SAP Controlling

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................3
1 Organizational Structures ............................................................................4
1.1 Maintain Controlling Area .......................................................................4
1.2 Maintain Number Ranges for Controlling Documents ............................7
1.3 Maintain Versions...................................................................................8
2. Multiple Valuation Approaches/Transfer Prices (Optional).........................10
2.1 Maintain Currency and Valuation Profile ..............................................10
2.2 Assign Currency and Valuation Profile to Controlling Area ..................12
2.3 Create Versions for Valuation Methods................................................13
2.4 Define Valuation Clearing Account.......................................................14
2.5 Parallel Valuation Approaches: Check Activation / Execute .................15
3 Production Start-Up Preparation .................................................................17
3.1 Set "Update All Currencies" Indicator ...................................................17
4 Cost Element Accounting............................................................................18
4.1 Make Default Settings ..........................................................................18
4.2 Create Batch Input Session..................................................................19
4.3 Execute Batch Input Session................................................................21
5 Reconciliation Ledger .................................................................................22
5.1. Activate/Deactivate Reconciliation Ledger ..........................................22
5.2 Define Adjustment Accounts for Reconciliation Posting .......................24
5.3 Specify Document Number Range for Reconciliation Posting..............26
6 Cost Center Accounting ..............................................................................27
6.1 Define Standard Hierarchy ...................................................................27
6.2 Define Cost Center Categories.............................................................31
6.3 Create Cost Center ..............................................................................32
6.4 Define Cost Center Groups ..................................................................34
6.5 Define Cost Elements for Activity Allocation.........................................36
6.6 Create Activity Types ...........................................................................37
6.7 Maintain Statistical Key Figures ...........................................................39
7 Cost Center Planning..................................................................................41
7.1 Create Planning Layouts for Cost Element Planning/Activity type
planning/Statistical key figure planning ...............................................41
7.2 Define User-Defined Planner Profile ....................................................45
7.3 Define Distribution ................................................................................49
7.4 Create Assessment Cost Elements......................................................54
7.5 Define Allocation Structures .................................................................56
7.6 Define Assessment ..............................................................................57
7.7 Define Activity Types for Indirect Activity Allocation .............................63
7.8 Define Indirect Activity Allocation .........................................................65
7.9 Define Splitting Structure......................................................................73
8 Actual Postings ...........................................................................................79
8.1 Edit Automatic Account Assignment.....................................................79
8.2 Distribution ..........................................................................................80
8.3 Assessment..........................................................................................80
8.4 Define Indirect Activity Allocation .........................................................81
8.5 Define Splitting Structure......................................................................81

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INTRODUCTION

The controlling area configuration is the starting point of configuration in the

CO module, which will then enable us to configure profit center, product
costing and then the profitability analysis module.

In this e-book we will configure controlling area 9100 (A Group). The

management of A group is desirous of having a single controlling area,
whereby they can have cross company code controlling. A Group is fast
expanding group and will be setting company across the globe. Each
company code then will be attached to this controlling area. Currently A Group
has only one company called as 9100 (A Ltd). This company code is attached
to controlling area 9100. A group is located in Saudi Arabia. The controlling
area currency is kept as group currency SAR.

A Group requires the following modules within controlling:-

1) Cost center accounting

2) Internal orders
3) Profit center accounting
4) Profitability analysis

We will cover cost center accounting configuration only in this e-book.

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1 Organizational Structures

For doing the configuration we use the following path on the SAP application
screen:-

SAP Menu Tools AcceleratedSAP Customizing SPRO - Edit

Project

Configuration for all the modules will be done here. The above path will
not be referred henceforth; we will directly refer to the IMG node.

1.1 Maintain Controlling Area

IMG Controlling General Controlling Organization Maintain

Controlling Area

Double click Maintain Controlling Area

Click on and update the following fields:-

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Group Currency definition comes from the client currency. A currency

needs to be maintained for the client (when a client is created) in
transaction SCC4.

Update document type SA

Click yes to create a standard hierarchy.

Double Click

Click on

A grp requires the following modules withing controlling:-

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1) Cost center accounting

2) Internal orders (order management)
3) Profit center accounting
4) Profitability analysis (we will update at a later stage)

It does not want activity based costing, further it wants commitments

management to be activated.

