---
schema_version: "1"
id: 386c4082a571c29c26830ae249f5634d388111da0a90f59b5d21a25505001bfd
title: Add a Cost in the Product Designer
collection: admin
version: current
locale: en-us
portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/ind/264-0-0/comms_adding_a_cost.md
canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.comms_adding_a_cost.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5
source_site: help.salesforce.com
content_type: documentation
content_hash: 738ee8057a4f4602bdd0de8a0168f332a31e3134adc1511b9158e6fbe37ddac2
description: "This section shows the product costs. In the Cost table, you can:"
products:
  - Communications
  - Media
  - Energy and Utilities
release: "264"
---
# Add a Cost in the Product Designer

This section shows the product costs. In the Cost table, you can:

- Search for cost entries.
- Display only the active costs.
- Sort the rows by clicking the arrows beside the column headings.

To add a cost:

1. Open a product specification or offering, and click the Pricing tab.
2. Click **New Cost**. 
    
    The Add Cost panel appears.
    
    ![Add Cost](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-ind-comms_media_energy_managed-264-0-0-production-enus/ff4079f6-a384-475c-b863-578bbbb0ef9b/resources-product/images/epc_prod_pricing_add_cost_upc.png)
3. In the Add Price panel, enter the following information.
    
    <table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small ">
            <colgroup>
              <col>
              <col>
            </colgroup>
            <thead class="slds-text-title_caps ">
              <tr class="">
                <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d156917e98">
                  <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Field</p>
                </th>
                <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d156917e104">
                  <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Description</p>
                </th>
              </tr>
            </thead>
            <tbody>
              <tr class="">
                <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d156917e98 ">
                  <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Price List</p>
                </td>

                <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d156917e104 ">
                  <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Select the price list to use.</p>
                </td>

              </tr>
              <tr class="">
                <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d156917e98 ">
                  <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Display Name</p>
                </td>

                <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d156917e104 ">
                  <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Enter a name to show for the cost.</p>
                </td>

              </tr>
              <tr class="">
                <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d156917e98 ">
                  <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Virtual Price</p>
                </td>

                <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d156917e104 ">
                  <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Select this option if a parent product does not have a price
                    of its own but is the total price of all the child
                    products.</p>
                </td>

              </tr>
              <tr class="">
                <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d156917e98 ">
                  <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Pricing Details</p>
                </td>

                <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d156917e104 ">
                  <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Select the charge type, quantity, and currency.</p>
                </td>

              </tr>
              <tr class="">
                <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d156917e98 ">
                  <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Availability</p>
                </td>

                <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d156917e104 ">
                  <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Specify the start and end dates for the price.</p>
                </td>

              </tr>
              <tr class="">
                <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d156917e98 ">
                  <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Active</p>
                </td>

                <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d156917e104 ">
                  <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Indicate that the price is currently in use.</p>
                </td>

              </tr>
            </tbody>
          </table>
4. Click **Done**.