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   <Header>
      <Title>How to use cost recording</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2598606">
         <Level1>Record</Level1>
         <Level2>costs</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>During project execution,
		you want to record actual costs optionally, against the project budget lines.
		Cost recording can be done in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp" role="package">Project</GUIRef>, or in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf" role="package">Financials</GUIRef> and then
		transferred to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp" role="package">Project</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>Specify the level at which you want to record project costs
		  with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/pdm/tppdm6102m000" role="session">Project - Cost Control Levels (tppdm6102m000)</GUIRef> session in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/pdm" role="module">Project Definition</GUIRef> module. The options are:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>By <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#Element_tp" role="glossary">element</Link>/ <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#000005" role="glossary">activity</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>By <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#000006" role="glossary">cost type</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>By <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#ControCode_tp" role="glossary">control code</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>By <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#000003" role="glossary">cost object</Link>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>If you define an element
		with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/ptc/tpptc1100s000" role="session">Element (tpptc1100s000)</GUIRef> session or an activity with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/pss/tppss2100m000" role="session">Activities (tppss2100m000)</GUIRef> session, use the Cost Control
		check box to indicate whether you want to record project costs for the element
		or activity or not. If this check box is cleared, <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp" role="package">Project</GUIRef> accumulates the element
		costs to the parent element.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
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      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
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      </RelTopic>
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      </RelTopic>
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   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>