ZCBS is the code of the alternative cost centers hierarchy that is mainly used for reporting purposes (ex: Co$ta - ReportsFixed costs)

You can display the ZCBS hierarchy

You can also use the report FC - Cost centers master data to display all cost centers with their assignement in the hierarchy ZCBS. 

All active cost centers must be included in ZCBS according to the following principles


1. There is a direct link between the first level of the ZCBS hierarchy and the Activity 1


CBS cost centers

  • All cost centers included in the groups ZCBS-CORPO Corporate Function & ZCBS-FUNCT FUNCTION SERVICES are assigned to the Activity 1 CBSS in WP1 (=IECRA00569) or 50 in PF1.
  • Cost centers included in the group ZCBS-ICO INTERCOMPANIES are assigned to the Activity 1 CBSS in WP1 (=IECRA01148) or 50 in PF1.




NBD cost centers

  • All cost centers included in the group ZCBS-PROJ SERVICES PROJECTS (OUT OF GUARANTEE) are assigned to the Activity 1 NBDD (=IECRA00554) in WP1 or 89 in PF1.




Non allocated cost centers

  • All cost centers  included in the group ZCBS-OTH CBS NON FUNCTION COSTS are assigned to the Activity 1 CBNR (=IECRA00450) in WP1 or 59 in PF1

The sub-group:

  • ZCBS-OTH5 CBS NON FUNCTION COSTS - Scope F2G is used in the frame of the project F2G to manage the Co$ta - Anaplan & F2G Scope
  • ZCBS-OTHPO CBS NON FUNCTION COSTS - Scope PO2 was created in the frame of the project Power of 2 to follow-up the costs of the project




GBU cost centers

  • All cost centers included in the group ENTRP ENTERPRISE are assigned to a GBU.

There can not be cost centers allocated to CBS or NBD included in the group ENTRP. 







Other groups

  • The group RHXXX TECHNICAL COST CENTERS is used for technical cost centers (not reported in fixed costs report) 
  • The group DISC DISCONTINUED is used for cost centers that are blocked 
  • The group ZNS-FUNCT NON SOLVAY - FUNCTION SERVICES can be used for entities sold when they want to keep working with a fixed costs report with their own groups. 



2. There is a direct link between the first (or second) level of the ZCBS hierarchy and the P&L



CBS cost centers




NBD cost centers

  • All cost centers included in the group ZCBS-PROJ SERVICES PROJECTS (OUT OF GUARANTEE) are allocated to a BFC account R36xxx Research & Development




Non allocated cost centers




GBU cost centers

Definitions are provided in the Financial Reporting Guide

GBUs can create request the creation of sub-groups RDD, EMSV, EADM and EICO to detail their own organization.







Technical cost centers are not allocated to BFC




3. There is a direct link between the lowest level of the ZCBS hierarchy and a BSA



The ZCBS hierarchy is used for the allocation of cost centers to a BSA using. 

The assignment of cost centers to a BSA is done with the cost center hierarchy = ZCBS_BSA which is built using the last level of the ZCBS hierarchy