Calculating Overheads 

Use

In the following you will calculate actual accrual using the IDES overhead structure in a test session, and then analyze the results. Note that this takes place in a test session.

Procedure

  1. Call up the transaction as follows:
    2.

    Menu Path

    Accounting ® Controlling ® Cost Center Accounting ® Period-End Closing ® Single-Functions ® Accrual Calculation.

    Transaction Code

    KSA3

  2. If the Set Controlling Area dialog box appears, enter the following data then choose :
    3.

    Field

    Europe

    North America

    Controlling area

    1000

    2000

  3. Enter the following data:
    4.

    Field

    Europe

    North America

    Cost center

    Selected

    Selected

    Cost center

    4276

    4276

    Period

    1

    1

    Fiscal year

    1997

    1997

    Background processing

    Deselect

    Deselect

    Test run

    Select

    Select

    Detailed lists

    Select

    Select

  4. Choose .
  5. To scroll down to the next list level, choose .

    6. You can see the accrual result for cost center 4276. The last row represents a target/actual accrual. This is not related to the allocation structure, and will be dealt with in another example. In the rows, you can the cost center on which the accrual takes place, the cost element used for posting the accrual amounts, and the accrual amounts themselves.

  6. Select cost element 446000, then choose Overheads.

    7. You can see how the overheads are calculated. On the Salaries and Wages base, the corresponding overhead percentage was calculated. This amount is debited on the cost center as an accrued value, and credited to the accrual order.

  7. Choose until the overview tree appears.