Cost Manager (Standard)

The standard Cost Manager and the Generic Cost Manager work much the same way, but with different areas in the system. This table lists the areas and the indicates which cost manager works with each area.

The cost data from Projects/Shells (CBS) can roll up to the Company level. The cost data from Shell (Generic) does not roll up to Company Level. For more information about the Generic Cost Manager, see Setting Up a Generic Cost Manager in the Unifier Modules Setup Administration Guide.

Cost Manager	Company	Shell (CBS)	Shell (Generic)
Cost Manager (for CBS codes)	X	X
Generic Cost Manager			X

The Generic Cost Business Process (BP) works with the Generic Cost Manager only in the context of a Shell. For more information about the Generic Cost Manager BP, see Working with Generic Cost Business Processes.

There is one accounts sheet per company. There is no template for an accounts sheet. After creation, you add columns and rows. The columns can be formulas, they can roll up data from company cost (accounts) business processes, or they can roll up asset data, project/shell cost data, or resource data. Adding rows to the accounts sheet creates the account codes that are used. You must activate the account codes after adding the rows.

Optional steps:

To roll up transactions to the accounts sheet, you must create and set up company-level cost business processes (also known as an account type business process). These BPs use account codes rather than the CBS codes used in project/shell-level cost BPs. These are discussed in the Business Process sections. Other options assume that you have configured and set up an Assets Sheet (for rolling up asset data).

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