Hierarchy
SAP_ABA (Software Component) Cross-Application Component⤷
CA-GTF-TS (Application Component) Technical Application Support⤷
BK (Package) CO Cross-application Objects
Basic Data
| Data Element | KOSTL |
| Short Description | Cost Center |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | KOSTL | |
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 10 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 10 | |
| Value Table | CSKS |
Further Characteristics
| Search Help: Name | ||
| Search Help: Parameters | ||
| Parameter ID | KOS | |
| Default Component name | COSTCENTER | |
| Change document | ||
| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Cost Ctr |
| Medium | 15 | Cost Center |
| Long | 20 | Cost Center |
| Heading | 10 | Cost Ctr |
Documentation
Definition
Key uniquely identifying a cost center.
Supplementary Documentation - KOSTL 0001
Procedure
Enter a value in this field if you want to search for reservations that satisfy this criterion.
Supplementary Documentation - KOSTL 0002
Use
In cost center planning, you can plan either an individual cost center or a group of cost centers.
You plan cost center groups if you want to quickly refer back to all cost centers in your responsibility area for planning purposes.
By planning cost center groups, you have the advantage of not having to fill in the initial screen for each individual cost center.
Procedure
You use either a single value, an interval or a group.
Procedure
Examples
Dependencies
Supplementary Documentation - KOSTL 0003
Use
The cost center to which goods movements are assigned.
Procedure
Examples
Dependencies
Supplementary Documentation - KOSTL 0004
Use
When you create a new cost center, all the attributes required in the organizational unit are copied from the reference cost center. If the reference cost center is in a different controlling area to the new cost center, then the hierarchy area is not copied over. You can only copy the company code if
- the new cost center is in the ame controlling area as the reference cost center.
- the company code has been assigned explicitly to the controlling area in customizing
- If this is not the case, you must maintain the field manually.
Procedure
Examples
Dependencies
Supplementary Documentation - KOSTL 0005
Procedure
Enter the number of the cost center to which the item is to be assigned.
Supplementary Documentation - KOSTL 0006
Use
Procedure
Only enter a cost center, if you want to create a material document or a reservation for a cost center (movement type 201 or 251).
Examples
Dependencies
Supplementary Documentation - KOSTL 0007
Use Assets accounting
In this field you assign an asset to a cost center. This cost center can be assigned to when you post the depreciation.
Requirements
You must set the "Assign cost orders" indicator in customizing before the system can assign the depreciation to an order.
Procedure
Examples
Dependencies
Supplementary Documentation - KOSTL 0008
Use
During actual accrual calculation, the costs on the processed cost center are debited. The offsetting entry is made on the credit object defined here. This credit object can be a standard order or a service cost center.
The debits from accounting are posted on this credit object for costs that are not purely accrued.
Procedure
Either enter the corresponding service cost center in this field, or the number of a standard order in the order field.
Dependencies
You can enter only one credit object for each validity period (specification of the valid-to date), hence either an order or a cost center.
Supplementary Documentation - KOSTL 0009
Note
Field changes
The data in this field can be changed daily.
Time dependency
You can define this field as time-based in the configuration menu of Cost Center Accounting.
- If you activate this indicator, you can maintain separate data for any number of different time intervals.
- If you do not activate this indicator, you can make only one field entry valid for all intervals. If, however, you change a time-based field, you can enter a new value in the non-time-based field that is valid for the interval of the time-based field.
Supplementary Documentation - KOSTL 0010
Dependencies
When you create a Maintenance order, the system, depending upon the Customizing settings, can transfer the Settlement rule, which was determined through the Cost center, automatically into the order.
Supplementary Documentation - KOSTL 0011
Use
Enter a dummy cost center. No costs arise when you close the cost center. If you have created a cost element for a clearing account, you must enter a cost center so that the system can carry out the posting.
The clearing accounts that are delivered with the country version for Turkey are each linked with a cost element.
Dependencies
Example
Supplementary Documentation - KOSTL 0100
Use
Flag for required entry of cost center.
