Use

Evaluating commitment items in different hierarchies

In the example described here, you want to jointly evaluate the actuals/commitments data for commitment items 1.1, 1.3 and 2.2 in standard variant 000 . To do this, you create an alternative commitment item hierarchy in variant 001 . In the alternative commitment item hierarchy, the actuals/commitments data for operative commitment items 1.1 , 1.3 and 2.2 is totaled up using the bottom-up principle in alternative commitment item V1 .

Procedure

You create new variant 001 for fiscal year 2000 in Customizing by choosing the Create Variants in FM Area/Fiscal Year IMG activity.

You create the master record for alternative commitment item V1 , flag it as Not directly postable and unflag the Standard variant indicator in the Individual Maintenance function. You enter variant 001 on the Alternative Hierarchy tab page.

In the Change Alternative Hierarchy function, you enter variant 001 for fiscal year 2000 for maintenance and choose standard variant 000 as a template.

In hierarchy maintenance, you select commitment items 1.1, 1.3 and 2.2 from the standard variant and assign them to commitment item V1 in variant in variant 001. .

To evaluate the actuals/commitments data for commitment item V1 , execute a relevant line item/totals record report in the information system.