SAP ABAP Data Element LATYPI (Variant Activity Type Category for Actual Postings)
Hierarchy
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Basic Data
Data Element LATYPI
Short Description Variant Activity Type Category for Actual Postings  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type LATYPI    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 1    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 1    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
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Parameter ID   
Default Component name ACT_CAT_ACTUAL   
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 ATypCat Ac 
Medium 15 ATyp Cat. Act. 
Long 20 Actl Acty Type Cat. 
Heading 6 ActTyp 
Documentation

Definition

Indicator determining the method of actual activity allocation.

  • Activity type category 1 (Manual entry, manual allocation)

    Actual activity quantities in internal activity allocation are entered based on transaction.

  • Activity type category 2 (Indirect calculation, indirect allocation)

    Activity quantities produced by activity types cannot be calculated or only with great effort. The plan and actual activity quantities are determined in indirect activity allocation using defined sender/receiver relationships and receiver tracing factors or fixed quantities (defined in the segments)

    Allocating the activities also takes place automatically through indirect activity allocation as described above.

    The actual and plan activity quantities result from the sum of the activity inputs calculated from the tracing factors on the individual receivers.

    Plan and scheduled activity quantities are therefore automatically reconciled.

  • Activity type category 3 (Manual entry, indirect allocation)

    Activity quantities are planned manually. Entering the actual activity quantity takes place on a transaction-related basis using a special function (Non-allocatable activities) for which no receiver objects can be given.

    The plan and actual activity quantities are allocated indirectly using defined sender/receiver relationships. The R/3 System calculates the activity quantity to be allocated for each receiver based on the ratios of tracing factors for all receivers. The manually planned or posted activity is thereby completely allocated to the receivers.

    This always ensures that the plan activities are fully reconciled after carrying out indirect activity allocation.

  • Activity type category 4 (Manual entry, no allocation)

    Activity types of this category use actual activity quantities entered on a transaction-related basis using a special function (Non-allocatable activities) where no receiver objects can be entered.

  • Activity type category 5 (Calculation and allocation via target=actual activity allocation)

    Used in target=actual activity allocation.

    Because the allocation is used only for actual values, activities used in target=actual activity allocation must be given separate activity type categories for plan and actual. Planning can use categories 1, 2, or 3, where 1 is used as a rule.

Use

You can store a default value in the master data of an activity type or a business process.

You can overwrite the default value within planning if you are planning for the first time.

Supplementary Documentation - LATYPI 0009

Use

You only need to make an entry if you are using a different activity type category in the actual data than the one in the plan data. You can use activity type categories one, two, three, four, or five in the actual data.

Dependencies

If you do not make an entry in this field, then the indicator that you entered under "activity type category" is also valid in the actual data.

Notes

Field changes

You can change this field at fiscal year level (for example, for a new fiscal year).

  • You can switch between categories one, two, three, and five. This is the case even if you already used the corresponding activity type for planning, as these are only default values.
  • You can only change the activity allocation type in activity type category four, or from activity type category four to another activity type category, but only if you have not made any postings in the fiscal year using the corresponding activity type for either planning or actual data.

Time dependency

This field is always time-dependent.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20000128 
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