Cost centres

What it is

Departments and activities that income and spending are grouped under.

Why it matters

Shows what each department or activity really costs the school.

When to use it

Finance staff tag entries here so reports can compare areas fairly.

Who uses it

Administrator

How to get here

1. Sign in as Administrator (see Signing in).
2. In the left menu, click Accounting to open it.
3. Click Cost centres.

What you see

Cost centres · click the picture to enlarge

• The list has these columns: Code, Name, Parent, Branch, Status, Actions. Click a column name to sort by it.

Buttons on this screen

• New cost centre — opens a form to add a new one. See Filling in the form below.

Using the list

Type in the search box to find a row. Use filters to narrow the list. Click a row to open it. More in Lists.

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