Assignment of Projects

Use

Projects, such as the construction of a crane, usually involve several profit centers (for the design of the motor, for the construction of the frame, and so on). You can therefore assign profit centers to various operational structures:

  • Project definition

  • Work breakdown structure element (WBS element)

  • Network header

  • Network activity

For more information about project structures, see the Project System (PS) component in the SAP Library.

By assigning project structures to a profit center, you can monitor all costs and revenues posted to the structures, along with all work in process, on profit centers.

Features

  • You can globally assign a profit center to a project in the project definition .

    If no profit center is entered in the project definition, then the system automatically determines and updates the dummy profit center, as long as one is entered in the controlling area. For more information, see

  • You can assign each WBS element to a profit center.

    If no profit center is entered here, then the system automatically determines and updates the dummy profit center, as long as one is entered in the controlling area.

  • With header-assigned networks , the profit center to which the network header is assigned is updated.

    If no profit center is entered there, then the system updates the profit center of the related WBS element.

  • With activity-assigned networks , the profit center to which the network activity is assigned is updated.

    If no profit center is entered there, then the system updates the profit center of the related WBS element.

    If no profit center is entered there either, then the profit center in the network header is updated.

Activities

In the application menu, you assign projects as follows:

  • For classic Profit Center Accounting under Start of the navigation path Master Data Next navigation step Current Settings Next navigation step Assignment: Projects End of the navigation path

  • For new General Ledger Accounting, under Start of the navigation path General Ledger Next navigation step Master Records Next navigation step Profit Center Next navigation step Current Settings Next navigation step Assignment: Projects End of the navigation path

For information on how to assign projects, see Customizing for classic Profit Center Accounting or for new General Ledger Accounting , under Assignments of Account Assignment Objects to Profit Centers .