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title: Example: Enabling Cost Items in a Business Object
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createdAt: 2026-07-14T19:16:29.417Z
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This example shows how to enable the **Cost Item** field within a business object, so that users can access it.

1. From the Configuration Console, click **Build > Business Object** to open the **Business Objects** workspace.
2. Open the business object to which to add the **Cost Item** field.
3. Create the relationship (see [Using Relationships](docId\:SzcP-QyW98hBG7IWLEeU2)) by doing the following:

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a. From the **Relationships** tab, add a relationship to Frs\_ITFM\_Transaction (if one does not already exist).
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b. Set the parameters as shown:
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*Frs\_ITFM\_Transaction Parameters*

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4. To add the tab to the workspace, do the following:

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a. Click **Layouts**.
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b. Select the form to use.
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5. Click **formView**. The **Form View Editor** appears.
6. Near the bottom of the page, click **Add Child Panel**.
7. Add the information for **Cost Item**.

*Sample Cost Item Child Panel Settings*

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| Field         | Value                                  |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| Display Name  | Cost Item                              |
| Object        | Frs\_ITFM\_Transaction                 |
| Relationships | ServiceReqAssocFrs\_ITFM\_Transaction  |
| Display       | List                                   |
| List          | Frs\_ITFM\_Transaction.DefaultGrid     |
| Forms         | Frs\_ITFM\_Transaction.ManualEntryForm |
| Placement     | Tab                                    |

8. Click **Save**.
9. To define the rollup cost relationships (see [Data Rollups](docId\:tk6TR1ik9ook-MBteDsu5)), do the following:

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a. Click **Frs\_ITFM\_Transaction** from the list.
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b. Set the following in the **FormView Child Panel Relationship Editor**. See [About Tracking Cost Relationships in a Service Request](docId\:h3PjINcqoq7aLCFGJldBQ).
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| Display Name             | Rollup Chain                                                                   |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Task Cost Item           | ServiceReq -> Task -> Frs\_ITFM\_Transaction                                   |
| Parameter Cost Item      | ServiceReq -> ServiceReqParam -> Frs\_ITM\_Transaction                         |
| Parameter Link Cost Item | ServiceReq -> ServiceReqParam -> ServiceReqParamLink -> Frs\_ITFM\_Transaction |

*Sample Form View Child Panel Rollups*

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10. Check **Show Summary screen for transactions** to add the cost summary panel.

*Sample Cost Summary Panel*

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11. Click **Edit Summary Settings** to define what appears in the cost summary panel.

*Sample Transaction Summary Settings*

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12. Click **Save**.

## About Tracking Cost Relationships in a Service Request

Each service request has a task and a ServiceReqParam attached, each having their own cost items. The ServiceReqParam has attached to it ServiceReqParamLink, which has its own cost item. And the service request itself has a cost item. The following diagram illustrates the relationship given in the above example.

*Cost Relationship*

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