SAP Controlling

Configuration
SAP R/3 ENTERPRISE 4.7
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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 ............................9
1.3 Maintain Versions.................................................................................14
2. Multiple Valuation Approaches/Transfer Prices (Optional).........................19
2.1 Maintain Currency and Valuation Profile ..............................................19
2.2 Assign Currency and Valuation Profile to Controlling Area...................22
2.3 Create Versions for Valuation Methods................................................23
2.4 Define Valuation Clearing Account.......................................................27
2.5 Multiple Valuation Approaches: Check / Execute Activation.................28
3 Production Start-Up Preparation.................................................................30
3.1 Set "Update All Currencies" Indicator...................................................30
4 Cost Element Accounting............................................................................31
4.1 Make Default Settings ..........................................................................31
4.2 Create Batch Input Session..................................................................33
4.3 Execute Batch Input Session................................................................35
5 Reconciliation Ledger .................................................................................37
5.1. Activate/Deactivate Reconciliation Ledger ..........................................37
5.2 Define Adjustment Accounts for Reconciliation Posting .......................39
5.3 Specify Document Number Range for Reconciliation Posting..............41
6 Cost Center Accounting ..............................................................................42
6.1 Define Standard Hierarchy ...................................................................42
6.2 Define Cost Center Categories.............................................................46
6.3 Create Cost Center ..............................................................................48
6.4 Define Cost Center Groups ..................................................................52
6.5 Define Cost Elements for Activity Allocation.........................................54
6.6 Create Activity Types ...........................................................................56
6.7 Maintain Statistical Key Figures ...........................................................58
7 Cost Center Planning..................................................................................60
7.1 Create Planning Layouts for Cost Element Planning/Activity type
planning/Statistical key figure planning ...............................................60
7.2 Define User-Defined Planner Profile ....................................................68
7.3 Define Distribution ................................................................................73
7.4 Create Assessment Cost Elements......................................................80
7.5 Define Allocation Structures .................................................................81
7.6 Define Assessment ..............................................................................82

7.7 Define Activity Types for Indirect Activity Allocation .............................88

7.8 Define Indirect Activity Allocation .........................................................90
7.9 Define Splitting Structure......................................................................98
8 Actual Postings .........................................................................................104
8.1 Edit Automatic Account Assignment...................................................104
8.2 Distribution (KSV1)............................................................................105
8.3 Assessment........................................................................................109
8.4 Define Indirect Activity Allocation .......................................................112
8.5 Define Splitting Structure....................................................................113
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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the SAP FICO Configuration kit. We will ensure that we will take
you by the hand and help you configure both Controlling and Finance Module
for you. In this document we will be configuring the basics of Controlling and
also cover the Cost Center accounting Module.
The controlling area configuration is the starting point of configuration in the
CO module, which will enable us to configure profit center, product costing
and then the profitability analysis module.
In this document we will configure controlling area 9100 (A Group). To help
us better understand the configuration let us take the below scenario:
The management of A group is desirous of having a single controlling area,
so that they can have cross company code controlling. A Group is fast
expanding group and will be setting various companies across the globe in
the future.
Each company code in the above case 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
Germany. The controlling area currency is configured as group currency EUR.
A Group requires the following modules within controlling to be implemented:1) Cost center accounting
2) Product costing
3) Profit center accounting
4) Profitability analysis
So lets now grind in further of how to configure the basics of controlling and
the Cost Center in this document.
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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:SAP CONTROLLING CONFIGURATION 4.7
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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 on
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Click to create a standard hierarchy.
Double Click
Click on
A grp requires the following modules withing controlling: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: SAP CONTROLLING CONFIGURATION 4.7
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Click on Save
Double Click on to attach company code 9100
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Click on and update the following: SAP CONTROLLING CONFIGURATION 4.7
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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
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Note that the number intervals are not included in the customizing request
they need to be transported manually. Click on Interval Transport
To ensure data consistency, you should not transport number ranges
for CO documents, but rather create them manually in the target system.
Or else you can create from scratch.
Click
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Click on
Now assign the various business transaction to planning as follows:Position the cursor on
Click
Select
Click
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Similarly you have to assign various business transactions to this
group.
Finally the groups along with the business transaction will be as
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It is tedious to maintain the number range and number range group
manually. It is better to copy from the SAP controlling area 0001
Note: To ensure data consistency, you should not transport number
ranges for CO documents, but rather create them manually in the target
system.
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1.3 Maintain Versions

IMG Controlling General Controlling Organization Maintain

Versions
Click on Extras Set Controlling area
And update 9100 as the controlling area.
Click
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Select Version 0
And Double Click
Version 0 is automatically created in controlling area 9100
Select
Double Click
Versions are automatically created for 5 fiscal years.
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Select year 2006 and click on and update the following: Click on and update the following: SAP CONTROLLING CONFIGURATION 4.7
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Click on
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Update the following:Click on Save
Similarly update the values for the remaining fiscal year.
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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),
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.
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Click on and update the following: Select and
Double Click
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Click on and update the following: Click on Save
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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
Click on
Update the following:SAP CONTROLLING CONFIGURATION 4.7
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Click on
Select
And Double Click on
Click
Update the following:Click on
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Click
Select
Double click
Select Yes to transfer version and update the following: Click on Save
Click
Select
Double click
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Click on
Update the following:SAP CONTROLLING CONFIGURATION 4.7
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Similarly maintain for version D02

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.

