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# What is a default cost center?

As an Admin / Account owner, you can assign a default cost center to any user.

It is not possible to have more than 1 default cost center attached.

To do so, go to **Settings > Organisation > Members >** Click on the member > Click on **'Edit profile' > Setting & Policies > Default cost centre**

# What is the purpose of a default cost center?

**It allows a user who spends most of the time for the same cost center to avoid having to select a cost center each time they make a request or payment.**

Indeed, the "Cost center" on a request will be automatically pre-filled by the value chosen by the admin. If necessary, requesters can always edit the pre-filled cost center on a request if they need to spend for another.

Let's say Clément spends 90% of the time for the **Marketing** cost center, so we have chosen to assign them the Marketing cost center. This value will be pre-filled when Clement makes a request. However, Clément can always select another cost center when making requests and payments if necessary!

# Cost centers automatic suggestions : how does it work?

* Upon the **first** request, the cost center field is **empty**. The requester has to **choose** a cost center. If the cost center is wrong, the controller can change it in the **Prepare** tab.
* On the **next** request, we remember the cost center that was put on the previous request (either the initial one, or the one that has been edited by the controller if it was wrong).
* After 5 expenses, we start making an average of all expenses and put the most used as 'cost center by default'.
* The cost center by default that appears in the settings is the one that was guessed by Spendesk this way. If the administrator changes it in **Settings > Members** then we stop guessing and we put the one that was set up by the Controller.