SAP ABAP IMG Activity SIMG_CFMENUORKKOKKO (Define Costing Variants)
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_FIN (Software Component) SAP_FIN
   ⤷ CO-PC-OBJ (Application Component) Cost Object Controlling
     ⤷ KK0C (Package) Customizing for Cost Object Controlling
IMG Activity
ID SIMG_CFMENUORKKOKKO Define Costing Variants  
Transaction Code S_ALR_87008183   IMG Activity: SIMG_CFMENUORKKOKKO 
Created on 19981222    
Customizing Attributes SIMG_CFMENUORKKOKKO   Check Costing Variants for Base Object Costing 
Customizing Activity SIMG_CFMENUORKKOKKO   Check Costing Variants for Base Object Costing 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name SIMG_CFMENUORKKOKKO    

The control parameters for base object costing are contained in costing variants.

The costing variant forms the link between the application and Customizing, since cost estimates are created and saved with reference to a costing variant.

The costing variant controls how costing is carried out. You specify the following:

  • What prices are used to valuate materials, internal activities, and external activities
  • Whether cost elements are assigned to the costing items

A costing variant for base object costing includes the following parameters:

  • Costing type

    For base object costing, the standard system provides costing type 02. The costing type for base object cost estimates controls which valuation view is costed.

  • Valuation variant

    Here you can define strategy sequences for the selection of a price from the material master record and an activity price in Cost Center Accounting.

Note

Although it is technically possible to have two costing variants with the same costing type and valuation variant, this should be avoided to prevent data from being overwritten.

The reason for this is that the key structure for the costing results in the database uses the costing type and the valuation variant, rather than the costing variant.

Requirements

If you want to use your own parameters you must do the following:
Define costing types
Define valuation variants

Standard settings

The standard system contains the predefined costing variant PG. This costing variant specifies costing type 02 and valuation variant 012. It enables assignment of the costing items to costing types.

SAP recommendation

You should assign a different valuation variant to each costing variant with which you intend to save cost estimates.

This one-to-one assignment enables you to change the valuation strategies later as required.

Actions

Decide whether costing variant PG provided in the standard system meets your requirements.

To create a new costing variant:

  1. Choose New entries.
  2. Enter an alphanumerical key and a name for the costing variant.
  3. Assign costing type 02 and a valuation variant to the costing variant.
  4. Specify whether cost elements are to be assigned to the costing items.
  5. Save your entries.

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 204   Establish Functions and Processes 
Mandatory / Optional 2   Optional activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 1   Critical 
Country-Dependency A   Valid for all countries 
Assigned Application Components
Documentation Object Class Documentation Object Name Current line number Application Component Application Component Name
SIMG SIMG_CFMENUORKKOKKO 0 HLA0100146 Reference and Simulation Costing 
Maintenance Objects
Maintenance object type C   Customizing Object 
Assigned objects
Customizing Object Object Type Transaction Code Sub-object Do not Summarize Skip Subset Dialog Box Description for multiple selections
V_CK03 V - View OKKO 0000000002 Costing Variants: Base Object Costing 
History
Last changed by/on SAP  20000120 
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