Selecting cost center structure for modification

Activity overview

Glossary

Basics of using Ramco Enterprise Series web page

This page allows you to search and select a cost center structure for which you want to modify the details. If you know the code identifying the cost center structure that you want to modify you can enter it directly. Otherwise, you can carry out a search by specifying the type of structure and the login ID of the user who created the structure. You can also search by specifying a range of structure IDs and the dates during which the structure is effective. The system retrieves the details of the structures based on the search criteria entered.

The “Select Cost Center Structure” page appears.

Cost Center Structure ID

The code identifying the cost center structure for which you want to modify the details (Alphanumeric, 10).

Structure ID From

The starting code in the range of structure codes that you want to retrieve (Alphanumeric, 10).

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 structure codes till which you want to retrieve (Alphanumeric, 10).

Structure Type

Use the drop-down list box to select the type of structure to which the structure that you want to retrieve belongs. You can select from “Default”, “Alternate” or “All”. The system displays “Alternate” on launch of the page.

Description

The description of the structure that you want to modify (Alphanumeric, 40).

User ID

The login ID of the user who created the structure for which you want to modify the details (Alphanumeric, 15).

Effective Date

Use the drop-down list box to select the date from which the structure that you want to retrieve is effective. 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 the same or after the date selected in the “Expiry Date” field.

Expiry Date

Use the drop-down list box to select the date till which the structure that you want to retrieve is effective. All the end 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 latest “Open” MAC period by default.

The system retrieves and displays the following in the “Structure Type Details” multiline based on the search criteria entered:

Structure ID

The code identifying the cost center structure.

 

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Description

The description of the cost center structure.

Structure Type

Indicates the type of cost center structure. It could be “Default” or “Alternate”.

Effective Date

The date from which the cost center structure is effective.

Expiry Date

The date till which the cost center structure is effective.