Accordingly we update the following: -

Click on Save

Double Click on to attach company code 9100

Click on and update the following: -

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Click on Save

1.2 Maintain Number Ranges for Controlling Documents

IMG Controlling General Controlling Organization Maintain

Number Ranges for Controlling Documents

We will copy number ranges from the SAP delivered controlling area 001.

Click on Copy and update the following: -

Click on

Note that the number intervals are not included in the customizing request
they need to be transported manually. Click on Interval Transport

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To ensure data consistency, you should not transport number ranges

for CO documents, but rather create them as new in the target system.

1.3 Maintain Versions

IMG Controlling General Controlling Organization Maintain

Versions

Click on Extras Set Controlling area

And update 9100 as the controlling area.

Select Version 0

And Double Click

Version 0 is automatically created in controlling area 9100

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Select

Double Click

Versions are automatically created for 5 fiscal years.

Select year 2005 and click on and update the following: -

Click on and update the following: -

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Click on Save

Similarly update the values for the remaining fiscal year.

2. Multiple Valuation Approaches/Transfer Prices (Optional)

2.1 Maintain Currency and Valuation Profile

IMG Controlling General Controlling Multiple Valuation

Approaches/Transfer Prices Basic Settings Maintain Currency and
Valuation Profile

We only need the currency and valuation profiles if we want to manage

various valuations in parallel in our system.

We have to take the following rules into account when we maintain the
currency and valuation profiles because they are checked when we activate
the C&V profile in the controlling area.
Managing the company code currency in legal valuation is mandatory.
In addition, we can always manage two further valuation approaches
In valuation, we can select among group valuation (1) and profit center
valuation (2),

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In the currency, we can select among company code currency (10) and group
currency (30).

All valuation approaches we manage in controlling must also be managed

correspondingly in the material ledger.

All standard SAP report in controlling are shown in the reporting

currency (controlling area currency), to get the object currency (Co.
code currency) you will need to define new reports.

Click on and update the following: -

Select and

Double Click

Click on and update the following: -

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Click on Save

2.2 Assign Currency and Valuation Profile to Controlling Area

IMG Controlling General Controlling Multiple Valuation

Approaches/Transfer Prices Basic Settings Assign Currency and
Valuation Profile to Controlling Area

We assign the currency and valuation profiles with which we want to

represent scenarios for transfer prices to the respective controlling area. For
this purpose, we must ensure that the controlling area currency of the affected
controlling area corresponds to either the group currency (currency type = 30)
or the company code currency (currency type = 10).

The assignment of the currency and valuation profiles indicates that we

want to use transfer prices in the controlling area. It enables us to create
actual versions for different valuations.

Assign C+V prof 9100 to controlling area 9100.

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Click on Save

2.3 Create Versions for Valuation Methods

IMG Controlling General Controlling Multiple Valuation

Approaches/Transfer Prices Basic Settings Create Versions for
Valuation Methods

Select

And Double Click on

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Select Yes to transfer version and update the following: -

Click on Save

2.4 Define Valuation Clearing Account

IMG Controlling General Controlling Multiple Valuation

Approaches/Transfer Prices Level of Detail Define Valuation Clearing
Account

Here we specify profit and loss accounts for valuation differences that arise in
business transactions between group companies.
When we use parallel valuation approaches/transfer prices, payables and
receivables are only posted using legal valuation, since that represents the
amount in which the payment is made. If, however, we want to record other
valuation approaches in the valuation clearing account, we need to post the
difference to accounts for intercompany profits so that this amount appears in
the group report. The system assigns the valuation difference for each item to
the corresponding profit center.
With this function we can designate valuation-clearing accounts in which to
record valuation differences separately for each company code and partner
company.

Update the following: -

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Click on

The trading partner 9200 is the company created for company code 9200.

Click on Save

2.5 Parallel Valuation Approaches: Check Activation / Execute

IMG Controlling General Controlling Multiple Valuation

Approaches/Transfer Prices Activation Parallel Valuation Approaches:
Check Activation / Execute

Enter the controlling area 9100 and click to check activation.

