Integrating partner erp system into a host financial system using generic cost objects

A system comprising:

• a processor of a machine;
• an accounting engine configured to maintain, at a host financial system, an accounting system with a generic cost object;
• a cost object engine configured to cause, at a system of an entity distinct from the host financial system, presentation of a user interface that allows the entity to create a configured cost object that represents a specialized business item, to receive data associated with the configured cost object from the system of the entity distinct from the host financial system, and to create a mirror cost object using the received data associated with the configured cost object at the host financial system, the mirror cost object mirroring the configured cost object;
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• an output engine configured to provide output based on performance of accounting operations based on the mirror cost object and a corresponding business configuration set to the entity,
• the accounting engine further configured to perform, using the processor, the accounting operations in the accounting system based on the mirror cost object and the corresponding business configuration set by replacing the generic cost object at the host financial system with the mirror cost object.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium in communication with at least one processor, the non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

• maintaining, at a host financial system, an accounting system with a generic cost object;
• causing, at a system of an entity distinct from the host financial system, presentation of a user interface that allows the entity to create a configured cost object that represents a specialized business item;
• receiving data associated with the configured cost object from the system of the entity distinct from the host financial system;
• creating in a mirror cost object using the received data associated with the configured cost object at the host financial system, the mirror cost object mirroring the configured cost object;
• performing, using a processor of a machine, accounting operations in the accounting system based on the mirror cost object and a corresponding business configuration set by replacing the generic cost object at the host financial system with the mirror cost object;
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• providing output based on performance of the accounting operations based on the mirror cost object and the corresponding business configuration set to the entity.