Use business services with expenses
concept australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read c_UseBusinessServicesWithExpenses.md
Manage the relationships between business services and their expenses with allocation units and cost centers.
- Define a cost center
Cost centers are a commonly used reference between financial systems and IT. Cost center records represent business entities, and have a related list of CI Cost Center Relationships that measure the cost center's consumption of business services. - Default allocation rule
For every expense line generated for a business service, the default allocation rule Process Svc-CC Relationships will attempt to process the expense and create allocations for each cost center that is consuming the service. - Define an allocation unit
Allocation unit records define the capacity and usage of a business service.
Parent Topic:Cost Management
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| title | Use business services with expenses |
| description | Manage the relationships between business services and their expenses with allocation units and cost centers. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-business-management/cost-management/c\_UseBusinessServicesWithExpenses.html |
| release | australia |
| product | Cost Management |
| classification | cost-management |
| topic_type | concept |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Cost ManagementStrategic Portfolio Management |