Viewing cost center / unit

This activity allows you to search and select a cost center / unit for viewing its details. If you know the code identifying the cost center / unit for which you want to view details you can enter it directly. Otherwise, you can carry out a search by specifying the type of the cost center / unit, its status and the organization unit in which the user who is responsible for the cost center is available. You can also search by specifying the range of codes identifying the cost center / units and the description of the cost center / units. The system retrieves the search results based on the search criteria entered.

This page also allows you to print a report containing the list of cost center / units that have been retrieved based on the search criteria entered.

Select the “View Cost Center / Unit” link under the “Cost Setup” business component.

The “View Cost Center / Unit” page appears.

Enter the following field if you are aware of the code identifying the cost center / unit for which you want to view the details:

Cost Center / Unit	The code identifying the cost center / unit for which you want to view details (Alphanumeric, 40).
	Press <Enter> key.
	The system retrieves the details of the cost center / unit in the corresponding fields in the “Cost Center / Unit Details” multiline irrespective of whether it is in an “Active” or “Inactive” status.

Enter the following fields in the “Search Criteria” group box to search for the cost center / unit for which you want to view the details. Data entry in the following fields is optional.

Center / Unit	Use the drop-down list box to select whether you want to retrieve the details of a center or unit. You can select from “Center” or “Unit”. The system displays “Center” by default on launch of the page.
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.
Cost Center / Unit Type	Use the drop-down list box to select the type of the cost center / unit to which the cost center / unit that you want to retrieve belongs. All the center / unit types that have been defined will be available for selection in the alphabetical order.
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).
User ID	The login ID of the user who created the cost center / unit for which you want to view details (Alphanumeric, 15).
Description	The description of the cost center / unit (Alphanumeric, 100).
Responsibility	The code identifying the employee who is responsible for the cost center (Alphanumeric, 20).
Org. Unit	Use the drop-down list box to select the organization unit to which the cost center / unit you want to retrieve belongs. All the organization units to which the “Employee Master” business component corresponding to this “Cost Setup” business component has been mapped will be available for selection in the ascending order. The system displays “Blank” by default on launch of the page.

Note: The organization units will be available for selection if “Responsibility Validation Against Employee Master” parameter has been set to “Yes” in the “Set Parameters” activity.

Status

Use the drop-down list box to select the status of the cost center / unit. You can select from “Active” or “Inactive”. The system displays “Active” by default on launch of the page.

Click the “Search” 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.
Description	The description of the cost center / unit.
Long Description	The detailed description of the cost center / unit.
Detail / Group	Indicates whether the cost center / unit is a detail or a group cost center / unit.
	Detail – indicates the entity into which the organization is demarcated for the purpose of costing.
	Group – indicates that it is a cluster of cost center or a cluster of group cost centers.
Cost Center / Unit Type	Indicates the type of the cost center / unit.
Effective Date	The date from which the cost center / unit is effective.
Expiry Date	The date on which the effectiveness of the cost center / unit expires.
Status	Indicates the status of the cost center / unit. It could be “Active” or “Inactive”.
	Active – indicates that the cost center / unit is in active use.
	Inactive – indicates that the cost center / unit is not in active use.
Responsibility	The code or the name identifying the employee who is responsible for the cost center.
Org. Unit	The code identifying the organization unit for which the employee is responsible.
Created By	The login ID of the user who created the cost center / unit.
Created Date	The date on which the cost center / unit was created.
Last Modified By	The login ID of the user who last modified the cost center / unit.
Last Modified Date	The date on which the cost center / unit was last modified.

Click the “Print” pushbutton to print a report of the defined cost center / unit.

The system prints a report of all the cost centers / units retrieved based on the search criteria entered.