Cost Center Information
Structure
The file structure is a semicolon separated csv file with “Windows-1252” encoding. The columns are predefined in their names and order. Even if not all attributes are used, they have to be present in the file at the correct position.
Schema
column name | data type | restrictions | column identifier |
---|---|---|---|
Accountnumber | [ID] | [max. 32 Character] | AccountNumber |
Abbreviation | [Text] | [max. 64 Character] | Shortname |
Description | [Text] | [max. 2GB] | Description |
Reference to a Parent Profitcenter by Accountnumber | [ID] | [max. 38 Character] | Reference_ParentProfitCenterAccountNumber |
Inactive state | [1, 0] | IsInActive | |
Comment | [Text] | [max. 256 Character] | Commentary |
Remarks | [Text] | [max. 2GB] | Remarks |
Reference to a Department by ID | [ID] | [max. 38 Character] | Reference_DepartmentID |
Reference to a State by national Name | [Text] | [max. 38 Character] | Reference_NationalStateName |
Refrence to a Country by 3 digit Iso3166 | [???] | [max. 38 Character] | Reference_CountryIso3166_3 |
Reference to a Location by ID | [ID] | [max. 38 Character] | Reference_LocationID |
Type | [Name] | [Cost-Center,Investment-Center,Profit-Center,Revenue-Center,Service-Center] | Reference_ProfitCenterType |
Reference to a Manager by Personnel Number | [ID] | [max. 38 Character] | Reference_ManagerPersonnelNumber |
Reference to a Deputy by Personnel Number | [ID] | [max. 38 Character] | Reference_ManagerDeputyPersonnelNumber |
Spare date | [DateTime] | [ISO Format] | CustomDatetime1 |
Spare date | [DateTime] | [ISO Format] | CustomDatetime2 |
Spare date | [DateTime] | [ISO Format] | CustomDatetime3 |
Spare field | [Text] | [max. 64 Character] | CustomProperty01 |
Spare field | [Text] | [max. 64 Character] | CustomProperty02 |
Spare field | [Text] | [max. 64 Character] | CustomProperty03 |
Spare field | [Text] | [max. 64 Character] | CustomProperty04 |
Spare field | [Text] | [max. 64 Character] | CustomProperty05 |
Spare field | [Text] | [max. 64 Character] | CustomProperty06 |
Spare field | [Text] | [max. 64 Character] | CustomProperty07 |
Spare field | [Text] | [max. 64 Character] | CustomProperty08 |
Spare field | [Text] | [max. 64 Character] | CustomProperty09 |
Spare field | [Text] | [max. 64 Character] | CustomProperty10 |
Special properties
column name | speciality |
---|---|
Accountnumber | mandatory, unique |
Abbreviation | mandatory, unique |
Inactive state |
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Type | limited list of values which symbolize the type of cost center within an accounting structure |
References
column name | description |
---|---|
Reference to a Parent Profitcenter by ID | reference to a cost center within the same file the parent object does not necessarily have to come before the actual object in the file |
Reference to a Location by ID | reference to a location within the file with location information the referenced attribute is the location id |
Reference to a State by national Name | reference to a state the referenced attribute is the national name, like Sachsen, Nordrhein-Westphalen, Vaude, Steiermark |
Refrence to a Country by 3 digit Iso3166 | reference to a country the referenced attribute is the 3 digit Iso3166 country abbreviation (List of ISO 3166 country codes - Wikipedia), like DEU, AUT, CHE |
Reference to a Manager by Personnel Number | reference to an identity within the file with identity information Employee / Identity Information the referenced attribute is the personnel number |
Reference to a Deputy by Personnel Number | reference to an identity within the file with identity information Employee / Identity Information the referenced attribute is the personnel number |
Reference to a Department by ID | reference to a organizational unit within the file with department information the referenced attribute is the department id |
Use Cases
The flat structure enables a quick and uncomplicated mapping of different cost center. For the sake of clarity, however, accounting information should be omitted here. As long as there are not too many different cost center in one company, this mapping of reality is suitable.
source-data-example-profitcenter-simple-flat-structure.csv
The hierarchical structure allows a detailed mapping of the different accounting objects and types in different companies. In contrast to the simple variant, it is not necessary to dispense with accounting information. This mapping of reality is particularly suitable for large companies and multi national companies.
source-data-example-profitcenter-hierarchical-structure.csv
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