Operate a Service Center

Service Center Operation Instructions

Identify Customer Type

Internal Customers:

  • Include UNL departments and other campuses (UNMC, UNO, UNK, UNCA).
  • If billing a cost object, it is considered a charge to a University department, not an individual, so is identified as an internal customer.

External Customers:

  • Include institutions outside the University of Nebraska System, industry clients, non-federal entities, faculty, staff, and students.
  • Revenue is subject to a 5% University Administration Fee.

Post Revenues

External Revenue:

  • Post to GL 45XXXX.
  • Split revenue between:
    • Service center (break-even amount).
    • Reserve (above break-even amount).

Internal Revenue:

  • Posting is determined based on the cost object that is receiving the revenue.
    • 23XXXXXXXX: Post revenue to 48XXXX.
    • 22XXXXXXXX: Post revenue to 59XXX.

Record Yearly Depreciation

  1. Transfer depreciation to the reserve cost center based on depreciation schedule in your rate schedule
  2. Use 599212 on both the parent and the child reserve cost center