We also need to maintain the settings in profit center accounting, thereafter,

which we can activate the currency and valuation profile

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Click on to check activation. The message given is as follows

We need to create result analysis version 0 in the product cost controlling

component. Nevertheless we can still activate the currency and valuation
profile.

Select radio button and click

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Click

3 Production Start-Up Preparation

3.1 Set "Update All Currencies" Indicator

IMG Controlling General Controlling Production Start-Up Preparation

Set "Update All Currencies" Indicator

In this step we activate or reset the update all currencies indicator. The
Update all currencies indicator enables us to reduce the amount of memory
used when posting data to CO objects (for example, cost centers or orders).
However, it only works if our database system compresses empty fields. If
you are not sure whether your database system compresses empty fields, you
should always activate this indicator.

Click on remove the test run and select

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Click on

4 Cost Element Accounting

4.1 Make Default Settings

IMG Controlling Cost Element Accounting Master Data Cost

Elements Automatic Creation of Primary and Secondary Cost Elements
Make Default Settings

Here we give the cost elements individually or as an interval with the

corresponding cost element category in the default setting. The cost elements
are created by a batch input session using this default setting.

These defaults are used for automatic generation of primary and secondary
cost elements.

Update the following: -

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Click on Save

4.2 Create Batch Input Session

IMG Controlling Cost Element Accounting Master Data Cost

Elements Automatic Creation of Primary and Secondary Cost Elements
Create Batch Input Session

Here we generate a batch input session for each controlling area in order to
create cost elements.
The SAP System determines the chart of accounts to be processed (including
the cost elements to be created) according to the company code and chart of
accounts to which the controlling area is assigned.

Update the following: -

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Click Execute

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4.3 Execute Batch Input Session

IMG Controlling Cost Element Accounting Master Data Cost

Elements Automatic Creation of Primary and Secondary Cost Elements
Execute Batch Input Session

Here we execute a batch input session and thereby generate cost elements.

Select the session

and click

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Select and run in foreground

Select

Select

Deselect

Click

Click on Save

5 Reconciliation Ledger

5.1. Activate/Deactivate Reconciliation Ledger

IMG Controlling Cost Element Accounting Reconciliation Ledger

Activate/Deactivate Reconciliation Ledger

In the reconciliation ledger, the data from Accounting is summarized and

valuated. Cost flows occurring exclusively in Controlling (secondary postings)
between company code and business area boundaries which are not noted in
Financial Accounting, can be passed on through Reconciliation ledger. Thus
Reconciliation between Financial accounting (external) and controlling
(internal) is possible.
You do not need the reconciliation ledger in the following situations:

no profit and loss accounting using cost of sales accounting occurs

there is no interest in cross-application reports

there is no interest in evaluating cross-company-code and cross-

business area postings

Controlling area maintenance indicates whether the reconciliation ledger is

activated or deactivated for the controlling area.

This activation step is generally not required if we select cross company cost
accounting when maintaining controlling area which can be seen below.

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Indicates reco. Ledger is active

Activation step is generally not

required if we select cross company
cost accounting when maintaining
controlling area which can be seen
below.

In case the reconciliation ledger is still not active we can proceed as

follows:-

Double Click

Update the following: -

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Click on

5.2 Define Adjustment Accounts for Reconciliation Posting

IMG Controlling Cost Element Accounting Reconciliation Ledger

Define Adjustment Accounts for Reconciliation Posting

Create a GL account in FI for the FI-CO reconciliation. In our example we

have created a GL code 450020 FICO Reconciliation account

Double Click

Update chart of accounts YCCA and update the following: -

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Click on Save

Double Click

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Click on Save

5.3 Specify Document Number Range for Reconciliation

Posting

IMG Controlling Cost Element Accounting Reconciliation Ledger

Specify Document Number Range for Reconciliation Posting

Click on and update the following: -

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Click

Click on Save

6 Cost Center Accounting

6.1 Define Standard Hierarchy

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Master Data Cost

Centers Define Standard Hierarchy

The hierarchy logic is built in the following manner.

The top node (first level) C9100 is the total A group node.

The second level is the company which is represented by 2 digits 91

The third level is the function 01 Production 02 maintenance etc.

Therefore we create 9101 as production

At the fourth level we create the cost center.

Thus the cost center numbering is 9101000 Production common.

