.
Description	The description of the cost element.

Modify the following fields if required 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 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 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 multiline to mark a cost element that has to be unmapped from the cost center.

Note: You cannot modify the mapping details if entries or balances are available for the cost center.

Click the “Edit” pushbutton to save the modifications made to the mapping.

The system saves the modifications made to the mapping details. The system also saves the details of the logistic organization, business unit, organization unit and company along with the mapping details. The system updates login ID of the user and the system date in the “Last Modified By” and the “Last Modified Date” fields.

Note: You cannot unmap cost elements from the cost center if entries or balances are available for the cost center.

Click the “Unmap” pushbutton to unmap the cost element from the cost center.

The system unmaps the cost elements from the cost center. The system also saves the details of the logistic organization, business unit, organization unit and company along with the unmapping details. The system updates login ID of the user and the system date in the “Last Modified By” and the “Last Modified Date” fields.

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.
Last Modified By	The login ID of the user who last modified the mapping.
Last Modified Date	The date on which the mapping was last modified.

To proceed, carry out the following

Select the “Unmap Accounts” link at the bottom of the page to unmap account codes from normal cost elements.
Select the “Unmap Activity Cost Elements” link at the bottom of the page to unmap activity cost elements from the cost center.

Umapping normal / allocation cost elements from cost center – An overview

You can enter the code identifying the cost center from which you want to unmap the cost elements. You can also enter the code identifying the cost element that you want to unmap from the cost center. The system retrieves the mapping details of the cost center and the cost element. You can select the cost element that you want to unmap from the cost center. You can unmap a cost element if entries or balances are not available for the cost center. The system unmaps the selected cost element and stores the login ID of the user and the system date along with the modified details.

This page also allows you to modify the mapping details of the cost center and cost element. You can modify the properties set for the mapping. You can modify the properties of a mapping if entries or balances are not available for the cost center. The system saves the modifications made and stores the login ID of the user and the system date along with the modified details.