This indicator determines whether a cost center (cost center name, controlling area) must be entered for the type of business event.
Procedure
Examples
Dependencies
Supplementary Documentation - KOSTL 0145
Use
The SAP system uses the cost center assignment in the asset master record to determine the cost center affected when the following types of asset posting are made:
- Fixed asset depreciation
- Gain/loss from asset sales
Procedure
Examples
Dependencies
Supplementary Documentation - KOSTL 0200
Use
The imputed cost object receives the offset posting for the imputed cost postings.
Procedure
If the imputed cost object is a cost element with a cost center, you must use a valid cost center and a type 03 cost element (imputed cost element for surcharges).
Examples
You wish to post the vacation bonus to salaried staff in your company.
You have determined:
- which cost elements are used as the basis for the imputed cost surcharge to the salary costs,
- what percentage of the base costs (salaries) do the imputed costs (vacation bonus) comprise?
- to which imputed cost elements are the imputed costs to be charged?
An equivalent offset posting must exist for the imputed costs charged. You must define how these costs are charged. You can make this offset posting either:
- to an imputed cost element and cost center,
- or to an order.
You can use a separate credit object for each surcharge condition, or you can post more than one surcharge conditions to a credit object.
Remember that the vacation bonus is posted in financial accounting and must be transferred to cost accounting. You must make this posting to an imputed cost object to offset it. Using this function you can monitor the imputed costs in financial and cost accounting and take steps to eliminate any differences.
You should select the imputed cost object outside of reporting so that it only contains the total of the imputed cost postings. If the imputed cost object is within reporting, the imputed costs posted will not be accurate. They are posted with the same amount but with the +/- sign reversed to the imputed cost object and are therefore listed in the total costs as zero.
Dependencies
If you use a cost center as an imputed cost object, you must enter a type 03 cost element in the "Cost element" column.
You must only define imputed cost objects for surcharge conditions. All other condition types (base conditions, totals conditions) are processed differently.
Supplementary Documentation - KOSTL 1001
Cost centers
Use
If you do not want to make assignments to organizational groups, you can select the cost centers required in this field.
Procedure
Example
Dependencies
Supplementary Documentation - KOSTL 1021
Use
Procedure
You can enter just one cost center for collecting the data. If you require data from more than one cost center, do not make an entry in this field. Instead enter a cost center group or press F5 for additional selection criteria and select the require cost centers from this screen.
Supplementary Documentation - KOSTL 1500
Use
For posting CO imputed costs calculation and overhead surcharges, the debits on the processed objects must be balanced by an offsetting posting. This credit can be posted on a cost center or an order. The affected account assignment is maintained with the credit code.
Procedure
Enter a cost center or an order here.
Examples
Dependencies
Supplementary Documentation - KOSTL 1600
Use
For posting the target=actual cost elements withing CO imputed costs calculation, the debits on the processed cost center must be balanced with an offsetting posting. This credit can be posted to a cost center or an order. The affected account assignment is maintained for the target=actual cost element.
Procedure
Enter a cost center here.
Examples
Dependencies
Supplementary Documentation - KOSTL 5010
Use
The Cost centre field contains an alphanumeric code that represents a given cost centre. Cost centres are designated areas where costs are accrued.
Procedure
Use this field to identify the cost centre you wish to relate with the organizational unit you are working with. The system automatically proposes a controlling area, however, you can enter something else. To do so either:
- type in the appropriate code, or
- invoke the lookup function by either:
. pressing F4, or
. clicking on the down arrow
Supplementary Documentation - KOSTL_ALL 0001
Use
In cost center planning, you can plan either an individual cost center or a group of cost centers.
You plan cost center groups if you want to quickly refer back to all cost centers in your responsibility area for planning purposes.
By planning cost center groups, you have the advantage of not having to fill in the initial screen for each individual cost center.
Procedure
You use either a single value, an interval or a group.
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 19991102 |
| SAP Release Created in |
