Adding impact area cost profiles
To add cost profiles to impact areas to be able to calculate costs and cost savings resulting from sustainability measures. Impact area cost profile is a hierarchical element. Its sub-elements can be one of the following types:
• Standing charge cost lines,
• Unit & time-based cost lines,
• Unit-based cost lines.
Procedure
1. Go to Supporting data > Impact area cost profiles.
2. At Cost profiles, click Add cost profile.
3. In the data panel, complete the relevant fields.
Field | Description |
|---|
Code | Enter a code for the cost profile. |
Name | Enter a name for the cost profile. |
Impact area | Select the appropriate impact area: • Department related • Property related |
Start date | Enter the date on which the cost profile starts to be applicable. |
End date | Enter the date on which the cost profile is no longer applicable. |
Cost profile type | Field is auto-populated on adding a specific type of cost profile. |
Status | This field displays the current status of the cost profile: Initial, Active or Expired. |
4. Click Save.
A new cost profile is added. You can now proceed to add the relevant sub-elements to the cost profile, which are the actual cost components: Standing charge costs, Unit & time-based costs and Unit-based costs. The cost profile is automatically assigned the Initial status. In order to indicate that the profile is in use, change the status to Active. When it is no longer used you can change the status to Expired.