Autoline has a facility to apportion costs automatically by Cost Centre e.g. spread costs on a particular expense code over several departments [cost centres], and is used in a variety of input scenarios within the system,e.g NL journal entry. When a cost centre split is set up, you are prompted at the time of expense code entry to use the cost centre split if you want. A dialog box appears when the expense code is entered, denoting that cost centre split IS available, but it does NOT have to be used.
All costs which are to be reallocated are posted to the default Cost Centre and are reallocated on the percentage basis established in the Cost Centre Split Table.
To access the Cost centre split tables:
1. From the Autoline master menu select the Nominal Ledger option and the company you require.
2. Select Miscellaneous options option.
3. Select the Cost Centre Split tables option.
The Cost Centre split form is displayed.
On selecting the option Cost centre split tables you are offered options as follows:
Create: On clicking the Create button you are taken into a form where you are prompted for a Split table code. This can be a two-character alpha/numeric code . By using the radio buttons, there is the facility to copy an existing code and use it as a template for a new code, or create a code completely from new.
On entering your code [use the 
ellipsis button to select an existing code to edit, or enter a code if creating. You are prompted to complete the following:
FIELDS
Description: Enter text that describes the cost allocation.
Cost Centre 1-30: Enter the Cost Centre Codes across which the costs are to be reallocated. There is a search facility to view and select valid Cost Centre Codes.
Percentage 1-30: Enter alongside the relevant Cost Centre the percentage of cost to be reallocated.
Total Percentage: The system adds the percentage amount allocated against each Cost Centre and does not allow a creation of a split table unless the total percentage equals 100%. There is the facility to have minus (-) percent allocations.
There is also the ability to make the percentage split of the cost centre split definable at run time [e.g. when a user is entering an NL Journal, if a code that used a cost centre split was used, it enables the user to define [i.e. alter]the percentage whilst selecting the code. Simply tick the check box to effect this.
Please beware that you can't use the ellipses to select a ccsplit code when the suffix mask of the expense code is set to FILE. It is also not possible to set up a cost centre split if the actual account codes are not already created- Autoline will not allow it.
When you have created the above fields you are prompted to either Create or Cancel.
BUTTONS
Delete: On clicking the Delete button you are taken into a form where you are prompted for a Split table code. This can be a two-character alpha/numeric code. Obviously this applies to cost centre splits that have already been created.
Amend: Again, this button applies to cost centre splits that have already been created. The user can amend fields [e.g. the actual percentage split, description etc, then must either Save or Cancel the amendments that have been made.
Exit:Exits the option and returns the user to the menu.
Help: Displays online help in the default browser.
