: :  Configuring Cost and Profit Centers

You must configure cost and profit centers and bundle them together.

To do so:

  1. Go to Tools > Setup > General setup > Company > Entity.
  2. For each entity, enter the related general information.
  3. In front of Type, select the relevant option:

    Only the last two values have an impact on cost distribution. This step is essential.

  4. In the 'Arrival' project field, enter the only possible target project of distribution for each cost center.
  5. Click on the Profit center tab to bundle the entities together.
  6. On each cost center record sheet, enter all the profit centers that may receive costs coming from the relevant center. Otherwise no distribution rule will be established between them.
  7. Save. You must now Defining Cost Distribution Keys

You can bundle entities together in one go, thus avoiding manual actions on each centers.