Hierarchy
SAP_FIN (Software Component) SAP_FIN⤷
CO-PC-PCP (Application Component) Product Cost Planning⤷
CKJ1 (Package) Customizing for Product Costing
Basic Data
| Data Element | CK_REFID |
| Short Description | Reference Variant |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | NUMC2 | |
| Data Type | NUMC | Character string with only digits |
| Length | 2 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 2 | |
| Value Table |
Further Characteristics
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| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Ref. Var. |
| Medium | 15 | Reference Var. |
| Long | 20 | Reference Variant |
| Heading | 20 | Reference Variant |
Documentation
Definition
The reference variant enables you to access existing cost estimates for reference purposes.
Use
The reference variant allows you to create separate material cost estimates or costing runs, as well as sales order cost estimates and order BOM cost estimates that are based on the same quantity structure. This enables you to improve performance, or to make significant comparisons.
Procedure
You specify how the data is to be transferred from an existing cost estimate (transfer control) and which items should be revaluated when transferring.
Examples
If, for example, you use multiple valuation functions in group costing, you can create material cost estimates in up to three currencies or valuations.
The reference variant ensures that the cost estimate is assigned to the legal valuation view and the other valuation views, thus serving as an entry tool.
The reference variant is also useful in cases such as the creation of inventory cost estimates.
Dependencies
The transfer control is used
- for material cost estimates with quantity structure
- for sales order cost estimates and order BOM cost estimates created with product costing
If you use the reference variant in connection with a sales order cost estimate or an order BOM cost estimate, the transfer control ensures that the quantity structures belonging to cost estimates for the same sales document item are included. cost estimates for other sales document items are not included.
You create sales order cost estimates and order BOM cost estimates via the Product Cost by Sales Order menu.
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 19970902 |
| SAP Release Created in |
