Use

You can carry out a cost estimate for materials even if the quantity structure data (such as BOMs and routings) is located in a non-SAP Production Planning system. You create this type of cost estimate in the SAP system using the reference cost estimate

Prerequisites

Define a costing variant in Customizing, specifying that the itemization is saved

You have defined a transfer control ID in Customizing that specifies the transfer of cost estimates created using the costing variant defined above.

You have defined a reference variant in Customizing containing the transfer control ID.

You have entered the reference variant in the costing variant that you want to use in order to cost the materials in a cost estimate with quantity structure. Since the transfer control ID has already been entered in the reference variant, there is no need to enter it in the costing variant. Using the reference variant, the system can access the data in the itemization from the cost estimate without quantity structure, determine the costing sequence, and calculate the costs.

Features

You can also create a cost estimate or costing run for materials for which no BOMs or routings exist in the SAP system but only the material master record. A prerequisite for this is the existence of itemizations with information about the structure connection.

In order to create these itemizations, you have to construct the quantity structure manually. To do this, you create a cost estimate without quantity structure (unit cost estimate) for each material in the BOM. The sequence in which you do this is of no importance. Following this, you can cost the materials using reference costing via the cost estimate with quantity structure, or execute a costing run.

Activities

Create an itemization for the materials to be costed using a cost estimate without quantity structure .

This enables you to define the quantity structure manually. The sequence when you create the unit cost estimate is of no importance. You must also create a cost estimate without quantity structure for raw materials. You can use a raw material cost estimate for this.

You can find further information about performing costing with and without quantity structure in the following:

Example

You want to cost Material E for which there is a quantity structure only in a non-SAP PP system. In the SAP system, there are only the material masters and their prices for these materials:

You now want to create a cost estimate without quantity structure for each material (including raw materials A and B). To do this, you define costing variant XPC1 in Customizing. You have specified in Customizing that the itemization is to be saved.

You now create a cost estimate for each material using costing variant XPC1. You can choose your own sequence. This is particularly useful when there is a large number of materials in the BOM, where the complexity of the structure makes viewing difficult. You can, for example, create first the cost estimate without quantity structure for Material E, and then for Material C:

For Material E, the costs resulting from the cost estimate without quantity structure are USD 10 per piece. The material goes into the cost estimate at a price of USD 2 per piece. However, for Material C, the costs resulting from the cost estimate without quantity structure are USD 10 per piece. The costing results are not consistent.

To calculate the correct price for Material E, create a cost estimate with quantity structure and reference the cost estimate without quantity structure in the process. To do this, you define the following in Customizing:

Finally, create a cost estimate with quantity structure for Material E, using costing variant PPC1.

Costs of USD 26 are calculated for Material E.