Create a Cost Center in Command Center – Proof Help Center
The article explains how Command Center owners and admins can create and manage cost centers by entering a display name and internal ID, toggling visibility for transaction senders, and saving the new cost center to link Proof transactions with internal accounting records.
Audience: Organizations
Use cost centers in Command Center to tie Proof transactions to your internal accounting records. Command Center owners and admins can perform the actions below.
After creating a cost center, you can allow users to access it and select a cost center when creating a new transaction. You can also manage your cost centers.
Create a cost center
New to Command Center? Here's how to access it.
- 1.Select Cost centers from the menu on the left.
- 2.Select Create cost center.
- 3.Type the display name in the Display name field.
- This is the name senders see when creating a transaction — typically a branch or office name.
- 4.Type the internal ID in the Internal ID field.
- Use this for your internal records — often an accounting code like a GL string.
- 5.Select the toggle for Show this cost center to transaction senders to switch it ON or OFF.
- 6.Select Create new cost center.
Summary Checklist
- Navigate to Cost centers → Create cost center.
- Enter a Display name (what senders see) and an Internal ID (your accounting code).
- Set the visibility toggle, then select Create new cost center.
Still unsure? Contact Proof Support for help.