Header Information About the Unit Cost Estimate 

Use

You can go to the header screen of the unit cost estimate by choosing in the list screen.

The button takes you to information that was used in the cost estimate, such as the material master and the costing variant.

By choosing with the quick info History, you can display information such as who created the unit cost estimate and when, and who changed or closed it.

The button List Screen takes you back to the list screen of the unit cost estimate.

Change lot size… enables you to alter the lot size for the costing items.

The header screen also contains the following information:

Field

Definition

Reference object

This indicates the object for which the cost estimate is created (base planning object, order, project, material).

Costing variant

The costing variant determines, among other things, how the costing items are valuated and which costing sheet is used to calculate overhead.

Controlling area

This specifies the controlling area to which the cost estimate is assigned.

Costing version

Costing versions enable you to create more than one cost estimate for the same material without having to define new costing variants.

Indicator Material component

Flags the material as a material component

If you turn on this indicator, a raw material cost estimate is created and an item of category I is inserted. You can switch off the raw material cost estimate by deselecting the indicator or by choosing Functions ® Switch off raw material costing in the list screen.

Total value in CO area currency

This is the sum of the item values in the currency of the controlling area.

Fixed costs in CO area currency

This is the portion of the item values that is flagged as fixed costs.

Total value in foreign currency (header)

This is the sum of the item values in the object currency (header foreign currency).

Fixed costs in foreign currency (header)

This is the portion of the item values in object currency (header foreign currency) flagged as fixed costs.

Total value in foreign currency (item)

This is the total of the item values in the transaction currency (item foreign currency).

Fixed costs in foreign currency (item)

This is the portion of item values in transaction currency (item foreign currency) flagged as fixed costs.

Pricing date

This is the date on which the prices of the items are calculated from the master data. If the reference object of the cost estimate is a production order, this date is the same as the order start date.

Lot size

Quantity which you entered on creating the cost estimate or which you changed using the function Change lot size.

Status

Not currently used

Description

Text as required

Description

Text as required; enables you to create a long text