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The Classic API has been replaced by the Alemba RestFul API.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.