You can also record transactions (such as allocate or reserve a software licenses to a person or configuration item) against a particular Cost Center.
You can also group cost centers to Jurisdictions and allocate Jurisdictions to analysts, if you wish to restrict the cost centers the analyst is allowed to select when adding a transaction.
Select New > Cost Center.
You can also add Cost Centers by selecting Add New on the Cost Center Search window.
Complete the details.
Name | Type a name for the Cost Center |
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Now you can link the cost center to other CMDB items. You can also use the options in the explorer pane to carry out further tasks.
Select Ok to save the details, or Save New to save the details and display a blank window, ready for recording details of another new cost center.
Select Search > Cost Center.
The Cost Center Search window is divided into two panes. You can select the criteria for the search in the left pane. The results are displayed in the right pane.
Filter your search using the search criteria in the left panel. You can apply as many filters as you wish (some of the fields require you to select a check box for that criteria to apply).
Select Search. The results are displayed in a browse table located in the right hand pane.
From here, you can do any of the following:
Select the Action icon to display the details of your Cost Center in edit mode.
Make the necessary changes.
You can also link the cost center to other CMDB items or use the options in the explorer pane to carry out further tasks.
Select Ok to save the details, or Save New to save the details and display a blank window, enabling you to create another cost center.
Search for the cost center. When you have located it on the browse table of search results, select it and then click the Delete icon.
If you want to view the details before deleting the cost center, select the Action icon to display them, and then the Delete icon from the details window.
Active | Select to include currently active cost centers |
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To add more fields to your search criteria, select at the top of the Search Criteria pane and configure your search criteria.