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Click
Click on
Update the following:The trading partner 9200 is the company created for company code 9200.
Click on Save

2.5 Multiple Valuation Approaches: Check / Execute

Activation

IMG Controlling General Controlling Multiple Valuation

Approaches/Transfer Prices Activation Multiple Valuation Approaches:
Check/Execute Activation
Enter the controlling area 9100 and click to check activation.
We also need to maintain the settings in profit center accounting
Thereafter, we can activate the currency and valuation profile.
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If Plant is assigned to the company code, then Material ledger needs to
be activated for the plant. Further Material Ledger type needs to be
assigned to the valuation area.
Click on to check activation. The message given is as follows
Therefore we need to first maintain the profit center settings and then
execute this step.
After maintaining the profit center settings we will get the following
message.
We need to create result analysis version 0 in the product cost controlling
component. Nevertheless we can still activate the currency and valuation
profile.
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Select radio button and click
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.
This is automatically set when we create the controlling area which can
be seen below
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As such this step is not required

In case it is not set we need to the following steps.

Click on
Remove the test run and select
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.
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Update the following: Click
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Update the following: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.
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Update the following: 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.
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Select the session
And click
Select and
Select

Select
Deselect
Click
Click
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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 crossbusiness
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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In case the reconciliation ledger is still not active we can proceed as
follows:Double Click
Update the following: 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.
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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
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Double Click

Update chart of accounts YCCA and update the following: 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
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Click on and update the following: Click
Click

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 as follows.
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
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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.
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Click
Select Lower level group
And update the following: Click on Save
Create a lower level node below 91, by position your cursor on 91
Click on and select and update the
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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

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Click on Save
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
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We can define our own cost center categories or use SAP supplied cost
center categories.
The cost center categories basically help in setting defaults on the cost
center master data.
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.
Click on
Update the following:Click on
Rename some of the existing cost center categories
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Click on Save

6.3 Create Cost Center

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Master Data Cost

Centers Create Cost Centers
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Double Click on
Click on Extras Set controlling area
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Update the following: SAP CONTROLLING CONFIGURATION 4.7
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Notice that Actual revenues and Plan revenues lock are defaulted. These
defaults were set in the cost center category A.
Click on Save

6.4 Define Cost Center Groups

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Master Data Cost

Centers Define Cost Center Groups
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Update the following: Click on and update the following: 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
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Double Click and update the following:SAP CONTROLLING CONFIGURATION 4.7
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Click on Save

6.6 Create Activity Types

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Master Data Activity

Types Create Activity Types
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Double click and update the following:SAP CONTROLLING CONFIGURATION 4.7
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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
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Double Click on
Update the following: SAP CONTROLLING CONFIGURATION 4.7
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Click on Save

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
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Double Click and update the following: Click on
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Click Edit Gen. Data selection

Select
Click
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Click
Double Click
Select and transfer to selected characteristics
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Click on
Select
Click
Double Click
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And select in key figure
Click
Double Click on the column next
And select
Click
Select distribution key
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Click
Click
Double Click on Column next to Dist
Select
Select
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Click on and update the following: Click
Click to check the report. If there are no errors then you can save the
planning layout.
Click on

7.2 Define User-Defined Planner Profile

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Planning Manual

Planning Define User-Defined Planner Profiles
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Select
Click Copy
And update the following: Click
Click

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Click on Save
Select
Double Click and change the distribution keys from 2
to 1
Click on Save
Select
Double Click
Delete the SAP layouts by selecting
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Click on
Click on and update the following: Click on Save
Select
Double Click and update the following: SAP CONTROLLING CONFIGURATION 4.7
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Click on Save
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Click on

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.
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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.
Iterative and object currency is defaulted.
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Click on
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.
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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
Click on to check the cycle.
Click on Save
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7.4 Create Assessment Cost Elements

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Planning Allocations

Assessment Create Assessment Cost Elements
Update the following: SAP CONTROLLING CONFIGURATION 4.7
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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

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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.
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Click on to see whether cycle is Ok.
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7.7 Define Activity Types for Indirect Activity Allocation

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

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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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Price= 70 INR /hr
Activity quantity = 10000 hr
Qty Qty
7000 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.
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We will name the cycle 91CGP (91 the company code CG Cooling services
general 1st cycle and P Plan)
Quality cost center
Finished goods
production order
Semi Finished goods
production order
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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.
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 to check the cycle
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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.
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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.
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.
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Create splitting rule
Double Click
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Click twice
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Assign the splitting structure to rule
Select
Double Click
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Select
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Click
Select
Double Click
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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
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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
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
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8.2 Distribution (KSV1)

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Actual Postings PeriodEnd Closing Distribution Define Distribution
You can copy the plan distribution cycle into actual cycles.
You can also use transaction code KSV1 to create actual distribution cycle.
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Update the following:You need to suffix the actual cycle with A
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Click
Click
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8.3 Assessment

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Actual Postings PeriodEnd Closing AssessmentMaintain Assessment
You can copy the plan assessment cycle into actual cycles.
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The actual cycle name should be suffixed with A.
Click
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Change to
Click
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8.4 Define Indirect Activity Allocation

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Actual Postings PeriodEnd Closing Activity Allocation Indirect Activity Allocation Define
Indirect Activity Allocation
You can copy the plan indirect activity cycle into actual cycles.
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8.5 Define Splitting Structure

IMG Controlling Cost Center Accounting Actual Postings PeriodEnd Closing Activity Allocation Splitting Define Splitting Structure
Configuration similar to plan Splitting structure