Account > Company Information > Cost Centers

Cost centers allow administrators to segment their inventory based on their business needs and then create users that can only see or manage SIMs assigned to their cost center.

Originally created for use in PrismPro, you can still maintain and use cost centers in ConnectivityPro.

The article includes:

• View cost centers
• Create a cost center
• Update cost centers
• Assign cost centers

View cost centers

Account > Company Information > Cost Center

Summary

Field	Description
Total cost	Available on a future date.
Total subscriptions	The number of subscriptions or SIMs assigned to this cost center.
Total threshold violators today	Available on a future date.
Total request today	Available on a future date.

 

The table displays all active and inactive (deactive) cost centers on your account. Cost centers appear in the order they are created.

Cost center list

View the information for each cost center based on the following field options. Select the name of any cost center to view the cost center details. 

Field	Description
Cost center	Cost center name.
Phone	Phone number if available.
Email	Email if available.
Logo	The field is not available.
Status	Active or deactive.
Org type	Available in a future release.
Agent created	Email of the user that created the cost center.

 

Cost center details page

Select the cost center name from the cost center table to review the details page.

Cost center details

Field	Description
Name	Cost center name.
Phone	The field is not available.
Email	The field is not available.
Status	Active or deactive.
Agent created	The field is not available.
Cost center symbol	The field is not available.

 

Create a cost center

Account > Company Information > Cost Center > Create Cost Center

1. Select Create Cost Center.
2. Type your new cost center name. 
   Note: The table will only display 29 characters (including spaces).
3. Review your cost center name, and then select SAVE.

 

Update cost centers

You can update the name of your cost centers

Account > Company Information > Cost Center

1. Search or search and select the name of the cost center.
   
   
2. Find the Detail section, and select the customize   icon.
   
3. Revise the name as needed, and select Update.
   

 

Assign cost centers

The section includes:

• Assign to a subscription or SIM
• Assign to a user

Assign to a subscription or SIM

There are four ways to assign a cost center.

Option	Description
Order SIMs	Quick Links > Stock Order You can assign a cost center to the entire order as needed.
Activation	Account > Account Information > Activation Profiles Activation profiles created from the Account Profiles page include the cost center field.
Single subscription or SIM	Subscriptions > ICCID > Details Add or update the cost center assigned to a SIM from the Subscription Details page.
Bulk update	Account > Company Information > Cost Center Select Download Template. Enable editing, change the format of the ICCID column from general to text, add your ICCIDs and cost centers, and save the file. Notes: Ensure that there are no blank spaces before your ICCIDs (SIM numbers).  Select +Cost Center Assignments, select Browse, upload your file, and then select UPLOAD FILE. Watch for the new alert (bell) notifying you that your download is complete, and download the file. Review the spreadsheet for any rejected uploads.

 

Assign to a user

Account > Company Information > Users
You can add or remove cost centers from user profiles at any time. Cost center user's access will be limited to a single cost center. User roles work the same, with the cost center user restricted to SIMs assigned to their cost center.