First time setup in Cost Accounting

Cost Accounting is an account list management service that helps you ensure all your products are using a common, consistent list of cost accounts. The first time you use Cost Accounting, you will see your Product list. Follow these steps to begin using the service.

You will only see products which are compatible with Cost Accounting. As of this release, this includes SendPro® C Lite, SendPro® C, SendPro® +, SendPro® C Auto, and SendPro Online®/PitneyShip.

1. Log into pitneybowes.com.
2. Click Launch next to Cost Accounting.
   
3. Locate and click on the Products Selected link. Images of your products will appear.
4. Select your product.
5. Select Yes to confirm your selected product to attach your product to the Cost Accounting tool.
6. Select one of the following:
   • Add my product's cost accounts to the shared cost account list:
     • Update the shared cost account (any updates that create duplicate account names or codes will be ignored).
     • Don't update the shared cost account.
   • Discard my product's cost account list.
7. (Optional) Save a copy of your product’s cost accounting list prior to discarding by clicking Save a backup of my product’s current cost account list.
8. Click Finish to complete the set up

There will be a green checkmark on the product image to show the cost account list has been successfully attached to ALM Cost Accounting.

Any accounts you create will be downloaded to your products when you use the product and select an account for your mailings. For more information, refer to the Help feature on your product.

Related topics

• Adding accounts
• Viewing products
• Adding products to an account list

If you need further assistance, please contact us.