Describing Defense and Security Force Elements and Accounting Objects

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to describe the Defense and Security force elements and accounting objects.

Cost Center, Profit Center, and Funds Center

Screenshot of a force‑element hierarchy mapped to accounting objects, showing how battalion and company structures inherit or assign cost centers, profit centers, controlling areas and company codes.

The creation of the accounting objects and structure follows the principles shown in the figure, Organization Related Financial Structure:

  • Cost Center, Cost Center Group, Profit Center, and Profit Center Group can be assigned to a Force Element
  • Cost Center, Cost Center Group, Profit Center, and Profit Center Group can be inherited from a superior Force Element
  • Furthermore, The Company Code and Controlling Area can also be inherited from the Root Objects (Force Element)
Force‑element hierarchy mapped to accounting objects with highlighted funds‑management details for each assigned unit.
Diagram showing how force‑element units inherit accounting objects, with each company receiving controlling‑area, company‑code, cost‑center and profit‑center assignments derived from the parent battalion.

The Integration to the Funds Management follows the principles shown in the figure, Force Element and Funds Center Derivation:

  • Funds Center can be derived from Cost Center, Cost Center Group (from Enhancement pack 3), Profit Center, and Profit Center Group (from Enhancement pack 3)
  • Funds Center can be also derived from WBS Elements (missions…)

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