The first 2 digits from the left 91 represent company code
The 3rd and 4th digit represents function
The 5th 6th 7th digit represents running number.

Click

Select Lower level group

and update the following: -

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Click on Save

Create a lower level node below 91, by position your cursor on 91

Click on and select and update the

following: -

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Click on Save

Now we want to create cost center at this node 9101

Click

And select cost center and update the

following: -

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Click on Save

Create another cost center group. Position your cursor on

Click

Select Group at same level and update the

following

Click on Save

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Similarly create other cost center groups which would like this.

6.2 Define Cost Center Categories

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Master Data Cost

Centers Define Cost Center Categories

We can define our own cost center categories or use SAP supplied cost
center categories.

We activate/deactivate the following indicators for each cost center category:

Lock primary postings
Lock secondary postings
Lock revenue postings and revenue planning
Lock commitment update
Lock primary cost planning
Lock secondary cost planning
Lock consumption quantities

We will lock actual revenue posting and Planned revenue posting in all of
the cost center categories.
The cost center category when selected during the cost center master
creation, defaults this indicator such as Lock actual revenue and lock plan
revenue.

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Click on Save

6.3 Create Cost Center

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Master Data Cost

Centers Create Cost Centers

Double Click on

Click on Extras Set controlling area

Update the following: -

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Click on Save

6.4 Define Cost Center Groups

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Master Data Cost

Centers Define Cost Center Groups

Double Click and update the following: -

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Update the following: -

Click on and update the following: -

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Click on Save

6.5 Define Cost Elements for Activity Allocation

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Master Data Activity

Types Define Cost Elements for Activity Allocation

Double Click and update the following:-

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Click on Save

6.6 Create Activity Types

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Master Data Activity

Types Create Activity Types

Double click and update the following:-

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Click on Save

6.7 Maintain Statistical Key Figures

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Master Data Statistical

Key Figures Maintain Statistical Key Figures

Double Click on

Update the following: -

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Click on Save

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7 Cost Center Planning

7.1 Create Planning Layouts for Cost Element

Planning/Activity type planning/Statistical key figure
planning

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Planning Manual

Planning User-Defined Planning Layouts Create Planning Layouts for
Cost Element Planning/Activity type planning/Statistical key figure

Double Click and update the following: -

Click on

Click Edit Gen. Data selection

Select

Double Click

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Select and transfer to selected characteristics

Click on

Select

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Double Click

And select

Click

Double Click on the column next

And select

Select distribution key

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Double Click on Column next to Dist

Select

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Select

Click on and update the following: -

Click

Click to check the report. If there are no errors then you can save the
planning layout.

7.2 Define User-Defined Planner Profile

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Planning Manual

Planning Define User-Defined Planner Profiles

Select

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Click Copy

And update the following: -

Click on Save

Select

Double Click and change the distribution keys from 2

to 1

Click on Save

Select

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Double Click

Delete the SAP layouts by selecting

Click on

Click on and update the following: -

Click on Save

Select

Double Click and update the following: -

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Click on Save

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7.3 Define Distribution

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Planning Allocations

Distribution Define Distribution

Distribution is an allocation method which uses the original cost

element of the sender cost center to the receiver cost center. Thus only
primary costs can be allocated using distribution cycle.

Double Click

Click extras Set controlling area and update 9100

Update the following: -

The naming convention of a cycle should be logical. It should have P for

plan cycle, A for actual cycle.

91PDCP 91 is the co. code PDC Production common and P is plan.

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Iterative and object currency is defaulted.

Click on

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In sender values we have the following rules:-

1) Posted amounts - The posted amounts on the sender serve as the
sender values.
2) Fixed amounts - You define fixed amounts for senders defined in the
selection Criteria on the "Sender Values" screen. The senders are
credited directly with these amounts.
3) Fixed rates - On the "Sender Values" screen you enter fixed prices for
the senders you entered in the selection criteria. These prices are
multiplied by the receiver tracing factors and the result allocated to the
receivers.

