Selecting cost center structure for viewing

Activity overview

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This page allows you to search and select a cost center structure for viewing its details. If you know the code identifying the cost center structure you can enter it directly. Otherwise, you can carry out a search by specifying the type of the structure that you want to view, the status of the structure and the login ID of the user who created the structure. You can also search by specifying a range cost center structures that you want to retrieve and the date range during which the structure was effective. The system retrieves the details of all the cost center 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 view 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 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 activate or inactivate (Alphanumeric, 40).

Status

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

User ID

The login ID of the user who created the structure for which you want to view 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 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”.

Status

Indicates the status of the cost center structure. It could be “Active” or “Inactive”.

 
  • Active – indicates that the cost center structure is under effective use.

 
  • Inactive – indicates that the cost center structure is not under use.

Effective Date

The date from which the cost center structure is effective.

Expiry Date

The date till which the cost center structure is effective.