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The cost object (KOST2) is the second cost-accounting dimension alongside the cost center (KOST1). Fyvel takes it from your DATEV bookings and, once it is enabled for a company, makes it available as master data and as a filter in reports.

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Enable cost objects

Cost objects are hidden by default. You enable the feature per company under Settings → General → “Cost object (KOST2)”. After you enable it, you see:
  • the Cost objects item in the sidebar under “Reporting master data”,
  • the cost-object filter in the report toolbar and in the row editor,
  • the Cost object dimension in drill-down.
The cost object is stored on every import, whether or not the feature is enabled. Bookings imported before the feature existed do not contain a cost object. In that case, upload the affected periods again.

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Create cost objects

Open Cost objects in the sidebar and click “Create cost object”: Unlike cost centers, the code is a text field: DATEV also allows letters and special characters in KOST2. Use the pencil icon to edit a cost object and the trash icon to delete it. Master data applies across the organisation.

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Cost-object groups

On the “Groups” tab you bundle several cost objects under one name — for example every project in a business unit. In the report filter you then select the group in one click, instead of ticking each cost object. A cost object can belong to several groups. When you filter, a group is expanded into its members. Groups and individually selected cost objects can be combined.

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Filter reports by cost object

There are two levels, and they work independently:
  • Whole report — via the cost-object filter in the report toolbar (“All cost objects”). The filter applies to every row, is kept in the URL, and is stored with saved views.
  • A single report row — in the row editor under “Cost objects (optional)”, per data source. No selection means: all cost objects.
Both filters combine with the cost-center filter as an AND condition. If a cost-object filter is active, bookings without a cost-object assignment are excluded — the same as with the cost-center filter.

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Drill-down

In the drill-down dialog you can select Cost object as a dimension and break report rows down by it. The stored name is shown next to the code. PDF and Excel export include the drill-down as usual.

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Tip

First create the cost objects you actually want to report on, then group them.