Profit center in Public Cloud

[ErikVH]

When adding a cost center in S/4hana public cloud, a profit center is mandatory. Coud someone tell why profit center is mandatory in cost center?

Our guess is that's because profit center accounting is active. If this is true how can we deactivate profit center accounting in sap s/4hana public cloud? 

[michael_davies]

Hi @ErikVH 

There is no ability to deactivate use of Profit Centers in S/4HANA Cloud Public. 

However you can minimize the maintenance by only defining a single PC and assigning to all records.

SAP recommends use of PCs to provide additional breakdown of Balance Sheet, for margin reporting and to provide a view across a range of cost object types such as Cost Centers, Projects and Orders.

regards

Mike