HP Access Control - Manual (Page 81)

9 Cost center
9.1 Managing or creating
Cost centers are another method the administrator can use to organize, group, and track output of printers
or users. After cost centers are created and assigned, you can perform queries to determine individual or
collective use of cost centers.
To either manage or create cost centers, click Cost center in the HP Access Control (HP AC) Job Accounting
remote control:
Figure 9-1 Cost center — manage or create
9.1.1 Manage a cost center
Cost centers must be created before users or printers can be assigned to them. This process can be
performed manually by the administrator, or automatically by importing a CVS file. The steps for creating
cost centers are explained in the following sections.
9.1.1.1 Add a cost center
To add a cost center manually:
1. Enter a name for the cost center in the Add a cost center field.
2. Click Add a cost center button to add a new cost center to the list.
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