Changing Individual Cost Item Values

Prerequisites

You can increase or decrease the value of a selected cost item, and apply the change to every cost object where the cost item is assigned. Such changes are applied on a percentage basis. If you want to specify an absolute amount, see Changing a Cost Item Overview

Note Note

The change does not apply to cost items that were originally expressed as a percentage figure, for example, an employer contribution to a pension fund.

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Changes made to cost item amounts do not affect the original wage elements in PD or wage types in PA on which cost items are based.

Procedure

  1. On the Change Personnel Costs: Overview Organizational Unit screen, choose Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Cost items Next navigation step Change End of the navigation path

  2. The Change Cost items dialog box appears.

  3. Enter data as required

  4. Choose Change

Result

The system changes the value of the cost item, and recalculates the scenario according to the change.

Note Note

If you want to work with cost items globally, it is helpful to see an overview of all cost items. For further information, see Changing a Cost Item Overview

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