In receiver tracing factor we have various options:-

1) Variable portions The tracing factors are determined based on the
following parameters: - Plan statistical key figures, Plan activity, plan
costs, plan consumption.
2) Fixed amounts We can define fixed amounts in the tracing factor
screen. The receivers are charged directly with these amounts. The
amount credited to the sender is derived from the total of the receiver
debits. The rule for determining the sender values is not used here.
SAP system ignores posted sender amounts or defined sender
amounts.
3) Fixed percentage - We define fixed percentages for the receiver in the
tracing factor screen. The value from the sender is distributed to the
receivers according to this percentage. The total receiver tracing factor
must not exceed 100% .The sender based must be fully distributed. If
the total of the receiver tracing factors is less than 100%, then a portion
of the sender value remains on the sender.
4) Fixed portions - This process is similar to the fixed percentage process,
with the exception that the amount is not limited to 100. The sender
base is derived from the total of the receiver tracing factors.

We will use posted amounts for sender values and fixed portion for receiver
tracing factors.

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You can attach further segments if you want.

Click on Save

Click

Click on to check the cycle.

7.4 Create Assessment Cost Elements

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IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Planning Allocations

Assessment Create Assessment Cost Elements

Update the following: -

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Click on Save

7.5 Define Allocation Structures

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Planning Allocations

Assessment Define Allocation Structures

If the assessment for each segment is not made with a pre-defined

assessment cost element, you can assign the source cost elements to the
desired Assessment cost element in the allocation structure. During cycle
definition, enter the allocation structure instead of an assessment cost
element in the segment.
An allocation structure for the assessment consists of at least one
assignment, stating the assessment cost element to which the source element
is assigned. The original cost elements will already have assignments in the
source.

In our scenario we are not using the allocation structure.

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7.6 Define Assessment

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Planning Allocations

Assessment Define Assessment

Assessment is a method of allocation which allocates costs using

assessment cost element. Thus there in no traceability of original cost
elements on the receiver cost center from the sender cost center.
Various Costs elements from the sender are summarized under a single
assessment cost element. The assessment cost elements are updated
both on the sender and receiver.

We are allocating costs from purchasing department to the production

departments based on output of production departments. The output is
entered as statistical key figures.

Double Click

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Click on

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Click on Save

Click on

Click on to see whether cycle is Ok.

7.7 Define Activity Types for Indirect Activity Allocation

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Planning Allocations

Activity Allocation Indirect Activity Allocation Define Activity Types for
Indirect Activity Allocation

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Double Click

Update the following: -

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Click on Save

7.8 Define Indirect Activity Allocation

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Planning Allocations

Activity Allocation Indirect Activity Allocation Define Indirect Activity
Allocation

Indirect activity allocation is used when direct activity allocation is not

possible. For example:- Quality control departments spending time on
checking the finished goods, semi finished goods. It is difficult to measure the
time spent on each product. In such a scenario indirect activity allocation is
done based on the output produced of finished goods and semi finished
goods.

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Quality cost center Price= 70 INR /hr

Activity quantity = 10000 hr

Finished goods Qty Semi Finished goods Qty

production order 7000 production order 3000

Thus Quality cost center has a cost of 70000 INR (70 INR X 10000 hr).

This cost will be allocated to finished goods production order based on the
output (70000 INR X 7000 qty) / 10000 qty = 49000 INR
And to semi finished goods production order (70000 INR X 3000 qty) / 10000
qty = 21000 INR

We are creating a cycle for allocating costs from Cooling services General to
Cooling services EG-1 and EG-2.

The planned output will be entered on cooling services general using activity
type 3UTCG1. (Here the total cost to be allocated will be entered with price 1)

The output will be entered on the Cooling services EG-1 and EG-2 using
Statistical key figures.

Double Click

We will name the cycle 91CGP (91 the company code CG Cooling services
general 1st cycle and P Plan)

Update the following: -

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Click on

The following options are available in Sender values:-

1) Posted quantities- The quantities posted to the sender are taken as the
sender values.
2) Fixed quantities On the sender value tab, enter fixed quantities for
the senders we defined in the selection criteria. The senders are
directly credited with these quantities.
3) Quantities calculated inversely The sender values are calculated
indirectly from the receiver tracing factors. We can valuate these
sender values with a weighting factor. We define the weighting factors
on the Sender values tab.

