Cost center master data can either be in an active or inactive version (see
Active and Inactive Master DataYou can maintain cost center master data using time-based dependencies (see
Time-Dependency of Master Data). The following time dependencies are possible in the SAP System:The following table shows the cost center master data according to time dependency:
Time-Independent and Time-Based Master Data for Cost Centers
Time-independent fields (I) |
Fiscal-year based fields (Y) |
Period-based fields (P) |
Day-based fields |
Hierarchy area |
Currency |
Profit centers |
Lock indicator |
Logical system |
Company codes |
Allocation methods |
Name |
Business area | Costing sheet |
Description | |
Formula planning template, activity-independent. |
Responsible person | ||
Formula planning template, activity-dependent. |
Department | ||
Allocation template, activity-independent. |
Address | ||
Allocation template, activity-dependent. |
Communication data | ||
Costing sheet |
Cost center category | ||
Record quantity indicator | |||
Joint Venture Data |
The following tables show:
Basic data
Field |
Use |
Time base |
Name |
Name of cost center |
T |
Description |
Description of cost center |
T |
Responsible person |
Cost center manager |
T |
Department |
Department to which cost center belongs |
T |
Cost center category |
Classification of cost centers, |
T |
Hierarchy area |
Classification of cost center in standard hierarchy |
I |
Company code |
Assignment to a company code |
Y |
Business area |
Assignment to a business area |
Y |
Profit Center |
Assignment to a profit center |
P |
Currency |
Cost center currency |
Y |
Logical system |
Cost center logical system (ALE); field displayed only if distribution method 02 (decentralized Cost Center Accounting) is active in the controlling area |
I |
You can change basic data, such as name, description, person responsible, department, or cost center category, as often as required.
There are restrictions to the changes you can make to a hierarchy area or cost center currency.
You can change assignments of the organizational units company code, business area, or profit center, to a cost center at a later date within a fiscal year. The following conditions must be met:
No currency translations are currently being executed.
At this time, there is no check whether the cost center is assigned to a HR master record.
Control
Field |
Use |
Time base |
Record quantity indicator |
Recording of consumption quantities; warning for actual postings without consumption quantities; no effect on quantity updates |
T |
Lock indicator |
For plan and actual postings (primary, secondary, revenues, commitments) |
T |
Templates
Acty-independent form.planning temp. |
Template for activity-independent formula planning (see: Formula Planning) |
Y |
Acty-dependent form.planning temp. |
Template for activity-dependent formula planning (see: Formula Planning) |
Y |
Acty-independent allocation template |
Assigned template for activity-independent allocations (cost centers). See also Assign Template for Processes/Cost Centers |
Y |
Acty-dependent allocation template |
Assigned template for activity-dependent allocations (cost centers/activity types). See also Assign Template for Processes/Cost Centers |
Y |
Costing sheet |
Controls the calculation of overhead costs (see: Costing Sheet) |
P |
Address
Field |
Use |
Time base |
Address |
Address of cost center |
T |
assessment
Field |
Use |
Time base |
assessment |
Methods of communication |
T |
Joint Venture
Field |
Use |
Time base |
Joint Venture |
Data for joint venture; fields are only displayed when joint ventures is active in at least one company code. |
P |
History
Field |
Use |
Time base |
Created by .. on… |
Last changed by…and date of last change (entered automatically by the system) |
You can add additional fields to cost center master data. To do this, use enhancement COOMKS01 Cost centers: User-defined additional fields in master data record. You can maintain the additional fields on a tab page in the relevant individual processing of the master data. You can use these additional fields to select master data in selection variants for deletion or for list display
You create additional fields in Customizing (IMG) for Cost Center Accounting. Choose Master Data
® Cost Centers ® Program Enhancements for Cost Center Master Data .For more information on enhancement COOMKS01 see the documentation for the enhancement. You can display this documentation when using the enhancement transaction CMOD by choosing Display SAP doc.
For more information on how to use enhancements, see
BC - Changes to the SAP Standard.