The Cost Type and the Cost Dimensions are managed or created via the Cost Accounting Setup in the Cost Dimension Setup area.
Up to 8 Cost Dimensions can be set up completely freely. It does not matter if cost dimensions are omitted in between.
Cost Dimensions can be related or linked to the dimensions of general ledger. However, it is also possible to define cost dimensions that exist only in NCCA Cost Accounting.
Through custom programming, it would also be possible for certain cost dimensions to be linked to or managed by other sources.
Fields
Cost Dimension
Specifies the Cost Dimension.
Note
The Service Allocation Prices (as is the Service Allocation) are based on Cost Dimension 1.
Thus, the Cost Dimension 1 or the Credit Cost Dimension 1 is used for pricing in the journals.
For more information, see Journals, Service Allocations, Service Allocation Prices.
Related Dimension (G/L)
Specifies whether the cost dimension is related to a general ledger dimension and if so, which dimension.
Note
Optionally, it is also possible to set up a related dimension for the cost type that allows you to specify the cost type for certain postings already in the journal or to specify it manually for the entry transfer.
Setting up a related dimension for the cost type is possible at any time, regardless of whether NCCA Cost Entries already exist or not.
All required cost types must also be created as Dimension Value Codes.
The dimension value codes of the dimension can be created manually or via the action Create/Update Related Dimension from the already existing cost types.
For more information, see Entry Transfer, Cost Type as Dimension (G/L).
No. of Dimension Values
Displays how many Values the Related Dimension has.
Cost Dimension Caption
Specifies the caption of the Cost Dimension.
The field must be specified so that the cost dimension is active and can be used in NCCA Cost Accounting.
No. of Cost Dimension Values
Displays how many Values the Cost Dimension has.
The Create/Update action can be used to create and/or update the Cost Types based on the G/L Accounts. The other Cost Dimensions can also be created and/or updated via the action, based on the Dimension Values of the Related Dimension.
For more information, see Setup, Create/Update Cost Types and Setup, Create/Update Cost Dimension Values.
Create/Update Automatically
Specifies whether the Cost Dimension Values and/or the Dimension Values of the Related Dimension should be created and/or updated automatically when changes are made.
" " specifies that neither the cost dimension values, nor the values of the related dimension should be updated automatically.
Cost Dimension specifies that changes in the values of the related dimension affect the cost dimension values but not vice versa.
Related Dimension specifies that changes in the cost dimension values affect the values of the related dimension but not vice versa.
Both Directions specifies that changes in the cost dimension values affect the values of the related dimension and vice versa.
Posting Rule
Specifies whether the cost dimension is mandatory and must be specified when posting.
If no specification is selected, the specification of the cost dimension when posting is optional.
Code Caption
Specifies the caption for the Code fields of the Cost Dimension.
Filter Caption
Specifies the caption for the Filter fields of the Cost Dimension.
Name Caption
Specifies the caption for the Name fields of the Cost Dimension.
Cost Dimension Setup