The following options are available in Receiver tracing factor:-

1) Variable portions- The tracing factors are determined based on the

following parameters:- Plan statistical key figures, Plan activity, plan
costs, plan consumption.

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2) Fixed quantities We can define fixed quantities in the tracing factor

screen. The receivers are charged directly with these quantities. The
quantity credited to the sender is derived from the total of the receiver
debits.
3) Fixed percentages We define fixed percentages for the receiver in
the tracing factor screen. The quantity from the sender is distributed to
the receivers according to this percentage. The total receiver tracing
factor must not exceed 100% .The sender based must be fully
distributed. If the total of the receiver tracing factors is less than 100%,
then a portion of the sender value remains on the sender.
4) Fixed portions This process is similar to the fixed percentage
process, with the exception that the quantity is not limited to 100. The
sender base is derived from the total of the receiver tracing factors.

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Click on Save

Click on

Click on to check the cycle

7.9 Define Splitting Structure

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Planning Allocations

Activity Allocation Splitting Define Splitting Structure

Need for a splitting structure:- If a cost center is rendering 2 activities (which

are activity independent) then we need to apportion the costs of the cost
center to these activities. If we do not define a splitting structure, SAP system
will divide the costs equally between these activity types. In case you dont
want this to happen we need to define the splitting structure. Thus in splitting
structure we define which cost elements will get allocated to which activity
type.This applies to both plan and actual costs.
A splitting structure consists of one or more assignments, which define the
connection between the cost element(s) or cost element group to be split and
the splitting rule used to divide the costs.

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Each splitting rule is based on a splitting method. Based on the splitting

methods, which are fixed in the R/3 System, we can split plan costs according
to the following criteria:

Activity quantity

Equivalence number

Capacity

Output

Scheduled activity

Statistical key figure (quantity)

Statistical key figure (maximum quantity)

No splitting is executed

After we define a splitting structure, we must assign it to the cost centers on

which we want to split costs according to the given rules. We can assign a
structure to:

All cost centers

All cost centers in a given group

All cost centers in a given interval

The structure can apply to a single version or to all versions in a controlling

area for a fiscal year.

Double Click

Click on and update the following: -

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Click on Save

Create splitting rule

Double Click

Click on and update the following: -

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Click on Save

Assign the splitting structure to rule

Select

Double Click

Click on and update the following: -

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Select

Double Click

Click on and update the following: -

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Click on Save

Click

Select

Double Click

Click on and update the following: -

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8 Actual Postings

8.1 Edit Automatic Account Assignment

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Actual Postings Manual
Actual Postings Edit Automatic Account Assignment (OKB9)

Here we define automatic additional account assignments for postings to

primary cost elements.
Automatic assignment occurs during postings in external accounting (within
the FI, MM, or SD components) if we did not enter a CO account assignment
object (cost center, order, or project) for a cost accounting relevant posting.
This always happens in SAP in case of automatically created line item.
Examples of Automatically Created Items are:-
Discounts, exchange rate differences, and banking fees in FI
Price differences and minor differences in MM
Possible automatic additional account assignments include:
Cost center
Order
Profit center (for revenue postings)

Account assignment can be made mandatory for business area, valuation

area or the profit center level. We need to select the relevant mandatory
account assignments
.

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Bank charges should be defaulted to a particular cost center. In our case

Bank charges GL code is 470103 and should be defaulted to Company
General profit center 9118000

Click on and update the following: -

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8.2 Distribution

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Actual Postings Period-

End Closing Distribution Define Distribution

Configuration similar to plan distribution except that no version needs to be

selected. You can copy the plan distribution cycle into actual cycles.

8.3 Assessment
IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Actual Postings Period-
End Closing Assessment Maintain Assessment

Configuration similar to plan assessment except that no version needs to be

selected. You can copy the plan assessment cycle into actual cycles.

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8.4 Define Indirect Activity Allocation

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Actual Postings Period-
End Closing Activity Allocation Indirect Activity Allocation Define
Indirect Activity Allocation

Configuration similar to plan indirect activity except that no version needs to

be selected. You can copy the plan indirect activity cycle into actual
cycles.

8.5 Define Splitting Structure

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Actual Postings Period-
End Closing Activity Allocation Splitting Define Splitting Structure

Configuration similar to plan Splitting structure

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