SAP ABAP IMG Activity SIMG_ECPES_IKKZ (Define Costing Variants)
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_FIN (Software Component) SAP_FIN
   ⤷ CO-PC-PCP (Application Component) Product Cost Planning
     ⤷ CK_ECP (Package) Easy Cost Planning
IMG Activity
ID SIMG_ECPES_IKKZ Define Costing Variants  
Transaction Code S_P00_07000327   (empty) 
Created on 20000204    
Customizing Attributes ATT_ECPES_IKKZ   Attributes for 'Define Costing Variant' 
Customizing Activity PFL_ECPES_IKKZ   Maintenance Object for 'Define Costing Variants' 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name SIMG_ECPES_IKKZ    

The costing variant represents the connection between the application and Customizing, as all costings are carried out and saved with reference to a costing variant.

Control parameters in the costing variant

You use this costing variant to include all of the control parameters for the costing of ad hoc cost estimates:

  • Costing type
  • Valuation variant
  • Date control

Example

Requirements

Standard settings

Recommendation

You should assign a different valuation variant to every costing variant that you intend to use to save cost estimates.

Although there is nothing to prevent you from using costing variants with the same costing type and valuation variant, you should not do this so as to avoid either variant overwriting the data of the other.

The reason for this is the key structure for the costing results in the database. This key structure is based on the costing type and the valuation variant, and not the costing variant.

Making a unique assignment enables you to change the valuation strategies later if and when required.

Activities

Check to ensure whether the costing variant delivered meets your requirements. If this is not the case, then create a new one:

  1. Choose Back. You branch to the screen Change view "Costing variants": Overwiew.
  2. Choose New entries.
  3. Enter an alphanumeric key and a description for the costing variant.
  4. Assign the following parameters to the costing variant:
    1. Costing type
    2. Valuation variant
    3. Date control
  5. Save the costing variant.

Further notes

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 204   Establish Functions and Processes 
Mandatory / Optional 2   Optional activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 2   Non-critical 
Country-Dependency A   Valid for all countries 
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 IKKZ  
History
Last changed by/on SAP  20000205 
SAP Release Created in 46C