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Basic Data
| Data Element | AWSLS |
| Short Description | Variance Key |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | AWSLS | |
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 6 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 6 | |
| Value Table | TKV01 |
Further Characteristics
| Search Help: Name | ||
| Search Help: Parameters | ||
| Parameter ID | ||
| Default Component name | VARIANCE_KEY | |
| Change document | ||
| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Var. key |
| Medium | 15 | Variance key |
| Long | 20 | Variance Key |
| Heading | 6 | VarKey |
Documentation
Definition
Key that controls variance calculation.
Use
Variances can only be calculated for the orders for which a variance key has been entered. This key is defaulted through the costing view in the material master record.
If you have activated variance calculation in the variance key, the value of the scrap is calculated at target cost and subtracted from the actual costs before the variances are determined.
Procedure
If you are working with cost object hierarchies, the cost object category determines how variances are calculated.
- If the costs collected at hierarchy level are distributed to the assigned orders (product cost collectors or manufacturing orders), you must enter a variance key in each order so that the R/3 System can calculate variances for the assigned orders.
- If the costs collected at the hierarchy level are settled as price differences, you must store a variance key in the cost object nodes and calculate variances for the entire cost object hierarchy.
Dependencies
You select the control parameters for variance calculation through the variance key in the order or in the cost object hierarchy and a target version.
Supplementary Documentation - AWSLS 0001
Use
If you assign a variance key to a plant, this variance key is transferred to the material master record when you create a costing view for a material.
Procedure
If you want to change the variance key for existing materials according to the assignment you make, you can use the SAPMKKS1 report:
Supplementary Documentation - AWSLS 1
Use
By assigning a variance key to a plant, you ensure that this variance key is transferred when you create a costing view for the material master record of a material.
Procedure
To change the variance keys of existing materials according to the assignment made here, use the Program SAPMKKS1:
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 19981210 |
| SAP Release Created in |
