Activating / Inactivate cost center / unit

This page allows you to activate or inactivate a cost center / unit. Tell me more.

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

The “Activate / Inactivate Cost Center / Unit” page appears.

Enter the following field if you are aware of the code identifying the cost center / unit that you want to activate or inactivate:

Cost Center / Unit	The code identifying the cost center / unit that you want to activate / inactivate (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 that you want to activate or inactivate. Data entry in the following fields is optional.

Cost 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 that you want to activate / inactivate (Alphanumeric, 15).
Description	The description of the cost center / unit (Alphanumeric, 100).
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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 that you want to activate or inactivate 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.

The system 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.
Responsibility	The code or the name identifying the employee who is responsible for the cost center.
Org. Unit	The code identifying the organization unit to which the employee, specified in the “Responsibility” field belongs.
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.

Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline to mark a cost center / unit for deletion.

Note: You can activate a cost center / unit that is in the “Inactive” status.

Click the “Activate Cost Center / Unit” pushbutton to activate the selected cost center / unit.

The system updates the status of the cost center / unit as “Active”. The system also stores the login ID of the user and the system date along with the modified details.

Note: You can inactivate a cost center / unit that is in the “Active” status. You cannot inactivate a cost center / unit if it has been mapped to a cost rule definition.

Click the “Inactivate Cost Center / Unit” pushbutton to inactivate the selected cost center / unit.

The system updates the status of the cost center / unit as “Inactive”. The system also stores the login ID of the user and the system date along with the modified details.