--- title: Adding a new cost allocation description: To add a new cost allocation, on Yordex Cost allocations can be organised in hierarchies. For example, you can group them by department, legal entity, project or customer. Please contact us to set th --- [Skip to content](https://help.yordex.com/adding-a-new-cost-allocation#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Raise a support ticket](https://help.yordex.com/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) ![New logo-1.svg\]](https://help.yordex.com/hubfs/New%20logo-1.svg) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Raise a support ticket](https://help.yordex.com/kb-tickets/new) - [Back to the Yordex app](https://spend.app.yordex.com/spend) [Back to the Yordex app](https://spend.app.yordex.com/spend) Welcome to the Yordex help centre! - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Yordex Help Centre](https://help.yordex.com/?hsLang=en) 2. 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An example of how this can appear is shown below.  ![Screenshot 2022-12-21 at 11.57.23](https://help.yordex.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202022-12-21%20at%2011.57.23.png?width=688&height=520&name=Screenshot%202022-12-21%20at%2011.57.23.png)  - When you are done select **\["Save Cost Allocation"\]** We recommend you to only set up the cost allocations your users will actually need, not your entire chart of accounts. That makes it easier for users to find the right cost allocation to charge to. ### Cost Allocation groupings Cost allocations can be organised in hierarchies. For example, you can group them by department, legal entity, project or customer. Please [contact us](https://help.yordex.com/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) to set this up. Once set up, only cost allocations at the Account Code level can be added or updated online as described in [this article](https://help.yordex.com/knowledge/updating-an-existing-cost-allocation?hsLang=en). ### **Adding Cost Allocations from Xero** Xero users can also sync their Cost Allocations with Yordex and select which accounts they want to use in Yordex. 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