Hierarchy
SAP_ABA (Software Component) Cross-Application Component⤷
CA-GTF-TS (Application Component) Technical Application Support⤷
BK (Package) CO Cross-application Objects
Basic Data
| Data Element | EIGEN |
| Short Description | Cost element attributes |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | EIGEN | |
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 8 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 8 | |
| Value Table |
Further Characteristics
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| Parameter ID | ||
| Default Component name | CELEM_ATTRIBUTE | |
| Change document | ||
| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Att. mix |
| Medium | 15 | Attribute mix |
| Long | 20 | Attribute mix |
| Heading | 8 | Att. mix |
Documentation
Definition
Property or parameter helping to identify a cost element
Use
You can describe a cost element with a maximum of eight attributes, independent of the chart of accounts. You can use these attributes for evaluations in reporting.
They do not have any data control information.
Each attribute has one indicator. For example, you can assign a cost element the following indicators:
- S Service costs,
- P Costs affecting payment.
Maintain attribute indicators and valid combinations in the Implementation Guide for Cost Center Accounting under Cost Element Attributes and Cost Element Attribute Group.
You can store a valid combination of permitted attributes:
- In the cost element's master data
- In cost center planning for the combination cost center/cost element
- This can be a different definition than the one in the cost element master data. If this is the case, always include one of the attributes also valid in the master data.
Supplementary Documentation - EIGEN 0000
Note
Field changes
The data in this field can be changed daily.
Time dependency
You can define this field as time-based in the configuration menu of Cost Center Accounting.
- If you activate this indicator, you can maintain separate data for any number of different time intervals.
- If you do not activate this indicator, you can make only one field entry valid for all intervals. If, however, you change a time-based field, you can enter a new value in the non-time-based field that is valid for the interval of the time-based field.
Supplementary Documentation - EIGEN 0001
Note
Field changes
You can change this field for each fiscal year. For example, you can change the field content for a new fiscal year.
Time dependency
The data in this field is always time-based.
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 19990629 |
| SAP Release Created in |
