Cost Center & Object Code Crosswalk Tools

This article provides an overview of the change of what a cost center is in Workday and provides links to Cost Center and Object Code Crosswalk tools.

The term “Cost Center” refers to a different concept in Workday. The term Work Tags or Grants, Programs or Project, is more commonly used for what we refer to now as Cost Center. To help with this change and the code/term changes, see this Workday ISRS Translator Tool.

Key Terms Translation

ISRS Term	Equivalent Workday Term & Code Translation Tool Resources
Cost Center	Grant/Program/Project*
Object Code*	*as of July 17, 2024 - some Workday Spend/Rev Cat IDs may not be available. If not, they may be coded as Other Expenses. Ledger Account/Revenue Category/ Spend Category* (PowerBI tool) Object Code Excel Reference Document
Department	Cost Center

*These links take you to the translator Power BI tool that will allow you to enter and translate your specific information to Workday accounts/terminology.