Split Valuation

Use

For certain materials, it is necessary to valuate the various stocks in a particular valuation area separately. Reasons for this include:

  • Different origins of the material

  • Different grades of quality for the material

  • Different statuses for the material

  • Differentiation between in-house production and external procurement

  • Differentiation between different deliveries

Features

If a material is subject to split valuation, the material is managed as several partial stocks, each partial stock is valuated separately.

Each transaction that is relevant for valuation, be it a goods receipt, goods issue, invoice receipt or physical inventory, is carried out at the level of the partial stock. When you process one of these transactions, you must always specify which partial stock is involved. This means that only the partial stock in question is affected by a change in value, the other partial stocks remain unaffected.

Alongside the partial stocks, the total stock is also updated. The calculation of the value of the total stock results from the total of the stock values and stock quantities of the partial stocks.

You define whether the material is subject to split valuation on the accounting view of the material master record. There are two fields for this:

  • The valuation category specifies which criterion should be used as the basis for differentiating between the various partial stocks.

  • The valuation type specifies an individual characteristic of a partial stock.

See also:

Valuation Category

Valuation Type

Creating Material Subject to Split Valuation

Stocks Subject to Split Valuation