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# Cost

Costs can be linked to the budget in order to estimate whether an expense will fit within the allocated budget.

To manage your budget <a href="/documentation/modules/management/budgets.md" class="button secondary">go to Budget</a>

You can add costs to your change. It can be :

* Time cost
* Fixed cost
* Material cost

{% hint style="warning" %}
A cost cannot be added once the problem has been closed or resolved.
{% endhint %}

## Add a cost

* To add a cost, click on **Add a new cost**
* You must add the information you wish :
  * **Name**;
  * **Budget**: select the dedicated budget (For more details, see [Budget](/documentation/modules/management/budgets.md));
  * **Begin date**;
  * **End date**;
  * **Duration**;
  * **Time cost**;
  * **Fixed cost**;
  * **Material cost**;

![View cost](https://3503800744-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FIiEHKRx5AeABNDLcRlWX%2Fuploads%2FswZ9uC34wzQ1fstftkXW%2Fadd_cost_item.png?alt=media\&token=9543e3a5-2862-4d83-8871-cf89e4be3737)

If you enter a budget, this expense will be deducted from the budget in question

{% hint style="info" %}
You can modify a cost later once it has been validated.
{% endhint %}

## Delete a cost

* To delete a cost, you need to click on it;
* The information appears in the top insert;
* Click on **Delete permanently;**

![View cost](https://3503800744-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FIiEHKRx5AeABNDLcRlWX%2Fuploads%2FjOwbHL2vJm1a0n7PPhLb%2Fdelete_cost_item.png?alt=media\&token=01959483-e890-480b-9d3a-4ca33c9b18b9)

If you enter a budget, this expense will be deleted from the budget

{% hint style="warning" %}
Once deleted, you will not be able to go back, you will have to enter the cost manually again
{% endhint %}


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