Cost Center Transactions

The API Cost Center transactions can be used to create, update, delete and retrieve cost center entities in the CMDB.

Limited Support/End of Life Capabilities

The Classic API has been replaced by the Alemba RestFul API. While we will continue to support the Classic API for clients that are still using it, no further development will be done.

If you need to request a hotfix or support for these features, please contact Alemba Support

CostCenterCreate Transaction

The CostCenterCreate transaction can be used to create a new cost center record and save its details.

Input Parameters: CostCenterCreateRequest

Argument

Type

Mandatory

Default

Description

sID

String

No. See Transaction Login.

“”

Analyst’s current Session ID

sLoginUserID

String

No. See Transaction Login.

“”

Analyst’s Login ID

sLoginPassword

String

No. See Transaction Login.

“”

Analyst’s Password

sDatabase

String

No. See Transaction Login.

“”

Name of the ASM System for logging in.

lEntityRef

Lookup Field

Ignored

-

Ignored on create

sGroupName

String

No

-

Cost Center name

sDescription

String

No

“”

Cost Center Description

lCategory

Lookup Field

No

0

Cost Center Category

lParentCostCenter

Lookup Field

No

0

Parent Cost Center

lPartition

Lookup Field

No

Analyst’s default partition

Partition in which to create this cost center

sReason

String

No

“”

Audit reason

aCustomParameters

Array

No

“”

See Defining Custom Parameters.

Return Values:CostCenterResponse

Argument

Type

Description

nEntityRef

Integer

Newly created cost center ref

sMessage

String

Error/Warning message returned from API

Ret

APIReturn

Error/Warning number returned from API

CostCenterUpdate Transaction

The CostCenterUpdate transaction can be used to update the details of an existing cost center record.

Input Parameters: CostCenterUpdateRequest

Argument

Type

Mandatory

Default

Description

sID

String

No. See Transaction Login.

“”

Analyst’s current Session ID

sLoginUserID

String

No. See Transaction Login.

“”

Analyst’s Login ID

sLoginPassword

String

No. See Transaction Login.

“”

Analyst’s Password

sDatabase

String

No. See Transaction Login.

“”

Name of the ASM System for logging in.

lEntityRef

Lookup Field

Yes

-

Reference number of the cost center to update

sGroupName

String

No

(As is)

Cost Center name

sDescription

String

No

(As is)

Cost Center Description

lCategory

Lookup Field

No

(As is)

Cost Center Category

lParentCostCenter

Lookup Field

No

(As is)

Parent Cost Center

lPartition

Lookup Field

No

(As is)

Partition in which to create this cost center

sReason

String

No

“”

Audit reason

aCustomParameters

Array

No

“”

See Defining Custom Parameters.

Return Values: CostCenterResponse

See CostCenterResponse for more information.

CostCenterRetrieve Transaction

The CostCenterRetrieve transaction can be used to retrieve the details of a cost center record.

Input Parameters: CostCenterEntityRequest

Argument

Type

Mandatory

Default

Description

sID

String

No. See Transaction Login.

“”

Analyst’s current Session ID

sLoginUserID

String

No. See Transaction Login.

“”

Analyst’s Login ID

sLoginPassword

String

No. See Transaction Login.

“”

Analyst’s Password

sDatabase

String

No. See Transaction Login.

“”

Name of the ASM System for logging in.

lEntityRef

Lookup Field

Yes

-

Reference number of the cost center to retrieve

aCustomParameters

Array

No

“”

See Defining Custom Parameters.

Return Values: CostCenterRetrieveResponse

Argument

Type

Description

Ret

APIReturn

Error/Warning number returned from by API

sMessage

String

Error/Warning message returned by the API

ResultSet

DataSet

ResultSet containing attribute details

CostCenterDelete Transaction

The CostCenterDelete transaction can be used to find and delete a cost center record. After the transaction is executed, the status and audit trail are updated.

Input Parameters: CostCentreDeleteRequest

Argument

Type

Mandatory

Default

Description

sID

String

No. See Transaction Login.

“”

Analyst’s current Session ID

sLoginUserID

String

No. See Transaction Login.

“”

Analyst’s Login ID

sLoginPassword

String

No. See Transaction Login.

“”

Analyst’s Password

sDatabase

String

No. See Transaction Login.

“”

Name of the ASM System for logging in.

lEntityRef

Lookup Field

Yes

-

Reference number of the cost center to delete

sReason

String

No

“”

Audit reason

aCustomParameters

Array

No

“”

See Defining Custom Parameters.

Return Values: CostCentreResponse

See CostCenterResponse for more information.