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# Cost Center Selection
**YouTube:** [How to Make Cost Center Selection Mandatory in Cash / Bank Vouchers?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM2IqIZrK10)
## How to Make Cost Center Selection Mandatory in Cash / Bank Vouchers?
This tutorial explains how to configure **Cost Center Selection** in Cash and Bank Vouchers in Logic ERP. This feature helps businesses control whether Cost Center selection should be optional, mandatory, or required only for linked accounts during voucher entry.
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### **Objective of This Feature**
* Manage Cost Center selection during voucher entry
* Improve expense tracking and allocation
* Ensure accurate Cost Center accounting
* Control voucher posting based on Cost Center rules
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### **Access to Cash/Bank Voucher Configuration**
* Navigate to **Accounts** and then **Configurations**
* Open **Cash/Bank Voucher Configuration**
* Choose the required **Voucher Configuration**
* Example: **Bank Payment Voucher Configuration**
* Locate the option labeled as:
> **“Cost Center Selection”**
**Available Parameters**
* **Optional**
* **Mandatory**
* **Mandatory for Linked Accounts**
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### Parameter 1: Optional
**Functionality**
* Selecting a Cost Center is not compulsory
* Users can:
* Select a Cost Center if required
* Skip the selection and continue saving the voucher
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### Parameter 2: Mandatory
**Functionality**
* Cost Center selection becomes compulsory
* Voucher cannot be saved without selecting a Cost Center
**Verify Mandatory Functionality**
* Open the **Bank Payment Module**
* Select the relevant configuration
**Enable Cost Center Columns**
* Go to **Setup Column Attributes**
* Enable **Cost Center Columns**
**Implement Scenario.**
* Generate a Bank Payment Voucher.
* Do not select a Cost Center.
**System Behavior**
* Upon proceeding to the next line:
* Software restricts the action
* Displays an error message indicating:
> *Cost Center Selection is required... Please select cost center...*
**Resolution**
* Select the required Cost Center
* Save the voucher successfully
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### Parameter 3: Mandatory for Linked Accounts
**Functionality**
* Cost Center selection becomes mandatory only for Accounts linked with Cost Centers
**Link Accounts with Cost Centers**
* Navigate to **Setup** and **Setup Accounts**
* Open **Allocate Accounts to Cost Centers Module**
**Setup Process**
* Allocation Basis
* Cost Center
* Account to be linked
* Save the allocation settings
**Verify Linked Account Functionality**
* Open the **Bank Payment Module**
* Select the same Account linked with the Cost Center
**Implement Scenario**
* Skip Cost Center selection and proceed
**System Behavior**
* Software restricts the action
* Displays an error message indicating:
* *Cost Center Selection is required... Please Select cost center...*
**Reason**
* The selected account is linked with a Cost Center, and under:
* **Mandatory for Linked Accounts**
* Cost Center selection becomes compulsory
**Resolution**
* Select the required Cost Center
* Save the voucher successfully
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### **Key Benefits**
* Better expense and department-wise tracking
* Improved accounting accuracy
* Flexible Cost Center control based on business needs
* Enhanced financial reporting and analysis
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### **Best Practice Tips**
* Use **Mandatory** mode for strict accounting control
* Use **Mandatory for Linked Accounts** for selective enforcement
* Regularly review account and Cost Center mappings
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### **Final Outcome**
* Cost Center selection rules are applied as per configuration
* Better financial tracking and expense allocation
* Improved accounting discipline and reporting accuracy
* Controlled and efficient voucher entry process
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