Procedure documentationCalculating Overhead

Prerequisites

You have carried out the steps required for the calculation of overhead in Customizing for Product Cost Controlling.

You have performed the following period-end closing activities in the relevant application component:

  • Template allocation

  • Revaluation at actual activity prices

Procedure

  1. Choose Start of the navigation path Accounting Next navigation step Controlling Next navigation step Product Cost Controlling End of the navigation path and then the desired subcomponent (such as Product Cost by Order or Product Cost by Sales Order).

  2. Choose Start of the navigation path Period-End Closing Next navigation step Overhead End of the navigation path.

    Choose between individual processing and collective processing, if applicable.

    The screen Actual Overhead Calculation appears.

  3. Enter the required data.

  4. Set the indicators for processing control as desired.

  5. If you want overhead to be posted on a date within the period other than the last day, choose Start of the navigation path Extras Next navigation step Posting Date End of the navigation path.

  6. Choose Start of the navigation path Overhead Calculation Next navigation step Execute End of the navigation path.

Result

The overhead is calculated.

The following postings are generated:

  • Overhead is applied to the cost object (product cost collector or manufacturing order).

  • The cost center (or order) is credited.

The costs are updated under the secondary cost element specified in the costing sheet in the credit.

Schedule Manager: Worklist Monitor

If you are using the multilevel worklist, you can edit the objects that have errors in the monitor of the worklist. For more information, see Worklist Monitor.