Cost accounting> Setup> Budget model> Cost category setup

Use this form to create, manage, and view the cost plan setup for flexible budgets and to define the following basic settings:

Cost categories, service categories, and cost lines that you want to plan in your flexible budget.
Level of planning for the cost categories and cost lines.
Whether there is a percentage-based cost allocation for the cost categories.

Tasks that use this form

Navigating the form

The following tables provide descriptions for the controls in this form.

Tab	Description
Cost categories	Enter, view, or manage the cost categoryfor this flexible budget model.
Service categories	Enter, view, or manage the service category for this flexible budget model.
Cost lines	Enter, view, or manage the cost linesfor this flexible budget model.

Button	Description
Calculation setup	Enter the percentage that you want to use to calculate this line.
Load cost categories	Import the cost categories.
Load service categories	Import the service categories.
Calculation setup	Open the Calculation setupform, where you can set up calculations.
Cost allocation	Open the Cost allocationform, where you can view, manage, or change the percentage of distribution. By using this function, you can distribute the costs from a cost line to the cost categories.

Field	Description
Cost category	Enter, view, or manage the cost category.
Description	View the descriptions of the cost categories.
Period key	View any period allocation key.
Calculated	Determine whether the cost category has been calculated.
Service category	Enter, view, or manage the service category.
Description	View the descriptions of the service categories.
Period key	Enter or view the period allocation key.
Cost line	Enter, view, or manage the cost line.
Description	View the descriptions of the cost lines.
Budget	Determine whether the budget of this line is based on a cost line.
Period key	Enter or view the period allocation key, if you're using this cost line for planning.
Share fixed costs	If you want to use this cost line for planning, enter the percentage of the costs that are fixed.
Share variable costs	If you want to use this cost line for planning, enter the percentage of the costs that are variable.
Calculated	Determine whether the cost line has been set up for calculation in the Calculation setupform.