SAP ABAP Data Element CMDT_HIERAREA (Standard Hierarchy Area)
Hierarchy
☛ BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM
   ⤷ CRM (Application Component) Customer Relationship Management
     ⤷ CRM_APPLICATION (Package) All CRM Components Without Special Structure Packages
       ⤷ KBAS (Package) Overhead Cost Controlling
Basic Data
Data Element CMDT_HIERAREA
Short Description Standard Hierarchy Area  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type SETNR    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 12    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 12    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
Parameter ID   
Default Component name CDMT_HIER_GRP   
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Area 
Medium 15 Area 
Long 20 Hierarchy Area 
Heading 12 Area 
Documentation

Definition

Standard hierarchy

Use

To create cost centers, you need a structure in the master data maintenance for the application menu. You need to assign the cost centers to this structure, which is called a standard hierarchy in Cost Center Accounting. You specify the standard hierarchy when you create a controlling area. If this hierarchy has not been created during controlling area maintenance, then the SAP system creates the top node there.

You can use group maintenance to create the standard hierarchy structure. You can do this in the application menu and in the system settings.

Notes

  • You can create as many different groups as required. However, you cannot create any cost centers there, but can only enter existing or non-existent cost centers.
  • In the standard hierarchy, the direct assignment to the controlling area ensures that all of the cost centers in a controlling area are grouped together.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19991129 
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