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This page describes the process for a supervisor or an administrator working on a supervisors behalf can use the "Replace a Cost Object" functionality in MUMMS. Note that similar functionality exists for Fiscal Staff but there are a few small differences.

You can use the "Replace a Cost Object" function within MUMMS to replace one cost object with another for existing allocations. For example, you could:

• Change all allocations using cost object 12345 to use cost object 54321, effective today.
• Change allocations for compute charges using cost object 12345 to use cost object 54321, effective the first of the current month.
• Change Fab processing and Identicard allocations using cost object 12345 for users jsmith and rdoe to use cost object 54321, effective next July.

Most of the actions you can perform on the "Replace a Cost Object" page can be done using the standard Managing Allocations  functionality, but it is much easier to make changes across multiple users or computers and for multiple charge categories in on the replace page.

The one action you can perform on the replace page that you cannot perform elswhere is to make retroactive changes to use based charges, like Fab processing charges. So, for example, using replace you can say that you want all Fab processing charges using cost object 12345 to be replaced with cost object 54321, retroactive to the begining of the current month. When using the Managing Allocations functionality, you are only allowed to make changes to use based charge allocations from the current day forward. For details see the Notes about MUMMS Allocations page.

You can now replace a cost object from two places:

1. From the MUMMS home page (when logged in as a supervisor or supervisor's administrator).
2. When viewing allocations for an individual user. 

Performing  Performing a Cost Object Replacement

To replace a cost object from the MUMMS home page, first log into MUMMS (https://www-mtl-mit-edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/mumms). You will be taken to the main menu.. You'll then see the home page:

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Choose the cost object that you want to replace. So if you know you want to replace all allocations assigned to 0000002 to be reassigned to 0000006, choose 0000002 from the list.

From this point on, the process is nearly identical to replacing a cost object from an individual users record. Please see the Managing Allocations for further instructions.

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