SAP ABAP IMG Activity SIMG_ORKK_REFERENZ (Define Reference 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_ORKK_REFERENZ Define Reference Variants  
Transaction Code S_ALR_87008165   IMG Activity: SIMG_ORKK_REFERENZ 
Created on 19981222    
Customizing Attributes SIMG_ORKK_REFERENZ   Define Reference Variants 
Customizing Activity SIMG_ORKK_REFERENZ   Define Reference Variants 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name SIMG_ORKK_REFERENZ    

In this step you define reference variants.

Reference variants allow you to create material cost estimates or costing runs based on the same quantity structure for the purpose of improving performance or making reliable comparisons.

Example

The following are examples of situations where reference variants are useful:

  • When you create a standard cost estimate and use it as a reference (template) for an inventory cost estimate. With a reference variant, the system can use the quantity structure of the standard cost estimate when it calculates the inventory cost estimate without having to redetermine the quantity structure. In the reference cost estimate, you specify that the overhead for the inventory cost estimate should still be calculated differently.
  • When you use the functions of multiple valuation in group costing and execute a costing run in the legal valuation view. (In Customizing for Enterprise Controlling you have defined in the currency and valuation profile that the legal valuation view is the operational view and therefore the main view for costing). You use the costing run as a reference to carry out costing runs based on the same quantity structure for the two other valuation views. This improves performance and provides you with cost estimates that only differ in the valuations.

Control of Reference Variant

In the reference variant, you specify how the system searches for existing data and how the data is to be transferred. You enter a transfer control ID and specify that the following items should be revaluated:

You can also specify the following:

  • Whether the overhead should be recalculated
  • Whether additive costs should be included

The reference variant is determined through the costing variant when a cost estimate is created.

Example

Requirements

The cost estimate that you want to reference must have an itemization. In the costing variant, you can specify whether itemizations are saved or not.

Standard settings

Recommendation

Activities

  1. Choose New entries.
  2. Enter a transfer control (if applicable), set the appropriate indicators, and enter a designation.
  3. Save the table.
  4. Assign the reference variant to the relevant costing variant:
  5. Define Costing Variants for Cost Estimates with Quantity Structure
  6. Define Costing Variants for Cost Estimates Without Quantity Structure

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 
Assigned Application Components
Documentation Object Class Documentation Object Name Current line number Application Component Application Component Name
SIMG SIMG_ORKK_REFERENZ 0 HLA0001439 O HLA0001440  
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_CK31 V - View OKYC 0000000000 Ref. cost estimates 
History
Last changed by/on SAP  19990316 
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