Checking Cost Planning (SAP Library

Checking Cost Planning

Use

Having planned your costs, you can then check the plan.

Within the project structure, check whether the plan totals in a subordinate WBS level exceed the plan value in the superior level.

If you have selected overall value planning in the planning profile, you need to check over time whether the total of the annual plan values exceeds the overall plan value.

Procedure

Go to the screen Change Cost Planning: WBS Element Overview.

Choose

, or using the quick info text Check (Ctrl.+F12).

The Structure Planning: Display Message dialog box appears.

A list is displayed, showing the WBS elements where there are planning errors. You can access error logs for the WBS elements. The logs explain what caused the errors.

Close the window by choosing

Continue.

This brings you to the screen Change Cost Planning: WBS Element Overview

The WBS elements where there are planning errors are displayed in red.

Correct your planning as necessary:

Overwrite the incorrect plan values.
Choose , or using the quick info text Check (Ctrl.+F12).
Save the cost planning with , or using quick info text Save (Ctrl.+S).

Result

In the event of an error, the following happens:

The WBS elements with planning errors are highlighted in the overview screen and the annual overview.

In addition, the system displays a message, directing your attention to an error log. Choose Extras ® Error log to display and/or print the error log. The log shows the WBS/planning elements where there are errors, including a comparison of the plan values and distributed values. Choose Long text or double click a line in the log to access an explanatory text.